Crossing Borders: Art, Science and the Great Lakes
Read about three recent education and outreach projects that have taken an interdisciplinary approach by combining art and science to communicate Great Lakes research.
Unsalted: The Wisconsin Sea Grant Blog
Take 5: Summer boating and the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program
With Memorial weekend coming up, this is a good time for a story about five things to know about boating in the Badger State, and about a Wisconsin Sea Grant-supported initiative, the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program.
New community of practice focuses on western Lake Superior hazards
CHAOS stands for the Coastal Hazards of Superior. The new group is a community of practice for sharing knowledge and resources about natural hazards that affect Lake Superior coastal communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Dinosaurs of the Sea
Our student blogger intern, Elise, shares a story about her experience a few years ago helping leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica. An estimated 34,000 to 36,000 nesting females are now left worldwide, compared to 115,000 in 1980.
Wisconsin Sea Grant blog celebrates popular posts for Earth Day
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we highlight five popular posts from our blog.
Ocean research in an unlikely place
One of our science communicators visited the world’s largest research ocean while on vacation. Can you guess where it is located?
Lake Talks kick off with “Setting Sail for Great Lakes Learning”
Three participants in a 2019 shipboard science workshop discussed their journey on Lake Superior aboard a replica 19th-century schooner.
Catching spirits through a lens
As part of the River Talks series, Vern Northrup presented his five-year photography journey titled, “Akinomaage: Teaching from the Earth,” on March 3 at the St. Louis River Summit held at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
A touch of wilderness near the city: The Superior Municipal Forest
Science Communicator Marie Zhuikov and Natalie Chin were treated to a tour of the Superior Municipal Forest last week, courtesy of the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve group and naturalist Mike Anderson. This green gem offers 4,400 acres of the best remaining example of a boreal forest in Wisconsin and it’s the third largest municipal forest in the country
The importance of cultivating manoomin in the St. Louis River
Nancy Schuldt delivered her River Talk, “Promoting Tribal Health by Protecting and Restoring Manoomin (Wild Rice) in the St. Louis River and Beyond,” on Feb. 12, stressing the importance of manoomin’s presence in the St. Louis River and the benefits it creates in health, wellness and wealth.