Martha Minchak, retired assistant area wildlife manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was the kick-off speaker for the River Talk season series in October. Her talk, “Wild Stories of Wildlife on the St. Louis River,” highlighted incidents and projects from her 38-year career in resource managment.
As Sea Grant celebrates a 50-year anniversary in 2022, we celebrate bringing on board a social scientist. Her work demonstrates the evolution of how Sea Grant deepened an understanding of and recognized the value of bringing a human dimension to freshwater and coastal science.
Gov. Tony Evers announced “Wisconsin Waters” as the theme for the 2022 state capitol holiday tree and invites students to contribute handmade ornaments celebrating what Wisconsin’s waterways mean to them.
As part of our 50th anniversary celebration, here’s a look from Julia Noordyk at the past and future of her work.
Sea Grant’s Social Science Outreach Specialist, Deidre Peroff, gets inspired by environmental and social insights from Great Lakes youth.
Moira Harrington, Sea Grant’s assistant director for communications, explains why it’s important to rake your leaves in fall to protect water quality.
The dynamics of land and water were on display for members of the Coastal Hazards of Superior group when they toured Lake Superior’s South Shore at a homesite in Herbster, Wisconsin. The home, now owned by Dan and Mary Schneider, was moved 20 years ago farther inland from an eroding lake bluff in one of the first efforts to address coastal home erosion and establish setback distances in Bayfield County.
Members of the Sea Grant communications team toured Sea Grant-related projects on Lake Michigan to learn more about the benefits of wild rice on the lake’s ecosystem.
Intern Emma Kraco has teamed up this summer with Sharon Moen, Eat Wisconsin Fish outreach specialist, to help support Wisconsin food-fish producers.
The final River Talk for the 2021-22 season was held in May. Sea Grant Director Jim Hurley presented, “Sea Grant at 50: Looking Back, Moving Forward,” examining the formation of this science-based organization devoted to sustainable use and protection of Great Lakes resources.