Summer research student learns independence and patience while studying microplastics
Jena Choi, a Freshwater@UW summer research student, reflects on lessons she learned while analyzing microplastics and collecting water for E. coli tests.
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A Great Lakes, Great Read Storytelling Workshop
Learn the art and craft of telling a Great Lakes story. Crafting experiences into powerful memories to share is an art. Join Jen Rubin, storytelling expert and producer of Love Wisconsin, Oct 4-5 in Ashland for an interactive workshop that will help storytellers share their love for the Great Lakes.
Eat Wisconsin Fish videos win communication award at Sea Grant Week
The nine-part series showcases commercial fishing and fish farming businesses in Wisconsin.
Study offers key takeaways from long-term research on aquatic invasive species
A journal article recently published in “BioScience,” highlights nine lessons learned through four decades of data collection, research and experiments conducted by the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Program housed at UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology.
A fish farm field trip for Wisconsin decision-makers highlights challenges and future of aquaculture
The tour brought together fish farmers and lawmakers to discuss fish farming in Wisconsin.
Sea Grant communications team gets crash course in aquaculture, Lake Superior fish, buoys, bogs, islands and fire
Each summer, our communications team goes out in the field to see Sea Grant projects firsthand and to spend time with each other. This year’s learning trip took them to the Bayfield Peninsula and northern Wisconsin.
Using Sound to Connect People to Green Bay
On a sunny morning in mid-June, the Phoenix, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s research vessel, headed out onto the bay. Aboard were Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Sallak and a small mound of recording equipment. Tyner and Sallak’s project is associated with the development of a national estuarine research reserve on the bay. They planned to record natural noises from the bay, particularly bird sounds from the Cat Island Chain. They hope their audio project will connect the community to the bay, which has been shunned in the past due to environmental issues. The boat tour was only supposed to last for three hours but like in the theme song for the “Gilligan’s Island” television show, a mishap was involved.
Summer student research experience enhances appreciation for wetlands
A UW-Freshwater Collaborative summer research student describes how her project studying phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands deepened her appreciation for these habitats.