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.
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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.
Everyone Can Bird, Second of Three Accessible Birding Events
All are invited to attend the second in a series of three free events designed for birders of all skills and abilities. Join “Everyone Can Bird: Graduation to Migration,” 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Millennium Trail off N. 28th Street and Wyoming Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin.
Two Wisconsin marine debris projects funded by NOAA
A project that deals with microplastic accumulation in the Great Lakes food web and another that will work with Milwaukee’s fashion community to reduce microplastic debris in waterways were awarded funding recently by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
East River Collaborative garners a visit from the governor and new grant funding
Gov. Tony Evers visits with the East River Collaborative team.
Gauging risk with rain gauges: Flood resilience fellow recruits volunteer weather observers at Door County event
Former Keillor Fellow addresses the need for more rainfall data in northeast Wisconsin.