During Groundwater Awareness Week (March 10-16), consider the tide under your feet
Groundwater Awareness Week is a good excuse to celebrate all things watery in Wisconsin.
Category: News
Wisconsin Sea Grant garners good showing in the Lakie Awards
With tongue-in-cheek award categories like Great Lakes Donut of the Year and more typical ones, the 2023 Lakie Award competition run by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant was good to Wisconsin Sea Grant.
Negative emotions drive preference for herbicide treatments for aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin lakes
A new study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that fear is a large driver in lakeshore property owners’ preferences for herbicide treatments of aquatic invasive plants over other management options, even if those treatments may harm native plants and animals.
Invasive Species Language Workshop designed to get people talking
Registration is open for an “Invasive Species Language Workshop” that be held online and in-person on Feb. 27-28. A virtual half-day of webinar presentations will be followed by a full-day workshop in Washington, D.C., where attendees will draft guidelines and research priorities for inclusive communication and naming conventions.
St. Louis River Summit Celebrates an Enduring Future
Our partner, the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is holding its 14th annual St. Louis River Summit March 6-7 with in-person sessions at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket Union and field trip options on March 8.
PFAS in municipal drinking water: New grant designed to improve risk communication in Wisconsin
A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison received a grant from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant to study PFAS messaging to water users in Wisconsin with a special focus on Latinos.
Ojibwe book club inspires and educates
The Maadagindan! Start Reading! book club is a labor of love for Sea Grant Librarian Anne Moser.
Sea Grant to fund $4.6 M in Great Lakes research, education and outreach
Sea Grant announces a $4.6 million investment in Great Lakes research, education and outreach over two years.