Sea Grant aquaculture fellow begins two-year position in Bayfield to boost research capacity
Dr. Patrick Blaufuss began his position in September at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash of Wetlands With Lake Levels, Invasives and Humans
The River Talk series is partnering with Café Scientifique Twin Ports with a virtual talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, via Zoom. Dustin Haines, research coordinator with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will speak.
Love the lakes? A first-ever Wisconsin Sea Grant Great Lakes Champion Award is in the works
Wisconsin Sea Grant announced it will confer the award in early 2021.
Trash Trunk filled with learning treasures
Our new Trash Trunk This learning kit focuses on trash found in our waterways, otherwise known as marine debris. Its free lessons are applicable for learners at levels kindergarten through adult in both formal and informal educational settings.
Port Washington Marina recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina
Port Washington Marina has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina was the first to join the program in 2010 and has continued to uphold a high standard of environmental stewardship.
Sea Grant-funded graduate student goes from round gobies to a zoo-filled menagerie
A former Sea Grant-funded student has been up close with cheetahs, hippos and octupi in his new job with the Milwaukee County Zoo, yet continues to find his past research with round gobies meaningful.
First to fill a First Nations Graduate Assistant position
Stephanie King of Oneida, Wisconsin, is breaking new ground. Not only is she first to fill a position with Wisconsin Sea Grant designed to strengthen relationships with First Nation tribes in the Green Bay area, she is in the first cohort of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s First Nations Education Doctoral Program.
Water levels: Erosion, wild rice and geese
Two speakers will offer virtual talks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, via Zoom to kick-off a new season of River Talks. Brandon Krumwiede, Great Lakes geospatial coordinator with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, will present, “Water Level Change Impacts in the St. Louis River Estuary.” Hannah Burgstaler, freshwater fellow at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will present, “St. Louis River Estuary Water Level and Canada Geese Population Effect on Manoomin Survival Rate.”
New EPA Fellow uses math to predict toxicity for fish and other wildlife
A passion for math, natural resources and community outreach led Nathan Pollesch to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Duluth, where he is working on an analytical model that can predict the effects of pesticides on wildlife populations.
Great Lakes Aquaculture Day to highlight regional fish farmers, chefs and extension specialists
A free, virtual event on Oct. 10 is open to fish farmers, those interested in the industry, fish consumers and the general public.