Eat Wisconsin Fish videos earn “favorite project” status
Video Producer Bonnie Willison’s favorite projects from this year are bound to make you hungry.
Unsalted: The Wisconsin Sea Grant Blog
Maad (Maadagindan) Book Club
Learn more about Ojibwe culture in the Great Lakes by joining our online book club!
Shipboard Science Workshop earns “favorite project” status
Staff member Adam Bechle’s favorite project this year involved sharing his coastal processes and engineering expertise about Milwaukee’s lakefront with educators during a shipboard science workshop.
Understanding harmful algal blooms in the St. Louis River Estuary presents challenges
Euan Reavie with the Natural Resources Research Institute described possible reasons behind a seeming increase in harmful algal blooms in the St. Louis River Estuary and Lake Superior at a recent River Talk.
A peek inside Superior Fresh
Sea Grant Science Communicator Jenna Mertz learns how fish aquaculture water turns into organic greens, both of which reach dinner tables in Wisconsin and beyond!
Lessons in wild ricing and wild rice lake restoration
Science Communicator Marie Zhuikov recounts lessons learned at a recent symposium on wild rice, which she attended with Deidre Peroff, our social science outreach specialist.
The Wisconsin and Minnesota Aquaculture Conference is coming
The Wisconsin and Minnesota Aquaculture Conference is a way to learn current research management practices, educational initiatives and more from experts across the Midwest.
A PFAS conundrum
Last summer, UW-Madison student Andrew Glasgow worked to develop an inexpensive, accessible method for detection of PFAS in drinking water. It didn’t go as planned.
Lost Industries on the St. Louis River
Tony Dierckins shared his knowledge of the history of the industries surrounding the waterways of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, for the October River Talk. He focused on businesses that have been lost or changed along the way.
Mercury and microplastics research provides new experiences and scientific insights
By participating in the Freshwater@UW-Madison program, Kara Eppard developed her research skills, prepared for her future academic and career endeavors, and developed professional and social relationships with her peers, instilling connections that will last throughout her career.