The Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network (HazMaTON) is back with its summer webinar series! The first one, "Shaping the Next Generation of Great Lakes Spill Responders," kicks off on May 27 at 11 a.m. https://hazmaton.org/webinars/

Join us this Wednesday to talk about some of life's greatest things: the Great Lakes, books, dogs, and lighthouses.

Some nice coverage of last week's Everyone Can Bird event! Even the pelicans showed up. https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/05/04/twin-ports-birding-event-aims-expand-accessibility/

Congratulations to "A Wilderness Act," which was selected for the 2025-2026 Films for the Forest juried film collection! The documentary features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and pine forests in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. https://www.filmsfortheforest.org/films/a-wilderness-act

Join us on May 13 at 6 p.m. to talk about books, dogs, and lighthouses with Pamela Cameron, author of the Great Lakes, Great Read picture book selection, "SPORT – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes." https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/great-lakes-great-read-author-to-talk-about-books-dogs-and-lighthouses/

When people search for #PFAS online, what type of information do they find? Tune in to hear Lyn van Swol and Rachel Hutchins talk about their Sea Grant-funded research on PFAS communication. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/lets-talk-risk/the-case-for-honest-pfas-LHWrCxdPn1X/#google_vignette

April showers bring May flowers...and the ASC Chronicle! The latest issue is blooming with stories about water, research, and people. https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/

Fish watching season. Spawning white suckers. #GreatLakes

Happy first day of the Great Lakes Bioblitz! Here are your challenges: Aquatic: Upside down and all around! Capture a photo of a plant or animal reflected on a body of water. Terrestrial: Places to be, things to see! Take a picture of an animal in action: flying or climbing, swimming or crawling.

Lots of ways to participate in the BioBlitz: - Take an afternoon to explore and document some wildlife in your area - Pick a location to return to weekly - Set a goal to find something new every day - Follow the weekly challenges - Choose your own BioBlitz adventure! buff.ly/6iy5oY1

Spend Earth Day outside with the Great Lakes BioBlitz! Join our iNaturalist project and participate in challenges, record species, and build community from April 22-May 24. https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/education/great-lakes-and-marine-education-resources/great-lakes-bioblitz/

Educators, get those applications in by April 20 for a summer experience you won't forget! This August, join us in Milwaukee to learn more about the #GreatLakes and coastal engineering as well as activities and lessons you can use to teach your students. Apply: https://go.wisc.edu/6qoud7

1,848 minutes later, Day of the Badger is a wrap! A Great Lakes-sized thank you for supporting Great Lakes research, education and outreach across Wisconsin. If you didn’t get a chance to donate yet, don’t fret! You can still show your support: https://go.wisc.edu/m31j28

Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Titus Seilheimer, aka Dr. Fish, is ready to answer your fish questions, whether they're about sturgeon or the Friday fish fry. Located in Manitowoc on Lake Michigan, Titus spreads “the mission of Great Lakes fisheries throughout the state.” http://dayofthebadger.org/aquasci

With six field locations across the state, Wisconsin Sea Grant is in your town…or not too far from it! Natalie Chin, our outreach specialist located in Superior, explains how we help Great Lakes communities by connecting them to resources and technical expertise. http://dayofthebadger.org/aquasci

Day of the Badger has officially begun, and we need your help to support our mission! Wisconsin Sea Grant means great Great Lakes for all Badgers, no matter where they are in the state. (We're also skilled at dodging falling squirrels!) Give today: http://dayofthebadger.org/aquasci

Congratulations to our education outreach specialist, Ginny Carlton, who just took home the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education's Dave Engleson award! https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/ginny-carlton-wins-top-environmental-education-award/

Why should you support us on Day of the Badger? Because we’re a good investment. Wisconsin Sea Grant funds research, education and outreach projects that keep our Great Lakes healthy now — so we can avoid big, expensive issues later. https://dayofthebadger.org/campaign/aquatic-sciences-center/

Have you worked with Wisconsin Sea Grant before? We're in the process of developing our 2028-2031 strategic plan and need your feedback to guide our work in the future. Please take our survey by April 20: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82manssQ1BIS6Am

Day of Badger, UW–Madison’s annual giving event, returns next week on April 14-15, and Wisconsin Sea Grant is participating! We work to protect the Great Lakes and coastal communities through research, outreach, and education. https://youtu.be/coJyK-8rUvQ

Meet Cailin Young, our Great Lakes Coastal Leadership Academy Fellow! Cailin is developing a series of workshops about coastal processes and hazards for Great Lakes communities. https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/keillor-fellow-helps-coastal-communities-adapt-to-great-lakes-highs-and-lows/

Last call - application deadline tomorrow for two Water Policy Specialist positions. Come join us in working to protect, conserve, and restore freshwater resources!

Attention birders, fish fanatics, bug watchers, and plant-people: the Great Lakes Bioblitz returns April 22! Join us at the kick-off webinar on April 16 to learn how scientists use these data in their work. https://seagrant.umn.edu/events/2026-sea-grant-great-lakes-bioblitz-kick-webinar

Deadline extended to April 20!

Proud to be part of this community of practice promoting coordination between Great Lakes organizations working on coastal resilience: coast.noaa.gov/states/stori...

Are you a grad student interested in Great Lakes or coastal policy? Wisconsin Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the Knauss Fellowship Program. Learn more at our webinar on April 17: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/focus-areas/education/scholarship-and-fellowship-opportunities/

Join us for UW Science Expeditions on April 10-12! These FREE events invite kids and adults to explore science of all types at UW–Madison's campus. Wisconsin Sea Grant will be hosting hands-on activities about erosion and microplastics on April 11. https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/

Educators, apply for this FREE opportunity to learn about the Great Lakes and coastal engineering in Milwaukee! Work with engineers, scientists, and educators to explore coastal engineering education and get ideas for lesson plans to teach your students. Due April 1! https://go.wisc.edu/6qoud7

Have you worked with Wisconsin Sea Grant before? We're in the process of developing our 2028-2031 strategic plan and need your feedback to guide our work in the future. Please take our survey by April 20: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82manssQ1BIS6Am

Meet Ethan, a summer intern at the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility in Bayfield, Wisconsin. A lifelong angler, Ethan is getting hands-on experience with fish care and research. He hopes the skills he learned will lead him to a future in fisheries biology. https://youtu.be/3BrpGJQr_D8

We’re proud to celebrate our own Ginny Carlton, recipient of the Dave Engleson Award 🎉 As our Education Outreach Specialist, Ginny’s work, from microplastics lessons to coastal engineering curriculum, continues to inspire educators and students across the state. https://youtu.be/AvtzZsUG8_A

Ice fishing is a Wisconsin winter tradition—but changing ice conditions can make it dangerous. ⚠️ Learn how Sea Grant-funded researchers are working to improve ice angler safety in the Great Lakes: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/new-sea-grant-study-aims-to-improve-ice-angler-safety/

Meet Marian Azeem-Angel, our 2025-2026 J. Philip Keillor Wisconsin Coastal Management Fellow! She's helping Great Lakes coastal communities build resilience to changing weather and water conditions. www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/keillor...

👀 Saving our Sturgeon is getting noticed 👀 It just made the Nature Generation's 2026 Green Earth Book Award Long List! https://natgen.org/programs/green-earth-book-awards/

Have you ever wanted to tour the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility? The NADF, located in Bayfield WI, is a place where aquaculture research meets fish farmers. Get the inside scoop with Emma Hauser, WI Sea Grant's aquaculture outreach and education specialist. https://youtu.be/e3-D_sqQemk

Educators, apply for this FREE opportunity to learn about the #GreatLakes and coastal engineering this summer in Milwaukee! Work with engineers, scientists, and educators to explore coastal engineering education and get ideas for lesson plans to teach your students. https://go.wisc.edu/6qoud7

Educators, apps for the Shipboard Science Immersion are due Feb. 28! Still on the fence? Take a kook at what last year's cohort did: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/acdcf911ab5c40b7b3088015b0ed6983 Register: https://cgll.org/signature-program/r-v-lake-guardian-shipboard-science-immersion/

It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week, and we've got good news. A new study from WISG's Tim Campbell shows that boater education programs really work! https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/education-works-boaters-who-know-the-stop-aquatic-hitchhikers-rules-are-doing-their-part-to-stop-ais/

Folks in Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron counties: Applications for the Enduring Lake Superior Communities Program are now open! https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/lake-superior-community-leaders-work-together-on-coastal-resilience-projects-funding-for-2026-projects-available/

Love books AND the #GreatLakes? 🩵 Join us for the 2026 Great Lakes, Great Read! The program just announced their book selections for the upcoming year. Think: shipwrecks, sturgeon, and...ship dogs! https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/great-lakes-great-read-program-announces-2026-book-selections/

Sturgeon spearing season opens this weekend, and we've got a book for that! https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/new-childrens-book-celebrates-sturgeon-conservation-in-wisconsin/

Our fisheries specialist, @drfishsg.bsky.social , will be joining chef Tory Miller, MAD Agriculture, and Sitka Salmon to discuss sustainable fisheries on March 5 in Madison. Check it out! 🐟 www.eventbrite.com/e/know-thy-f...

With #SeaGrant funding, Tisha King-Heiden is studying how #PFAS impact the nervous and immune systems of fish. But she's not just using common lab fish - she is focusing on Wisconsin fish like walleye and sturgeon. https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/measuring-the-impact-of-pfas-on-wisconsins-fish/

Join us on February 18 for the first Maadagindan - Start Reading book club meeting of the year! We'll be discussing Anton Treuer's coming-of-age novel, "Where Wolves Don't Die." Register for the event and check out future books: https://waterlibrary.aqua.wisc.edu/maadagindan/where-wolves-dont-die/

How do #PFAS get into drinking water? Our director, Christy Remucal, describes how "forever chemicals" move around the #GreatLakes in The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/pfas-are-turning-up-in-the-great-lakes-putting-fish-and-water-supplies-at-risk-heres-how-they-get-there-271489

Congrats to Samantha Helle, Wisconsin Sea Grant's Knauss Fellow! Helle will join a cohort of early-career professionals in Washington D.C. to learn about policymaking related to marine, coastal, and Great Lakes issues. https://seagrant.noaa.gov/sea-grant-announces-2025-2026-fellowship-selections/

Last week, ASC staff gathered in the bitter cold for our annual strategic planning meeting in northern Wisconsin. It was a good time to connect, plan for the upcoming year, and reunite with dear friend, The Fisher.

What happens after an eaglet comes down from the nest? On the ground, the Eagle Health team works carefully to collect blood samples that will reveal how contaminants move through the food web, and how they may affect immune health in bald eagles. https://youtube.com/shorts/OIyxeth6h68?feature=share

Bird lovers, this one's for you. 🦅 The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples. https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/

Meet the tree climbers behind the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project. Watch what it takes to get that eagle-eye view 🦅. https://youtube.com/shorts/iydZJwrl87s?feature=share