Local, county, and tribal government staff, do you want to learn more about Great Lakes coastal hazards like erosion, flooding, and changing water levels? Join us at the Wisconsin Great Lakes Coastal Leadership Academy and develop a plan to address your community's challenges. go.wisc.edu/h8l05n

New paper by former Phd student Chelsea Volpano on the permanent retreat of coastal bluffs! While there is abundant erosion of the bluffs their glacial origin causes them to contribute insufficient sand to balance nearshore removal. @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

The 8th annual #GreatLakes Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz is June 29–July 12! Organizations will help boaters learn how to spot, report, and prevent AIS—one of the biggest threats to our lakes. Learn more: https://www.glc.org/news/blitz-062526#GreatLakes#GLAISBlitz

Look who got a glow-up! 👀 The Wisconsin Water Library recently debuted their new website, and it's got all your water information needs but with an updated, streamlined, and accessible design. As always, any adult Wisconsin resident can check out materials. https://waterlibrary.wisc.edu/

Congratulations to the Wisconsin Sea Grant staff who were recognized with multiple awards at the 2026 Great Lakes Sea Grant Network Conference in Oswego, New York! 🏆🎉 https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/wisconsin-sea-grant-staff-win-multiple-awards-at-2026-great-lakes-sea-grant-network-conference/

Add a Great Lakes twist to your summer reading! Discover stories inspired by our region with Great Lakes Great Reads. Check out reading lists perfect for beach days or quiet evenings. greatlakesgreatread.org

Teachers, check out our new coastal engineering curriculum! Designed for middle schoolers, the six lesson plans cover erosion, beaches, engineering, green infrastructure and more. https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/new-coastal-engineering-curriculum-connects-middle-schoolers-to-the-great-lakes/

Check out the National Sea Grant Law Center's upcoming webinar on June 17 about #PFAS legal and regulatory updates and hear from Sea Grant's Water Science-Policy Fellow, Anna Watson! https://nsglc.olemiss.edu/webinars/index.html

This year's Aquaculture Challenge teams battled power outages and ice storms to design, build, and run classroom aquaponics systems. They raised cucumbers, spider plants, tilapia, strawberries, and more while gaining skills in biology, engineering, leadership, and problem-solving: buff.ly/eRJ9rEX

Catch emerging contaminants specialist Gavin Dehnert tomorrow at the New Richmond Community Library as he talks about #PFAS and harvestable goods! https://www.facebook.com/share/1BRkbwKrdk/

Miss our conversation with Pamela Cameron, author of "SPORT: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes"? The recording is now available! https://youtu.be/uicdX47lLZg?si=coSfmvLBokQdEc6F

Twenty UW–Madison students got a unique - and very squishy - hands-on lesson in sustainability this spring when Wisconsin Sea Grant staff taught them how to make leather from fish skin. Why make fish leather? It's strong, beautiful, and reduces waste! https://youtu.be/Tnv7U3KdUYU

The 10th anniversary of the HazMaTON Summer Webinar Series begins May 27! 🚢⚓️ Explore how freshwater spill response is evolving through new research and outreach. Register: z.umn.edu/HazMaTON26 #Hazmat #GreatLakes #EnvironmentalScience #MarineSafety

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/