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Science for the Great Lakes. We serve Wisconsin through research, education and outreach.
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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/
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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/
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Webinars – Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network
The Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network (HazMaTON) hosts a HazMaTON Summer Webinar Series each year. The series provides free, publicly available webinars that take place monthly between May and September. The series is meant to provide the latest research and resources to stakeholders in…
https://hazmaton.org/webinars/
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Join us this Wednesday to talk about some of life's greatest things: the Great Lakes, books, dogs, and lighthouses.
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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/
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Twin Ports birding event aims to expand accessibility
Sunday’s event offered stationary and mobile activities, snacks, free bus transportation and binoculars to borrow.
https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/05/04/twin-ports-birding-event-aims-expand-accessibility/
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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
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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/
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Great Lakes, Great Read author to talk about books, dogs, and lighthouses
Author Pamela Cameron will be talking about “SPORT – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes," on May 13 at 6 p.m. CT.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/great-lakes-great-read-author-to-talk-about-books-dogs-and-lighthouses/
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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
18 days ago
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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/
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21 days ago
Fish watching season. Spawning white suckers.
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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.
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28 days ago
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!
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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/
29 days ago
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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
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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
about 1 month ago
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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
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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
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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
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about 1 month ago
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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https://youtu.be/coJyK-8rUvQ
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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/
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UWM Center for Water Policy
about 1 month ago
Last call - application deadline tomorrow for two Water Policy Specialist positions. Come join us in working to protect, conserve, and restore freshwater resources!
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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
about 2 months ago
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Deadline extended to April 20!
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about 2 months ago
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Proud to be part of this community of practice promoting coordination between Great Lakes organizations working on coastal resilience:
coast.noaa.gov/states/stori...
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Building Community Resilience Through CALM
NOAA's Office for Coastal Management provides the technology, information, and management strategies used by local, state, and national organizations to address complex coastal issues.
https://coast.noaa.gov/states/stories/building-community-resilience.html
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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/
about 2 months ago
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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/
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2026 UW Science Expeditions – Campus Open House
Join us for Science Expeditions - Campus Open House. Come explore UW-Madison - your public land-grant research university - and experience science as exploring the unknown. Talk with researchers, visit science venues across campus, enjoy our Science Spectacular Shows, and try your hand at our interactive Exploration Stations. From astronomy to zoology, UW Science Expeditions is the annual campus-wide science open house that connects you to UW people & places all year round. All events are free and open to the public. Parking is available.
https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/
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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
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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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
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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
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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/
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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...
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Keillor Fellow wants to bridge the gap between people and science | Wisconsin Sea Grant
Marian Azeem-Angel is working on a guide to help people learn about coastal hazards and assess their risks.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/keillor-fellow-wants-to-bridge-the-gap-between-people-and-science/
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👀 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/
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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
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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
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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/
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R/V Lake Guardian Shipboard Science Immersion - Center For Great Lakes Literacy
The Shipboard Science Immersion brings educators aboard the EPA R/V Lake Guardian to work alongside Great Lakes scientists for a week.
https://cgll.org/signature-program/r-v-lake-guardian-shipboard-science-immersion/
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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/
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Education works: Boaters who know the ‘Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!’ rules are doing their part to stop AIS
The study found that boaters who were more aware of Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! and Clean Drain Dry brands removed plants from their boats more often than those who weren't aware.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/education-works-boaters-who-know-the-stop-aquatic-hitchhikers-rules-are-doing-their-part-to-stop-ais/
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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/
3 months ago
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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/
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Great Lakes, Great Read program announces 2026 book selections
The three books delve into lighthouses, sturgeon, and shipwrecks of the Great Lakes.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/great-lakes-great-read-program-announces-2026-book-selections/
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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/
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New children’s book celebrates sturgeon conservation in Wisconsin
“Saving our Sturgeon: Protecting Wisconsin’s Ancient Fish,” tells the story of how conservation efforts rescued the famous fish from extinction.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/new-childrens-book-celebrates-sturgeon-conservation-in-wisconsin/
3 months ago
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Our fisheries specialist,
@drfishsg.bsky.social
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www.eventbrite.com/e/know-thy-f...
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Know Thy Fisherman: Mad Agriculture Journal Issue 14 Launch Party
Join Mad Ag, Sitka Seafood, and Graze Madison for a Journal Issue 14 launch celebrating sourcing and stories from land to sea
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/know-thy-fisherman-mad-agriculture-journal-issue-14-launch-party-tickets-1981952947619?aff=oddtdtcreator
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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/
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Measuring the impact of PFAS on Wisconsin’s fish
Researcher Tisha King-Heiden is studying how a new generation of PFAS affect sturgeon, walleye, and fathead minnows.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/measuring-the-impact-of-pfas-on-wisconsins-fish/
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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/
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How do #PFAS get into drinking water? Our director,
Christy Remucal
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https://theconversation.com/pfas-are-turning-up-in-the-great-lakes-putting-fish-and-water-supplies-at-risk-heres-how-they-get-there-271489
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PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
Some of these ‘forever chemicals’ are toxic at very low levels. They can get into water systems and bioaccumulate in fish, ultimately posing risks to people.
https://theconversation.com/pfas-are-turning-up-in-the-great-lakes-putting-fish-and-water-supplies-at-risk-heres-how-they-get-there-271489
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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/
4 months ago
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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.
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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
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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/
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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
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