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Science for the Great Lakes. We serve Wisconsin through research, education and outreach.
Pinned
Swales!
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
#PFAS in maple syrup? Our emerging contaminants specialist, Gavin Dehnert, will be talking about his research at the Great Lakes PFAS Summit on December 2. https://egle.idloom.events/2025-PFAS-Summit
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#PFAS in maple syrup? Our emerging contaminants specialist, Gavin Dehnert, will be talking about his research at the Great Lakes PFAS Summit on December 2. https://egle.idloom.events/2025-PFAS-Summit
Sam Krueger wasn't sure about grad school, but then she caught the research bug at the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program. The program is now accepting applications for the summer.
https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/freshwater-at-uw-krueger/
https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/freshwater-at-uw-krueger/
Catching the Research Bug | Freshwater Collaborative
The Freshwater@UW Program for undergraduates helped Sam Krueger launch her research career and head to graduate school.
freshwater.wisconsin.edu
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sam Krueger wasn't sure about grad school, but then she caught the research bug at the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program. The program is now accepting applications for the summer.
https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/freshwater-at-uw-krueger/
https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/freshwater-at-uw-krueger/
UW–Madison students, are you interested in academic librarianship? The Wisconsin Water Library is #hiring a student assistant for next semester! Apply by Friday, November 21.
https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509715/wisconsin-water-library-library-assistant
https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509715/wisconsin-water-library-library-assistant
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
UW–Madison students, are you interested in academic librarianship? The Wisconsin Water Library is #hiring a student assistant for next semester! Apply by Friday, November 21.
https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509715/wisconsin-water-library-library-assistant
https://studentjobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/509715/wisconsin-water-library-library-assistant
Our video producer, Bonnie Willison, won two Madison Media Pros WAVE awards last week, including judge's choice. The winning video chronicles a night spearfishing with the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
Congrats, Bonnie! 🏆
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NP-TEp4XCI
Congrats, Bonnie! 🏆
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NP-TEp4XCI
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our video producer, Bonnie Willison, won two Madison Media Pros WAVE awards last week, including judge's choice. The winning video chronicles a night spearfishing with the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.
Congrats, Bonnie! 🏆
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NP-TEp4XCI
Congrats, Bonnie! 🏆
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NP-TEp4XCI
This weekend, we're rooting for A Wilderness Act at the Red Nation International Film Festival! The film, which features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and red pine forests, was nominated for best short documentary. 🏆
https://www.rednationff.com/2025-nominees-2/
https://www.rednationff.com/2025-nominees-2/
2025 Nominees - Red Nation Film Festival
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November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This weekend, we're rooting for A Wilderness Act at the Red Nation International Film Festival! The film, which features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and red pine forests, was nominated for best short documentary. 🏆
https://www.rednationff.com/2025-nominees-2/
https://www.rednationff.com/2025-nominees-2/
Great Lakes + trivia + drinks + bingo = Get it on the calendar, people!
Join Titus Seilheimer, Gavin Dehnert, and Amy Workman on Dec. 6 at 4 pm as they discuss lakes, invasive species, and PFAS at Uncommon Pints in Rothschild, WI.
https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/215327
Join Titus Seilheimer, Gavin Dehnert, and Amy Workman on Dec. 6 at 4 pm as they discuss lakes, invasive species, and PFAS at Uncommon Pints in Rothschild, WI.
https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/215327
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Great Lakes + trivia + drinks + bingo = Get it on the calendar, people!
Join Titus Seilheimer, Gavin Dehnert, and Amy Workman on Dec. 6 at 4 pm as they discuss lakes, invasive species, and PFAS at Uncommon Pints in Rothschild, WI.
https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/215327
Join Titus Seilheimer, Gavin Dehnert, and Amy Workman on Dec. 6 at 4 pm as they discuss lakes, invasive species, and PFAS at Uncommon Pints in Rothschild, WI.
https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/215327
Organized by the UW–Green Bay Center for First Nations Education and Wisconsin Sea Grant, the Outdoor Learning with an Elder series gets people outside to learn about natural areas near campus.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/outdoor-learning-series-connects-elders-students-and-the-land/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/outdoor-learning-series-connects-elders-students-and-the-land/
Outdoor learning series connects elders, students, and the land
The series invites University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students and staff to learn about natural areas on campus.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Organized by the UW–Green Bay Center for First Nations Education and Wisconsin Sea Grant, the Outdoor Learning with an Elder series gets people outside to learn about natural areas near campus.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/outdoor-learning-series-connects-elders-students-and-the-land/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/outdoor-learning-series-connects-elders-students-and-the-land/
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior after hitting a ferocious storm. None of the 29 crew members survived. Learn more about this wreck and others at wisconsinshipwrecks.org.
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior after hitting a ferocious storm. None of the 29 crew members survived. Learn more about this wreck and others at wisconsinshipwrecks.org.
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Students, want to spend your summer on a boat, in a lake, or at the lab? Apply to the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program! Gain hands-on research experience, learn how to communicate science, and explore future careers.
https://water.wisc.edu/wateruw-madison-undergraduate-research/
https://water.wisc.edu/wateruw-madison-undergraduate-research/
Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program
Applications for Freshwater@UW are open! The application deadline is February 15, 2025. Review the 2025 Project Catalog to decide if this program is right for you. The application is managed through UW-Madison Graduate School. Use the link below set up an account to start or manage your application. Select Freshwater@UW as your program when you…
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November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Students, want to spend your summer on a boat, in a lake, or at the lab? Apply to the Freshwater@UW Summer Research Opportunities Program! Gain hands-on research experience, learn how to communicate science, and explore future careers.
https://water.wisc.edu/wateruw-madison-undergraduate-research/
https://water.wisc.edu/wateruw-madison-undergraduate-research/
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event TOMORROW, Nov. 6 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
Join us for "Students Ask Scientists" on November 6
Anna Hill will talk about how scientists track fish in Lake Michigan.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event TOMORROW, Nov. 6 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
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Love sturgeon? Come hang out with us in Bay City on December 12 for a screening of the brand-new short documentary, "Dinosaur Fish"! The free, public event will include a Q&A panel with folks who are working hard to restore lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Bay area. Details: buff.ly/Tu9qRtM
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Love sturgeon? Come hang out with us in Bay City on December 12 for a screening of the brand-new short documentary, "Dinosaur Fish"! The free, public event will include a Q&A panel with folks who are working hard to restore lake sturgeon in the Saginaw Bay area. Details: buff.ly/Tu9qRtM
Gavin Dehnert, Sea Grant emerging contaminants specialist, and wildlife ecologist Emily Cornelius Ruhs will be talking about their research on bald eagles and #PFAS at an upcoming webinar on Nov. 13.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_Bjx-0gSB2ym-MA0SntQw
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_Bjx-0gSB2ym-MA0SntQw
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Gavin Dehnert, Sea Grant emerging contaminants specialist, and wildlife ecologist Emily Cornelius Ruhs will be talking about their research on bald eagles and #PFAS at an upcoming webinar on Nov. 13.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_Bjx-0gSB2ym-MA0SntQw
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y_Bjx-0gSB2ym-MA0SntQw
This Halloween, meet a spooky #GreatLakes specimen, the bloody red shrimp! Like vampires, bloody red shrimp avoid direct sunlight, and so they'll swarm in the shadows of boats and piers.
Most haunting of all, we don't yet know how this nonnative species will impact the Great Lakes...😱
Most haunting of all, we don't yet know how this nonnative species will impact the Great Lakes...😱
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This Halloween, meet a spooky #GreatLakes specimen, the bloody red shrimp! Like vampires, bloody red shrimp avoid direct sunlight, and so they'll swarm in the shadows of boats and piers.
Most haunting of all, we don't yet know how this nonnative species will impact the Great Lakes...😱
Most haunting of all, we don't yet know how this nonnative species will impact the Great Lakes...😱
Green Bay's got the green and gold, but they've also got...green stormwater infrastructure? On Oct. 2, the East River Collaborative led a tour of green stormwater infrastructure projects in the city.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/stormwater-infrastructure-tour-puts-the-green-in-green-bay/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/stormwater-infrastructure-tour-puts-the-green-in-green-bay/
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Green Bay's got the green and gold, but they've also got...green stormwater infrastructure? On Oct. 2, the East River Collaborative led a tour of green stormwater infrastructure projects in the city.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/stormwater-infrastructure-tour-puts-the-green-in-green-bay/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/stormwater-infrastructure-tour-puts-the-green-in-green-bay/
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event on Nov. 7 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
Join us for "Students Ask Scientists" on November 6
Anna Hill will talk about how scientists track fish in Lake Michigan.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event on Nov. 7 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
We had a fin-tastic time at the Wisconsin Science Festival this weekend! Over 250 people dropped by to learn about #sturgeon, coastal engineering, maritime archaeology, plastic pollution, and zebra mussels. Titus Seilheimer also dissected a juvenile sturgeon.
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We had a fin-tastic time at the Wisconsin Science Festival this weekend! Over 250 people dropped by to learn about #sturgeon, coastal engineering, maritime archaeology, plastic pollution, and zebra mussels. Titus Seilheimer also dissected a juvenile sturgeon.
Today is the LAST DAY to submit your fishy ideas!! www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it! Submit your suggestions to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to submit your fishy ideas!! www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...
Swales!
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Swales!
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
Students!
Sturgeon!
The latest issue of the ASC Chronicle has got the three S's covered. Read about research on swales at the Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, how staff and students spent their summers, and a new children's book about sturgeon.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event on Nov. 7 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
Join us for "Students Ask Scientists" on November 6
Anna Hill will talk about how scientists track fish in Lake Michigan.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
October 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
How do scientists track fish? Join Anna Hill for the next Students Ask Scientists event on Nov. 7 and find out! Hill is studying how yellow perch move through #LakeMichigan.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-november-6/
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it! Submit your suggestions to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it! Submit your suggestions to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/
Get to know lake sturgeon at the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival on Oct. 25! "The Story of Water" mini expo will feature hands-on activities for kids, a book talk, and a fish dissection.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/story-of-water-spotlights-sturgeon-at-wisconsin-science-festival/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/story-of-water-spotlights-sturgeon-at-wisconsin-science-festival/
'Story of Water' spotlights sturgeon at Wisconsin Science Festival
On Oct. 25, 2025, kids and families can enjoy sturgeon activities and book talks about all things fish.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Get to know lake sturgeon at the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival on Oct. 25! "The Story of Water" mini expo will feature hands-on activities for kids, a book talk, and a fish dissection.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/story-of-water-spotlights-sturgeon-at-wisconsin-science-festival/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/story-of-water-spotlights-sturgeon-at-wisconsin-science-festival/
Tony Kiszonas has seen first-hand how changing Great Lakes water levels affect the wetlands and forests at The Ridges Sanctuary. When Lake Michigan water levels drop, he sees that some swales dry up. But some swales remain unaffected. Read more about the research: https://ow.ly/48V750X7mZz
October 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tony Kiszonas has seen first-hand how changing Great Lakes water levels affect the wetlands and forests at The Ridges Sanctuary. When Lake Michigan water levels drop, he sees that some swales dry up. But some swales remain unaffected. Read more about the research: https://ow.ly/48V750X7mZz
The Ridges Sanctuary in Door County is known for its unique ridge and swale ecosystems and rare, endangered species. But UW–Madison's Steve Loheide is most interested in what’s going on underground. Read more about this new WRI-funded research: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/the-swale-tale/
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Ridges Sanctuary in Door County is known for its unique ridge and swale ecosystems and rare, endangered species. But UW–Madison's Steve Loheide is most interested in what’s going on underground. Read more about this new WRI-funded research: https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/the-swale-tale/
@drfishsg.bsky.social is very practiced in the art of cooking whitefish! 👨🍳
#FoodieFriday Is it soup season yet? Set the tone for fall with a bowl of Great Lakes fish chowder. This @drfishsg.bsky.social recipe is easy to customize with lake whitefish, salmon, or any locally sourced freshwater fish: buff.ly/jwIv4JN
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@uwiscseagrant.bsky.social
Great Lakes fish chowder
This simple chowder recipe highlights delicious lake whitefish.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
@drfishsg.bsky.social is very practiced in the art of cooking whitefish! 👨🍳
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it!
Submit your suggestions on how to use the whole fish to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...
Submit your suggestions on how to use the whole fish to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...
Submit your ideas to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest | Wisconsin Sea Grant
The contest is seeking creative ideas on how to use all parts of Great Lakes fish.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
September 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it!
Submit your suggestions on how to use the whole fish to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...
Submit your suggestions on how to use the whole fish to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-...