Tag: freshwater
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Green Water in Green Bay: Using Data Buoys to Monitor the Southern Bay | Environmental Monitor Magazine
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While the bay of Green Bay has been referred to as the largest freshwater “estuary” in the world, the watershed hosts intensive agriculture and contributes one-third of Lake Michigan’s total phosphorus load. The Fox River flows into the bay, carrying excess nutrients largely the result of non-point source runoff from the watershed. With a history…
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High Schoolers and Undergrads Present Summer Research to Manitowoc Community Members
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This article was written by and appeared on the Freshwater Collaborative web site. The 2023 Lakeshore Water Summit at the UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus provided high school students involved in UW-Green Bay’s Freshwater Scholars Summer Research Program with the opportunity to present the results of their work in water-based projects. They also learned about the…
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Taking charge for cleaner waters | The Business News
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by Rachel Sankey, Layout Design/Staff Writer, The Business News Education GREEN BAY – The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin – which brings together 13 UW colleges across 26 campuses to address freshwater challenges – recently awarded the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) more than $475,000 in funding toward four different water-related projects. The funded projects include:…
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Freshwater Collaborative awards $478,275 to UW-Green Bay to further research on contaminants and to train the next generation of water scientists
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2023 Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay will receive $478,275 for projects that will increase research and training opportunities for high school and undergraduate students and will address Wisconsin’s biggest water challenges, including emerging contaminants such as PFAs and agricultural water management issues such as phosphorus pollution. The funding…
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The importance and value of freshwater partnerships to Wisconsin and globally | WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
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Freshwater is vital for life. Learn more about the importance and value of freshwater partnerships to Wisconsin and globally as Ele Ellis and UWM Chancellor Mark Mone talk with guests Rebecca Klaper, UWM School of Freshwater Sciences Dean, Marissa Jablonski, Executive Director, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, and Emily Tyner, Director of Freshwater Strategy, UW-Green Bay.…
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Students to share research March 16 at annual Fox River Watershed symposium hosted by UW-Green Bay
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Green Bay, Wis.— Nearly one hundred students and teachers from participating Northeastern Wisconsin high schools will spend the day on the UW-Green Bay campus on Thursday, March 16, for the 16th annual Watershed Symposium. The symposium brings together the high schoolers and UW-Green Bay faculty researchers who partner on monitoring the health of the Fox…
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UW-Green Bay awarded 2022 Climate Changemaker award
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Since its beginning, UW-Green Bay has been committed to protecting the natural resources that surround the university. Nestled on the shores of the bay of Green Bay – part of the largest freshwater system in the world – university researchers have taken full advantage of their location. And now, the recent research collaboration with local…
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UW-Green Bay, Cellcom honored for efforts to monitor and preserve Wisconsin waters | Fox 11
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — UW-Green Bay and Cellcom are being honored for their efforts to monitor a sustainable environment in the waters of Green Bay. The 2022 Climate Changemaker Award goes to those who use wireless technology to combat climate changes. Please watch the full story via the link below. Source: UWGB, Cellcom honored for…
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Center for Water Policy: Early Bird Registration for ‘Phosphorus: Lessons from 10+ Years of Numeric Standards for Wisconsin’s Waters’
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Please share with students; scholarships to attend are available! Register by Sunday, Jan. 8 for early bird pricing! When: Feb. 7, 2023 Where: Monona Terrace in Madison, WI Featured Keynote Speaker: New York Times best selling author Dan Egan will speak about his forthcoming book, The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance. With a wide variety…
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A Research Network at the Nexus of Water and Agriculture – Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin
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The following article was recently published by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin A Research Network at the Nexus of Water and Agriculture Wisconsin’s abundant rivers, lakes and streams helped the state become an agricultural leader. Yet agricultural processes, including irrigation and pesticide use, also greatly impact our state’s water quality and quantity. One of the…