Tag: Great Lakes
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UW-Green Bay educator joins Great Lakes research voyage aboard EPA vessel | WFRV
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By Indiana Schilz GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – UW-Green Bay educator Robert Fish is taking to the water this summer, joining scientists and staff from the Center for Great Lakes Literacy aboard the EPA research vessel Lake Guardian for a weeklong scientific expedition. Fish, who serves as the Tribal Engagement Coordinator at UW-Green Bay, works…
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Changing Waters | Door County Pulse
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How Door County’s fishing industry is navigating a new normal by CHARLES HENRIKSEN, owner/founder Henriksen Fisheries Extreme weather is the new normal. Here in northeast Wisconsin, we do not have the devastating floods, wildfires, tornadoes or hurricanes that plague much of the country, but other changes greatly impact our lives. Of particular interest on our…
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Students Explore Wisconsin’s Freshwater Coast
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UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, and Calvin College students enrolled in Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin’s Human Interactions with Lake Michigan Coastal Ecosystems course recently had the opportunity to explore Lake Michigan with hands-on experience and technology. The course, taught by faculty from UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, and UW-Parkside is designed to educate students about…
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UW-Green Bay’s Erin Giese on panel discussion at the Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium
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At the Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium, Erin Giese and other panelists discussed how the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on wetlands (Sackett v. EPA) will affect research and wildlife in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes. Check out the recording of their discussion.
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Geoscience course takes students to western edge of Wisconsin
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Nine students from the Geoscience 421/621 course recently took a three day camping trip to the western edge of Wisconsin and Minnesota (from the St. Croix River Valley to the Mississippi River Valley at La Crosse) with professors Shawn Malone and John Luczaj. The goal of this course is to get students into the field…
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Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Protecting wetlands post Sackett Decision
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Join water research colleagues from Canadian and U.S. universities for a free, virtual Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium on Tuesday, October 3 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Panelists will discuss the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on wetlands protections, scientific research, legal analysis and policy, including an update on the upcoming EPA…
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A Mission To Improve And Protect The Great Lakes | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI
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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – More than 300 scientists, conservationists, and other stakeholders are gathering in Green Bay to talk about the quality of the environment. Specifically, they’re addressing the 43 Areas of Concern around the Great Lakes. Wisconsin has four of those pollution hot spots, including the Fox River in Green Bay. Over the…
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UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus to help host program on Great Lakes water levels | The Journal Times
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One of three planned sessions about Great Lakes water levels is taking place on University of Wisconsin, Manitowoc’s Campus on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 from 6 to 8 p.m. More information about the sessions via Meetings set on high Great Lakes water levels | The Journal Times.
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Great Lakes water levels informational meeting, Jan. 15
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Great Lakes water levels have been at or near record highs in recent months, prompting concern among many Wisconsin residents. Those interested in learning what is in store for Great Lakes water levels for the rest of this winter and into spring 2020 are invited to an informational meeting featuring an expert panel on Wednesday,…
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Cofrin Center for Biodiversity shares in $10 million Great Lakes grant
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Biologist Bob Howe, professor of Natural and Applied Sciences and director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, and Erin Giese, the Center’s data manager, are UW-Green Bay’s participants in a newly announced, multi-state, multi-university grant of $10 million to monitor coastal wetlands around the Great Lakes Basin over the next five years. This project expands…