Tag: NERR
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UW-Green Bay receives state grant to help gain national research status for bay | WLUK
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — UW-Green Bay is receiving a boost in its effort to designate the Bay of Green Bay as a national research site.On Thursday afternoon, the state provided nearly $49,788 to help in the process.There are 29 National Estuarine Research Reserve sites in the country. They are also called NERR sites.The only NERR…
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Wisconsin Secretary of Administration to Visit Green Bay Today | Seehafer News
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Wisconsin Secretary of Administration Joel Brennen will be in Green Bay this afternoon to present a grant supporting the region’s efforts to locate a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) on The Bay of Green Bay.In partnership with local and national agencies, UW-Green Bay is leading efforts to recognize local waters as a national reserve—an important…
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Wisconsin Wetlands is hosting a Coffee Break with Emily Tyner to discuss NERR
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Join Emily Tyner in a Coffee Break discussion with the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, June 25, 2021 at 10: 30 a.m.. In recognition of the ecological, cultural, and historical importance of the wetland and estuarine systems of Green Bay, UW-Green Bay is leading the process to designate the Bay of Green Bay as a National Estuarine…
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UW-Green Bay Is Working To Become A National Estuarine Research Reserve | WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR
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The bay of Green Bay is massive. In fact, it carries the distinction of being the largest freshwater estuary in the world. The bay is also a Petri dish of challenges, from agricultural runoff to toxic algal bloom. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has long been studying these issues and is now on the cusp…
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Sturgeon Bay Establishes NERR Committee – Door County Pulse
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Sturgeon Bay wants to be the public headquarters for a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) and officially established a committee last week to help make that happen.The waters of Green Bay are the world’s largest freshwater estuary, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is leading the charge for that body of water to become the…
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NERR virtual kick-off events can be accessed at NERR website
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UW-Green Bay and its partners, hosted two virtual kick-off events in April to educate the public about NERR and what it could mean to the region and state. The kick-off was highlighted by a video describing the importance of protecting our freshwater resource — not only for our physical livelihood, but for commerce, recreation, and…
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Miss the NERR kick-off events? You can watch the event on your time
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Were you interested but just couldn’t find the time to participate in the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) kick-off event? They are recorded and are now live on the UW-Green Bay NERR website. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR) is a national network of 29 sites across the coastal US, including the Great Lakes, designed to…
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Eagle Herald Extra story on NERR (Part 2)
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article represents the second story in a two-part series concerning the endeavor to establish the Bay of Green Bay as a National Estuarine Research Reserve. Part one can be found in Friday’s (April 14) print edition or by following this link: NERR. This story about NERR is reprinted with permission from…
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UW-Green Bay takes steps to become national research reserve – Washington Times
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By MEGAN HART – Associated Press – Monday, April 19, 2021MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Green Bay is the largest freshwater estuary in the world, and now the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is leading the search for a site between Marinette and Door County to become a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR.)This is the second step…
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Green Bay could be designated a National Estuarine Research Reserve
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For centuries, the bay of Green Bay has been vital to how northeast Wisconsin lives, works and plays. It’s had its share of challenges, but it also has cultivated a group of strong supporters willing to put in work to preserve it. Those supporters have begun to wonder: What’s next for the bay? To help preserve…