Tag: Water Science
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Community leaders convene to celebrate water
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Fifty years ago, the Clean Water Act was passed, and clean water took a turn for the better across the U.S., and in particular Northeast Wisconsin. On Tuesday, October 18th federal, state, and regional leaders convened for water, to commemorate the milestone of the Clean Water Act, and to celebrate the 90th anniversary of NEW…
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Manitowoc County Ag educator happy with water quality conversation locally | Seehafer News
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The Manitowoc County Ag Educator has nothing but good things to say about water quality locally. Angie Ulness attended the 2022 Lakeshore Water Summit last Wednesday, where she said they talked about emerging trends in Manitowoc County stream quality. She told Seehafer News, “I was so impressed with the six interns and their reports from…
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Geoscience and Water Science students present at national conference
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Three UW-Green Bay undergraduate students presented posters at the Geological Society of America – Connects 2022 National Conference on October 8-12, 2022. Two of the students, Justice Saxby and Arianna Hilbert, were supervised by Geoscience Professor John Luczaj and presented topics related to water-rock interaction in carbonate rocks from south China. Their work was part…
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You’re invited: Celebrate 50 years of the Clean Water Act and NEW Water’s 90th anniversary
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Please join NEW Water and partners to celebrate 50 years of the Clean Water Act and NEW Water’s 90th anniversary! When: October 18, 2022 at 10:00 a m. Where: Hybrid event held in-person at the UW-Green Bay STEM Innovation Center and via Zoom Participating partners include: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Mike Alexander, UW-Green Bay Dean of College of Science,…
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UW-Green Bay workshop provides freshwater education to K-12 educators
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UW-Green Bay, Atlas Science Center, NEW Water and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin partnered to offer K-12 educators a half-day workshop in August that promoted freshwater education. The goals for the summer teacher workshop were to 1) inform teachers about the NERR (National Estuarine Research Reserve) while experiencing a boat ride on Green Bay, 2) allow teachers…
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UW-Green Bay Awarded Over $101,000 for Freshwater Fishing Research | Seehafer News
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been awarded over $101,000. The money comes from a statewide initiative backed by the Wisconsin State Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers aimed at tackling the state’s Grand Water Challenges. $7,800 of that grant will go toward the student-led study of the economic impacts of Wisconsin Fishing, while over $14,000…
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Prof. Michael Holly’s publication used in climate news story
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Previously published work by UW-Green Bay Prof. Michael Holly was used in an article by Inside Climate News. Prof. Holly was also interviewed as a reference for the article. Anaerobic digestion of dairy manure successfully reduces greenhouse gas emissions; however, the mineralization of nitrogen that occurs during digestion results in increased ammonia emissions. Digesters in…
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UW-Green Bay mourns the loss of Paul E. Sager
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Paul E. Sager of Green Bay passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022. Paul was a native of Northeast Wisconsin who, according to his obituary, spent “his formative years playing on the banks of the Fox River and developing a keen interest in the natural world through various fishing and hunting expeditions with this father.”…
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UW-Green Bay to host public meetings on National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) | Latest News | insightonbusiness.com
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GREEN BAY —The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is hosting two events in September to share the preliminary recommendation for the natural area site(s) of the Bay of Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Both events will offer the same information and are open to the public. Source: UW-Green Bay to host public meetings on National…
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UW-Green Bay Professors John Luczaj and Kevin Fermanich appear in new documentary “Power of the River”
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Professors John Luczaj and Kevin Fermanich appeared in the premier of “Power of the River” at the De Pere Cinema on Tuesday, August 23rd. The documentary (made by Dan Larson) is a collection of stories that spans 12,000 years to the present and includes the history of glaciers, First Nations People, European Settlement, and the…