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Bird lovers, this one's for you. 🦅
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
What happens after an eaglet comes down from the nest? On the ground, the Eagle Health team works carefully to collect blood samples that will reveal how contaminants move through the food web, and how they may affect immune health in bald eagles.
https://youtube.com/shorts/OIyxeth6h68?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/OIyxeth6h68?feature=share
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
What happens after an eaglet comes down from the nest? On the ground, the Eagle Health team works carefully to collect blood samples that will reveal how contaminants move through the food web, and how they may affect immune health in bald eagles.
https://youtube.com/shorts/OIyxeth6h68?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/OIyxeth6h68?feature=share
Bird lovers, this one's for you. 🦅
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Bird lovers, this one's for you. 🦅
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
The latest Chronicle profiles the work of the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project, which is investigating how PFAS impact the health of bald eagles. Learn how the team finds eagles, scales trees, and takes blood samples.
https://chronicle.aqua.wisc.edu/
Meet the tree climbers behind the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project. Watch what it takes to get that eagle-eye view 🦅.
https://youtube.com/shorts/iydZJwrl87s?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/iydZJwrl87s?feature=share
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Meet the tree climbers behind the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project. Watch what it takes to get that eagle-eye view 🦅.
https://youtube.com/shorts/iydZJwrl87s?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/iydZJwrl87s?feature=share
What can bald eagles tell us about “forever chemicals”? In our latest feature, follow the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project team as they study bald eagles as a sentinel species.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/eagles/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/eagles/
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
What can bald eagles tell us about “forever chemicals”? In our latest feature, follow the Great Lakes Eagle Health Project team as they study bald eagles as a sentinel species.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/eagles/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/eagles/
Teachers and students, join us on January 14 for another edition of Students Ask Scientists! Professor Ben Peterson will be talking about mercury and microbes in aquatic environments.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
Join us for Students Ask Scientists on January 14
Professor Ben Peterson will discuss how mercury becomes toxic in aquatic environments.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Teachers and students, join us on January 14 for another edition of Students Ask Scientists! Professor Ben Peterson will be talking about mercury and microbes in aquatic environments.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
Teachers, looking for #GreatLakes lesson plans? The newly revamped Center for Great Lakes Literacy website has a library of FREE resources for you - like our shipwreck video game, The Legend of the Lost Emerald!
https://cgll.org/resource/game-lost-emerald-searching-for-greatlakes-shipwrecks/
https://cgll.org/resource/game-lost-emerald-searching-for-greatlakes-shipwrecks/
Game: The Legend of the Lost Emerald: Searching for Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes
Search for shipwrecks in the Great Lakes: Take a deep dive into maritime mysteries with your students in this point-and-click adventure game!
cgll.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Teachers, looking for #GreatLakes lesson plans? The newly revamped Center for Great Lakes Literacy website has a library of FREE resources for you - like our shipwreck video game, The Legend of the Lost Emerald!
https://cgll.org/resource/game-lost-emerald-searching-for-greatlakes-shipwrecks/
https://cgll.org/resource/game-lost-emerald-searching-for-greatlakes-shipwrecks/
Salt makes parking lots, roads, and sidewalks safer to traverse in winter -- but it can also affect lakes and rivers. How much should you use, and when?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct04luWoplM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct04luWoplM
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Salt makes parking lots, roads, and sidewalks safer to traverse in winter -- but it can also affect lakes and rivers. How much should you use, and when?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct04luWoplM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct04luWoplM
We asked what you would do with a pile of fish guts, and your answers did not disappoint! Read more about the winning ideas of the 100% Wisconsin Fish Contest.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/guts-and-glory-thinking-beyond-the-fillet/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/guts-and-glory-thinking-beyond-the-fillet/
Guts and glory: Thinking beyond the fillet
The 100% Wisconsin Fish contest award winners proposed creative ways to use fish.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We asked what you would do with a pile of fish guts, and your answers did not disappoint! Read more about the winning ideas of the 100% Wisconsin Fish Contest.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/guts-and-glory-thinking-beyond-the-fillet/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/guts-and-glory-thinking-beyond-the-fillet/
Join us on Jan. 14 for another edition of Students Ask Scientists! Ben Peterson of the UW–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences will be talking about mercury, methylmercury, and microbes in aquatic environments.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
Join us for Students Ask Scientists on January 14
Professor Ben Peterson will discuss how mercury becomes toxic in aquatic environments.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us on Jan. 14 for another edition of Students Ask Scientists! Ben Peterson of the UW–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences will be talking about mercury, methylmercury, and microbes in aquatic environments.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/join-us-for-students-ask-scientists-on-january-14/
Our director, Christy Remucal, was featured in a recent WPR story about #PFAS in landfill runoff.
https://www.wpr.org/news/study-landfill-runoff-wisconsin-high-pfas-levels
https://www.wpr.org/news/study-landfill-runoff-wisconsin-high-pfas-levels
Early study results show landfill runoff in Wisconsin has high PFAS levels
Early results of a new study show landfill runoff contained the highest levels of PFAS among liquid wastes sampled statewide in Wisconsin.
www.wpr.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our director, Christy Remucal, was featured in a recent WPR story about #PFAS in landfill runoff.
https://www.wpr.org/news/study-landfill-runoff-wisconsin-high-pfas-levels
https://www.wpr.org/news/study-landfill-runoff-wisconsin-high-pfas-levels
Say, do you know what a seiche is? If you don't, Dr. Fish explains!
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Say, do you know what a seiche is? If you don't, Dr. Fish explains!
With the help of the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Alverno College students got a crash course in #aquaculture this past summer.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/alverno-college-students-explore-great-lakes-aquaculture/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/alverno-college-students-explore-great-lakes-aquaculture/
Alverno College students explore Great Lakes aquaculture
They toured several aquaculture facilities and helped collect data on Atlantic salmon.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
With the help of the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility, Alverno College students got a crash course in #aquaculture this past summer.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/alverno-college-students-explore-great-lakes-aquaculture/
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/alverno-college-students-explore-great-lakes-aquaculture/
Join us Dec. 6 for #GreatLakes fun at Uncommon Pints!
Fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer, emerging contaminants specialist Gavin Dehnert and Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center director Amy Workman will be discussing lakes, invasive species and PFAS.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FinjbzNmV/
Fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer, emerging contaminants specialist Gavin Dehnert and Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center director Amy Workman will be discussing lakes, invasive species and PFAS.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FinjbzNmV/
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join us Dec. 6 for #GreatLakes fun at Uncommon Pints!
Fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer, emerging contaminants specialist Gavin Dehnert and Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center director Amy Workman will be discussing lakes, invasive species and PFAS.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FinjbzNmV/
Fisheries specialist Titus Seilheimer, emerging contaminants specialist Gavin Dehnert and Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center director Amy Workman will be discussing lakes, invasive species and PFAS.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FinjbzNmV/
A hearty congratulations to the team behind "A Wilderness Act," who brought home awards from the Red Nation Sea International Film Festival AND the Equinox Mountain Film Festival. The doc features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and pine forests.
https://www.ishkode.org/a-wilderness-act
https://www.ishkode.org/a-wilderness-act
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A hearty congratulations to the team behind "A Wilderness Act," who brought home awards from the Red Nation Sea International Film Festival AND the Equinox Mountain Film Festival. The doc features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and pine forests.
https://www.ishkode.org/a-wilderness-act
https://www.ishkode.org/a-wilderness-act
Looking for a gift that's the right blend of fun, educational, and unique? Look no further than the Wisconsin Aquaculture Coloring and Sticker Activity Book! A great gift the fish-obsessed kid (or kid at heart!) in your life.
https://brand.wisc.edu/gift-guide/
https://brand.wisc.edu/gift-guide/
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Looking for a gift that's the right blend of fun, educational, and unique? Look no further than the Wisconsin Aquaculture Coloring and Sticker Activity Book! A great gift the fish-obsessed kid (or kid at heart!) in your life.
https://brand.wisc.edu/gift-guide/
https://brand.wisc.edu/gift-guide/
#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
RED NATION FILM FESTIVAL October 13, 2025BY PiyushpageWho We Are Our Story Mission Brands Institute Festival Lookbook Film Program Plan Your Visit How To Fest Festival Tickets Awards Tickets Academy & Guild Members Festival Laurels Event Schedule Awards Industry Impact Report Native Women in Film and TV Impact Report Testimonials RNCI & The Oscars RNCI Crew Directory Native Indigenous Film Commissions Film […]
www.rednationff.com
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…
water.wisc.edu
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/