University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes

10/23/2026

Find us tonight at ! Happy National Seafood Month!

10/22/2026

We'll be on WisconsinEye from 12-1 talking about commercial fishing and aquaculture in Wisconsin! Tune in: wiseye.org?p=33231

Watch TODAY on WisconsinEye! https://wiseye.org/?p=33231
Henriksen Fisheries University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes National Sea Grant College Program

10/15/2026

10/09/2026

Don't forget there are not one but TWO Great Lakes, Great Read events coming up this month:

🐟 October 14 at 6 pm: "Saving our Sturgeon" with author Rebecca Hogue Wojahn
🛳️ October 28 at 6 pm: "The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald" with author John U. Bacon

Register:

2026 Great Lakes, Great Read Picture bookSport – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes by Pamela Cameron.Sport tells the true story of a puppy rescued during a storm by a sailor working on a Great Lakes tender (a boat that brings supplies to the various lighthouse keepers in the lakes). A delightful tale wi...

10/06/2026

What does “wilderness” mean to you? Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison for a free screening the award-winning documentary, "A Wilderness Act," on Oct. 25 and 26. The film features Sea Grant-funded research on fire and pine forests in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. 🔥

October 25, 2026 – October 26, 2026 @ 12:00 am - Learn how the very definitions penned to protect our country’s most precious landscapes can instead perpetuate injustice and lead to the impoverishment of both ecosystems and human cultures.

10/06/2026

You're invited to join us at Everyone Can Bird: Fall Migration for a free morning of bird-focused fun...this time across the estuary at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory. Enjoy being outside with others, a view across Lake Superior, the new wide and packed trail at Hawk Ridge, and lots of ways to learn about birds! Advance registration helps us plan and guarantees you a spot on the free bus (4 pickup locations!), though you're welcome to drop in anytime between 9:45-11:45 am on Oct 17.

10/05/2026

There's still time to sign up for the UW Wisconsin Water Library's shipwreck-themed book club! The first meeting is October 7, and we'll be talking with Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist Kendra Kennedy.

The Dive into History book club will feature books from regional authors and discussions with a maritime archaeologist.

10/01/2026

What's the most effective way to communicate about PFAS in drinking water? Gavin Dehnert, our emerging contaminants scientist, and Lyn van Swol, UW–Madison communication arts professor, discuss best practices in the latest episode of Water Talk.

Meet water talk - a podcast by water specialists at the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The goal of Water Talk is to bring communities across California together to talk about water issues, including climate change, agriculture, and more.

09/30/2026

A Wisconsin Sea Grant project investigating how PFAS affect the health of baby bald eagles was just awarded new funding 🦅

Sea Grant is pleased to announce a $1M investment to advance research and monitoring of contaminants of emerging concern in the Southeast, Northeast and Great Lakes regions.

These contaminants, including micro/nanoplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, can affect human and ecosystem health, especially in coastal communities.

Since 2021, Congress has provided dedicated resources to Sea Grant to advance collaboration with state agencies and universities to expand emerging contaminant research and monitoring.

These projects were selected through competitive national opportunities focused on contaminants and will contribute to advancing knowledge about contaminants and forever chemicals.

Learn more: https://seagrant.noaa.gov/sea-grant-announces-1m-investment-to-advance-research-into-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-across-the-u-s/