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Wisconsin is a state shaped by water. From its western border defined by the Mississippi River to two of the five lakes that make up the world’s largest freshwater system to its north and east, the state is awash in this valuable commodity. The interior is defined by more than 15,000 lakes scattered across counties both rural and urban, more than 5 million acres of wetlands, more than 84,000 miles rivers and streams and 1.2 quadrillion gallons of groundwater. Two Wisconsin programs provide a statewide and multidisciplinary approach to supporting livelihoods and enhancing lifestyles through the research of, education about and outreach focused on those waters. These programs are the Universit…
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A Green Bay boat trip turns field recordings, quiet wildlife, and a stuck vessel into a patient story about stewardship.
Wisconsin Water News turns Green Bay into a place to listen closely, following Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Salek as they record the bay from a small boat.
Books, systems, and the questions that unlock them.
Coastal science, patiently and beautifully reported.
Soil life, climate repair, practical regeneration.
Researchers record natural sounds in Green Bay to support the designation of a new National Estuarine Research Reserve.
This episode explores a research project on how the Anishinaabe people used fire to manage the landscape around Lake Superior, blending Indigenous knowledge with scientific inquiry.
A research survey applies the Wisconsin Idea to understand rural residents' perceptions of groundwater quality and quantity.
This episode explores how microbes are accelerating corrosion of underwater steel structures in Lake Superior harbors.
A PhD student discusses her research on environmental factors affecting wild rice in Wisconsin, funded by a Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Grant.
Three Wisconsin teachers participate in a research cruise on Lake Erie to learn scientific techniques for studying large lakes.
A workshop on dangerous currents along Lake Superior's south shore, featuring research on flash rips and efforts to forecast and warn the public.
A researcher discusses a new solution to stop erosion of Kenosha dunes on Lake Michigan.