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These resources are available to educators at no-cost with funding and support from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Great Lakes Sea Grant Network (GLSGN), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Video: 2026 Great Lakes BioBlitz Kick-off Webinar
In this video (50:00), learn how citizen science data and iNaturalist empower environmental research. The 2026…
Article: Podcast tells story of seventh graders who launched Clean Boats, Clean Waters
This article highlights how middle school students helped launch the aquatic invasive education campaign – Clean…
Article: Door County shipwreck listed on National Register of Historic Places
This article highlights maritime heritage in Lake Michigan. The Little Harbor launch wasn’t a muscular ship….
Video: Lake Michigan Seiche Time Lapse
A time-lapse video (0:16) of a Great Lakes seiche occurring in a coastal wetland on March…
Poster: Crayfishes of Michigan
This poster shows images and names of native and invasive crayfish found in Michigan including some…
Video: Quagga Mussels Feeding–Sped up 10x
This short video (1:22) emphasizes that quagga mussels are active animals–much more active than washed up…
Video: The Antelope: What do you see?
This short video (2:17) features footage captured by an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). It is…
Video: The Antelope: What does a maritime archaeologist see?
This video (7:22) features the shipwreck of the Antelope, which sank in 1897 in Lake Superior. The…
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