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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: Part 2: All Washed Up, Lake Michigan’s Algae Challenge
This video (9:19) of the “All Washed Up, Lake Michigan’s Algae Challenge” series (part one), highlights…
Video: All Washed Up, Lake Michigan’s Algae Challenge (Short Version)
This video (8:17) highlights the causes, impacts, and possible mechanisms for controlling excessive algal blooms of…
Book: Saving Our Sturgeon – Protecting Wisconsin’s Ancient Fish
Book Description: Saving our Sturgeon: Protecting Wisconsin’s Ancient Fish, tells the story of how conservation efforts…
Center for Great Lakes Literacy website brimming with resources for educators
By Geneva Langeland | September 2025 Digital Resource Library The Sea Grant-led Center for Great Lakes…
Video: Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) Virtual Field Trip – Lota lota to love about the “Lawyer” fish
This video (30:41) is about the native Great Lakes fish, the burbot. Deep in the waters…
Educators Dive into Earth’s Water Systems at Indiana Dunes
By Janice Milanovich | September 2025 What happened? On August 8th and 9th, 2025, 20 educators…
Video: Dissecting a Lake Sturgeon
This video (5:34) is about Lake Sturgeon. John Lyons, Wisconsin fish expert and Curator of Fishes…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…

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