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Explore curated Great Lakes resources from Sea Grant and other partners.
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: 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…
Video: Voices of the Coast: Geo Rutherford (@geodesaurus)
This short video (4:57) features Geo Rutherford, also known as @geodesaurus on TikTok, a powerful and…
Video: A Wisconsin Clean Marina Champion: Port Washington’s Dennis Cherny
This short video (1:25) highlights Port Washington Marina on Lake Michigan, which was Wisconsin’s first certified…
Video: A Play About Trash
What empowers people to help the environment and rhymes at the same time? Answer: “Me and…
Video: Spawning Sturgeon, Wolf River, Wisconsin
This video (8:18) is about Lake Sturgeon with a focus on spawning in Wisconsin’s Wolf River….
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…
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…
Spring Success Great Lakes BioBlitz!
By Heidi Ferris | June 2025 What happened? Science in action! For four weeks this spring…

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