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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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Getting Students Hooked on Conservation with Lake Sturgeon!
By Anne Moser | January 2026 What happened? In October, middle school students and their teachers…
Video: Should I Stay, Or Should I Go – Students Ask Scientists
This video (56:23) features Anna Hill, who provides an overview of her work tracking yellow perch…
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…
2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…
Field Guide: Michigan Crayfish
A comprehensive field guide on native and invasive crayfish species found in Michigan including explanations on…
Article: Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
This news article highlights a list of 144 potentially invasive species from a 2021 study, with…
Article: Pretty but problematic: Aquatic plants to avoid
This article is about three aquatic plants common in the water garden trade (water hyacinth, water…
Article: 30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes
This news article discusses the discovery, history, and impact of the quagga mussel, a zebra mussel…
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