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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…
Fact Sheet: Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish
The Great Lakes Almanac to Invasive Crayfish is an educational resource developed to aid in the…
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…
Video: Behind the Scenes: Creating a Play About Trash
This video (7:30) shares the story behind the creation of the play, “Me and Debry.” Video…
Video: Voices of the Coast: Tamara and Caitlin, Wisconsin’s Underwater Archaeologists
This short video (3:45) highlights shipwrecks and maritime archaeology. Wisconsin’s Great Lakes shipwrecks can tell a…
Video: What Will Round Gobies Do to Great Lakes Streams?
This short video (5:35) highlights the round goby, an invasive fish in the Great Lakes, along…
Video: Part 1: All Washed Up, Lake Michigan’s Algae Challenge
This video (9:03) of the “All Washed Up, Lake Michigan’s Algae Challenge” series (part two), highlights…
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…
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