Tag: Melonee Montano

Watch: How tree rings and community conversations are bringing fire back

Posted on May 1, 2025

Watch: How tree rings and community conversations are bringing fire back Research into centuries-old fire-scarred trees in northern Wisconsin is helping shape current fire management practices for tribal and state partners. The project, We are all gathering around the fire, or Nimaawanji’idimin giiwitaashkodeng in Anishinaabemowin, combines dendrochronology, Native Experiential Knowledge (NEK), and community engagement to …

Sea Grant research project inspires children’s book

A new children’s book is a celebration of hope, healing and lessons we can learn from the land. It offers a look at the role fire historically played on Wisconsin and Minnesota points along Lake Superior.

Sea Grant communications team gets crash course in aquaculture, Lake Superior fish, buoys, bogs, islands and fire

Posted on August 20, 2024

Each summer, our communications team goes out in the field to see Sea Grant projects firsthand and to spend time with each other. This year’s learning trip took them to the Bayfield Peninsula and northern Wisconsin.