The study found that boaters who were more aware of Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! and Clean Drain Dry brands removed plants from their boats more often than those who weren’t aware.
The event invites volunteers to search for aquatic invasive species in rivers, lakes, and wetlands.
“Introduced” explains how three students started the popular boat inspection program.
Experts reveal what they’ve learned after a decade of managing starry stonewort in Little Muskego Lake.
Tim Campbell is offering a program for middle school students and educators to learn more about how we talk about invasive species and how the different message frames we use can impact effectiveness of efforts to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species.
Sea Grant research and outreach projects took center stage in the latest issue of “Oceanography,” the official journal of The Oceanography Society. The issue includes articles written by four Wisconsin Sea Grant staff members.
With tongue-in-cheek award categories like Great Lakes Donut of the Year and more typical ones, the 2023 Lakie Award competition run by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant was good to Wisconsin Sea Grant.
A new study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that fear is a large driver in lakeshore property owners’ preferences for herbicide treatments of aquatic invasive plants over other management options, even if those treatments may harm native plants and animals.