Outdoor learning series connects elders, students, and the land
The series invites University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students and staff to learn about natural areas on campus.
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Using Sound to Connect People to Green Bay
On a sunny morning in mid-June, the Phoenix, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s research vessel, headed out onto the bay. Aboard were Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Sallak and a small mound of recording equipment. Tyner and Sallak’s project is associated with the development of a national estuarine research reserve on the bay. They planned to record natural noises from the bay, particularly bird sounds from the Cat Island Chain. They hope their audio project will connect the community to the bay, which has been shunned in the past due to environmental issues. The boat tour was only supposed to last for three hours but like in the theme song for the “Gilligan’s Island” television show, a mishap was involved.
Summer student research experience enhances appreciation for wetlands
A UW-Freshwater Collaborative summer research student describes how her project studying phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands deepened her appreciation for these habitats.
Student gained valuable experience through the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program
The experience that Karmen Anderson gained working for the Clean Marina Program has led to a planner job for the Wisconsin town of Plover.
Learning about Manoomin
Deidre Peroff got to know Generation Z students better on field excursions to learn about wild rice during a meaningful four days last summer.
Tossing seeds and measuring fishes
Our fisheries outreach specialist’s favorite project last year helps the environment and is tasty, too!
Annual Wequiock Creek tobacco blessing
This year’s tobacco blessing featured youth groups from three Native Nations in a moving ceremony.
Reconnecting Menominee students with their roots in the bay of Green Bay
In an effort to connect Indigenous youth to their past, an archeological dig was held at Point au Sable in Green Bay this spring.