Tag: research

The Little Harbor launch likely transported vacationers, fruit pickers, and anglers around the peninsula.

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 uncover the intertwined ecological and cultural history of this Lake Superior …

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.

Mohan Qin and Haoran Wei, researchers at UW-Madison, are working to revolutionize nanoplastic sampling in the Great Lakes.

Gavin Dehnert was awarded a grant from National Sea Grant to study eaglets, game fish and water in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan for evidence of PFAS contamination.

Maddie Gaudette, a Freshwater@UW summer research student, understands the importance of a frozen lake to Midwesterners. Read about her research into Lake Mendota’s ice cover and what it might mean for the future

Hope Dzik, a Freshwater@UW summer research student, found academic direction while searching for Bighead and silver carp DNA.

Jena Choi, a Freshwater@UW summer research student, reflects on lessons she learned while analyzing microplastics and collecting water for E. coli tests.