by boxcar-admin | Jun 13, 2018 | Citizen Science, Dan O’Keefe, Extension, News, Research Projects
Student researchers at MSU are busy analyzing the contents of fish stomachs collected by Great Lakes anglers. By Katelyn Brolick and Dan O’Keefe The task of dissecting stomachs is well under way for Katie Kierczynski, a Fisheries and Wildlife graduate student,...
by boxcar-admin | May 30, 2018 | Brandon Schroeder, Education, Extension, News, NOAA, Place-based Education, Research Projects, Students, Teachers
Alpena High School student assisting sturgeon science team in capturing video, data in the Black River. By Brandon Schroeder High school is a good time to explore career opportunities—an idea that one Alpena High School student has taken to heart. Liz Thomson soon...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Citizen Science, Climate, Coastal Communities, Education, Extension, General Interest, Great Lakes Health, News, Place-based Education, Research Projects, Workshop
Citizen scientists collect valuable information to be used by researchers, policy-makers and natural resources managers. By Heather Triezenberg Michigan has a lot of inland lakes: 6,531 lakes 10 acres or larger, 2,649 are isolated with no streams flowing into or out...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Aquaculture, Awards, Events, Fish, Fisheries, News, NOAA, Research Projects
The NOAA National Sea Grant College Program 2018 Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes National Aquaculture Initiative federal funding opportunity is now open. Depending on appropriations, NOAA Sea Grant expects to have available a total of $7,000,000 to $11,500,000 across...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 12, 2017 | Birding, Education, Elliot Nelson, Events, Extension, News, Recreation, Research Projects, Volunteer
The longest running citizen science project in the world celebrates its 118th year. By Elliot Nelson In 1900, an ornithologist (aka bird scientist) named Frank Chapman proposed a new holiday tradition, to count birds across the entire country. Conservation was in its...
by boxcar-admin | Aug 9, 2017 | Aquatic Invasive Species, Citizen Science, Dan O’Keefe, Employment, Extension, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes Health, Invasive and Native Species, News, Research Projects
Researchers are trying to learn more about what trout, salmon, and walleye are eating in lakes Huron and Michigan. Anglers can help by donating stomachs from their catch. By Dan O’Keefe Fisheries scientists around Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are working on...