by boxcar-admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Citizen Science, Climate, Coastal Communities, Events, Extension, FieldScope, Great Lakes Health, News, Steve Stewart, Students, Teachers, Water Quality, Workshop
For more than 25 years, teachers have traveled aboard NOAA research vessels around the world through the NOAA Teacher at Sea Program. Applications for 2018 are now being accepted. By Steve Stewart Are you a teacher who is interested in learning more about...
by boxcar-admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Brandon Schroeder, Coastal Communities, Education, Events, General Great Lakes, General Interest, News, Northeast Michigan, Place-based Education, Students, Teachers, Training, Workshop
Great Lakes Literacy and Connections to Inland Schools Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Please Log In to register. Registration is Required for this Event Your school, your community organization, and YOU are invited to join...
by boxcar-admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Dan O’Keefe, Education, Extension, Fish, Fishing, News, Restoration, Southwest Michigan, Students, Teachers, Water Quality
A threatened fish called the River Redhorse is the latest subject of the Native Fish Heroes poster series. By Dan O’Keefe The River Redhorse suffers from a case of mistaken identity. Even though it is a native fish that requires clean flowing rivers, many people...
by boxcar-admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Brandon Schroeder, Education, Extension, News, Students
The 2018 theme is #SanctuariesAre Develop a film explaining what Sanctuaries mean to you. The Thunder Bay International Film Festival (TBIFF) is an annual celebration of ocean and Great Lakes inspired films produced in partnership with the San Francisco...
by boxcar-admin | Jun 13, 2017 | Dan O’Keefe, Education, Events, Extension, Fish, Fishing, News, Southwest Michigan, Students, Workshop
June 17, 2017, 8:00 am-10:00 am Location: Historic Ottawa Beach Parks, Black Lake Boardwalk-West Learn to catch big fish from shore! The freshwater drum is a hard-fighting native fish that eats invasive species like zebra mussels and round gobies. Also known as...
by boxcar-admin | May 1, 2017 | Brandon Schroeder, Citizen Science, Coastal Communities, Education, Extension, Fish, Great Lakes Health, Hazards, microplastics, News, Northeast Michigan, Students, Teachers, Water Quality
While plastic monsters invade Michigan’s Great Lakes and inland waterways, Alpena Elementary students create video to foster awareness of this issue among their local community. By Brandon Schroeder What is marine debris? It’s essentially human-made trash – large and...
