Michigan Sea Grant

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Doing good for the Great Lakes. Official account for Michigan Sea Grant (MISG), a collaborative NOAA program housed at University of Michigan and Michigan State University Extension.

A pair of men stand in a field of cows, looking at soil on a shovel blade
Headshot of Silvia Newell alongside details about the webinar (duplicated in post)
A car drives down a flooded urban street
Four students on a boat deck with sampling equipment
Headshot of Silvia Newell alongside details about the webinar (duplicated in post)
A cluster of people who worked on the Beautiful Belle Isle book, posing with a copy of the book at its launch
A quartet of participants cluster around an identification plot in the woods
GLANSIS banner.
A banner reading Sturgeon Palooza, September 25, 2026, bit.ly/Sturgeon25, Help celebrate 25 years of Michigan State University sturgeon research
A thick sludge of algae
A car drives down a flooded urban street
a black-and-white image of a man in a fishing boat surrounded by his catch
A close-up image of the face of a freshwater drum, with an inset photograph of their strange-looking throat teeth
The logo for the Daniel J. Kobasic Foundation
A multi-masted sailboat with "Michigan Fresh Fish" in the sky
Vern Applegate, a middle-aged white man, leans over a lamprey specimen on a lab table in a black-and-white photograph
A smiling white woman with blonde hair, glasses, and a blue sweater
Screen shot of Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail homepage
The Copper Country ISD logo
A multi-sailed schooner sailing on a Great Lake with the words "Michigan Fresh Fish" in the sky
The word "Upwellings" over an image of the Mackinac Bridge shot between two tree trunks
A pair of images with students standing in a school kitchen, preparing food grown in their aquaponics systems
Take this short (<5 min) survey to help identify emerging water-related opportunities and risks in the Great Lakes watershed and better prepare for what’s ahead. myumi.ch/D8d3x Take the survey now! The University of Michigan Water Center is facilitating a horizon scan process to surface and plan for under-addressed or poorly understood issues that could shape the region’s future. Your insights shared through this survey are critical to this process.
A boat launch and dock along an inland lake, with green streaks in the water clearly showing an active algal bloom
four fish fillets cook in a frying pan
Two people kneel next to a bucket holding juvenile lake sturgeon
A person paddles a canoe down the green-lined Detroit River
A four-part image showing youth and adults involved in Extension activities
Screenshot of the social science data hub, featuring the 2022 National Invasive Species Outreach Campaign Assessment as well as a tile to contribute data and a citation guide.
A screenshot of the GLANSIS HUC8 landing page, with a search bar that takes addresses or watershed codes and a resulting map.
Screenshot of the new GLANSIS landing page, featuring drop-down menus, a featured "species of the day", a list of statistics, and the quick species search function.
A group of people looking through spotting scopes in a field
A collage of Great Lakes plants and animals with a camera and the words "Gotta find 'em all! 2026 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz"
A collage of Great Lakes plants and animals with a camera and the words "Gotta find 'em all! 2026 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz"
Upwellings imposed over an image of a blue inland lake under a blue sky, surrounded by wooded dunes
Upwellings imposed over an image of a blue inland lake under a blue sky, surrounded by wooded dunes
Report Flooding Flood Focus app Help identify issues along Ecorse Creek 1. Scan QR code 2. Open browser 3. Take a photo 4. Add information for more information, go to detroitriver.org/ecorse-creek
A chocolate lab sniffs an aquatic plant next to a person sitting on the back of a boat.
A diver in a black suit and yellow tank sits on the back of a boat, waiting to enter an inland lake.
"Help us plan our future Great Lakes research, outreach, and education" next to an image of a researcher bundled up in cold-weather gear, crouching on the frozen surface of a lake with water sampling equipment
Sea Grant Michigan, Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship alongside a picture of the Capitol building dome from below
Waves hit the south pier in South Haven. Photo courtesy of SHAES.
Michigan Birding 101 Join Michigan Sea Grant and explore this wonderful hobby 2026 Spring sessions: March 17, 19, 24, 26 7-9pm ET Fun virtual classes for beginning birders Free and open to all registration: bit.ly/MIBIRDS26
A graphic showing a map of Lake Champlain, a map of Michigan's watersheds, and a happy anniversary message to Lake Champlain after its temporary designation as a Great Lake on March 6, 1988.
A graphic showing a map of Lake Champlain, a map of Michigan's watersheds, and a happy anniversary message to Lake Champlain after its temporary designation as a Great Lake on March 6, 1988.
The word Upwellings over an image of a snowy boardwalk stretching into a frozen marsh
Emily Stuller, a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, smiles in front of some green shrubbery.
A headshot of Emily, who has blonde hair and blue eyes, smiling in front of green shrubs
A grid of 10 photos of members of the incoming 2026 Knauss class. They represent a range of genders and ethnic backgrounds.
Bohemian waxwing
A tray full of pink fish eggs
A holiday card saying "Hope your holidays are sparkly and bright!" accompanying pictures of the Grand Haven lighthouses, sunlight on Lake Superior water, a stand of birches in the snow, and a Norfolk pine with festive colorful lights in its branches
a stonefly