Promotional graphic for 2026 Minnesota Sea Grant undergraduate internships featuring photos of students conducting field research and a deadline of February 20.

🚨 DEADLINE ALERT: You have 7 days left to apply for a paid #MNSG summer internship! 🌊

5 paid positions. 3 roles. 1 week left.

If you're a #UMN undergrad looking for hands-on experience in water quality, fisheries, or public safety, this is it!

💻 Apply by Feb. 20: z.umn.edu/mnsg-ug-inte...

The Soo Locks closed yesterday, marking the end of the Great Lakes shipping season. 🔒 Want to know how these giants move the economy or how to make it your career? 🚢

Dive into our Shipping 101 guide to find out: 🔗 z.umn.edu/mnsg_glshipp...

#SooLocks #GreatLakes #MNSG #Shipping

A blue sturgeon depicted with a glowing red nose with multiple holiday elves riding on top of it. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

Who needs reindeer when you have a red-nosed sturgeon? 🔴🐟 Happy holidays from the whole MNSG crew!

#GreatLakes #HolidayCheer #MNSG

Kelsey Prihoda helps students at University of Wisconsin-Superior's 2025 Transportation and Logistics Day. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

⏳ Tick-tock! You have until 11:59 PM tomorrow to get priority status for a $600 #MNSG educator mini-grant.

Whether you're at a school, nature center, or library, as long as you work with K-12 youth in #MN, you're eligible!

Apply here: z.umn.edu/mnsg_minigrant
#EduSky

Identification graphic showing difference between Steelhead Trout, Coho Salmon, and Chinook Salmon. Credit: MNSG.

FREE Stocking Stuffer Alert! 🎁 Hear Don Schreiner on The North 103.3 FM? Get the "Know the fish. Know the regs" decal.

It features lifelike illustrations by renowned fish artist Joseph R. Tomelleri! Order link: z.umn.edu/MNSG-Steelhe...

#Steelhead #LakeSuperior #Tomelleri #MNSG

Don Schreiner speaks to a charter captain about a Steelhead vs. Salmon identification decal. Credit: M. Thoms/MNSG.

Looking for a FREE gift for the #LakeSuperior angler in your life? 🎣

MNSG's Don Schreiner joins The North 103.3 FM today to talk about our #Steelhead vs. #Salmon ID decal. Listen live at 8:20 a.m.!

Get the decal info here: z.umn.edu/MNSG-Steelhe...
#Fishing #MNSG

A Chinese Mystery Snail on a log. Credit: Invasive Species Centre.

Not all monsters haunt the night… some creep along the lake bottom. 🐌

Discover the spooky impacts of invasive #MysterySnails (Chinese, Japanese & banded) at this free Practical Water Wisdom webinar from Itasca Waters & #MNSG. 🧪

Advance registration required: z.umn.edu/mnsg_pww-mys...
#WaterSky

People wearing backpacks walking through tall cattail stands. Credit: MNSG.

A tupperware box filled with sensor equipment floating in a stand of brown, dried cattails. Credit: MNSG.

A person in waders reaches into a minnow trap in a marsh filled with cattails. Credit: MNSG.

Invasive hybrid cattails are changing MN lakeshores—reducing native plant diversity & fish habitat. #MNSG is testing if small-scale removal can restore nearshore ecosystems.
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Learn more & meet the team @ the MAISRC Dockside Meet-and-Greet, 8/27 on Coon Lake.🧪

Details: z.umn.edu/mnsg_cattails

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#MNSG brought together decision-makers, fish farmers & researchers for 2025 #Aquaculture Decision-Maker Day! 🧪

✅ Local food discussions
✅ Fish farm tours
✅ Policy connections

Aquaculture is #agriculture—see how #MN is supporting sustainable seafood. Watch the full recap: z.umn.edu/2025MNSG-DMD

Graphic displaying dates, times and locations of summer 2025 tabling opportunities for Paddle Safe Twin Ports. On the bottom are a kayak, canoe, and paddleboard icons. Credit: Minnesota Sea Grant.

🛶 Paddle season isn’t over yet! #MNSG will be out at events around the #TwinPorts—swing by our table to grab safety tips and enter our #PaddleSafe photo contest.

Snap a pic of your paddling adventure, submit it, and you could win a summer prize pack: z.umn.edu/mnsg_photoqu...

📅 Find our table! 👇

Maggie Karschnia guides Minnesota Sea Grant staff and advisory board members in playing the Watershed Game. Image credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

At our May #MNSG advisory board meeting, members got hands-on with the #WatershedGame! 💧

They explored how land use decisions impact water, & had some fun while learning, too.🧪

See how the game helps communities achieve clean water goals or try a copy for yourself: z.umn.edu/MNSG-WSG
#EduSky

"Voices of Minnesota Aquaculture" panel presentation in front of a room of attendees. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

Julia Grenn, MNSG aquaculture extension educator, speaks with a group of legislators and producers in a greenhouse in front of a sign reading "Minnesota Sea Grant Aquaculture Lab." Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

Amy Schrank, MNSG aquaculture extension educator, speaks to legislative staff and producers in front of Yellow Perch fingerling tanks. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

A jar of small, golden minnows, called Golden Shiners, swimming. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.

#MNSG wrapped up the 2025 Aquaculture Decision-Maker Day on June 24! 🐟

From local fish tastings to research tours, we connected policymakers with the people growing #Minnesota’s #aquaculture industry sustainably.

🔗Learn more about our work in #fisheries and aquaculture: z.umn.edu/mnsg_sfa

A flower of the starry stonewort pinched between a finger and thumb over a pile of starry stonewort in the background.

🎆This #IndependenceDay, we’re not just thinking about stars & stripes—we’re talking starry stonewort, an #AquaticInvasive threatening #Minnesota lakes.

Join Itasca Waters + #MNSG for a free #WaterWisdom webinar with Dr. Daniel Larkin on 7/10. 🧪

🗓️ Register: z.umn.edu/mnsg_pww-sto...

A gold mansion with a green guitar in front stands in front of an orange building, beach, and water. Text says 10th annual Concerts on the Pier. Credit: Glensheen Mansion.

#MNSG takes to the water...well, pier!🌊

Catch our table at Glensheen Mansion's Concerts on the Pier TONIGHT starting at 5 p.m.! Walk or paddle up to learn more about our #WaterSafety program and PaddleSafe #TwinPorts while listening to sweet sounds.🎶

🔗https://z.umn.edu/mnsg_cotp1

A ranger points into the distance as he gives educators a tour at the Duluth Entry lighthouse. Credit: Cait Dettmann/MNSG.

TODAY: Last day to apply for scholarships! 🎓

#MNSG is offering scholarships to the first 20 educators to register for the upcoming “#LakeSuperior Speaks: Educator & Researcher Confluence” event from July 23-25 at Wolf Ridge ELC!

Don't wait, apply today: z.umn.edu/mnsg_lss-sch...
#EduSky 🍎

Abby Haugen smiles with a member of the public at a Minnesota Sea Grant table at the Minnesota Point 50 Turning Point event. Image credit: M. Rodman/MNSG.

We 💙connecting with local community members!

Last month, #MNSG attended the Turning Point Summit hosted by #Minnesota Point 50 to play #LakeSuperior trivia and share educational resources related to community resilience! 🌊

Check out our projects related to community resilience: z.umn.edu/mnsg_rce

A person holds a stainless steel water bottle in front of a forested background. Credit: yanishevska/Storyblocks.

Happy #HydrationDay!💧

We study water, live near water, & yes—occasionally drink water.

Whether you're a fish, researcher, or trying to survive a #Minnesota summer, staying hydrated is🗝️! (Tip: coffee doesn’t count. We checked.)

#MNSG is all about clean #WaterScience🧪

Text reading "Now hiring Aquaculture Extension Associate" over an image of Don Schreiner measuring Golden Shiner baitfish.

Text outlining responsibilities of the Aquaculture Extension Associate job.

🐟 Want to help feed communities & shape the future of #GreatLakes aquaculture? #MNSG is #hiring an Aquaculture Extension Associate!

Based in St. Paul, you'll manage our #aquaculture lab, connect with fish farmers, & dive into hands-on research & outreach.

👉 seagrant.umn.edu/articles/aq-ext-assc25

Text reading "Now hiring Aquaculture Extension Associate" over an image of Don Schreiner measuring Golden Shiner baitfish.

Text outlining responsibilities of the Aquaculture Extension Associate job.

🐟 Want to help feed communities & shape the future of #GreatLakes aquaculture? #MNSG is #hiring an Aquaculture Extension Associate!

Based in St. Paul, you'll manage our #aquaculture lab, connect with fish farmers, & dive into hands-on research & outreach.

👉 seagrant.umn.edu/articles/aq-...

Minnesota Sea Grant Fisheries Specialist Don Schreiner smiles at a Minnesota Sea Grant booth.

Help us congratulate #MNSG Fisheries Specialist Don Schreiner! 🎉

In May, Don received University of Minnesota Duluth's 2024–25 VC of Academic Affairs Unit Staff Award for outstanding leadership, service, & commitment to the people we serve.

Congratulations, Don!

Research vessel at sea with two crew members managing equipment, including a large crane and two yellow buoys, under a clear sky.

#SeaGrant is a smart investment!🌊

#MNSG funds research using meteorological buoys that provide real-time data for National Weather Service forecasting, marine safety, fishing charters + more, adding to 11 years of #LakeSuperior data.🧪📈

Learn more about the project: z.umn.edu/mnsg-buoys

Graphic titled 'Calling All MN Educators' by Sea Grant Minnesota. It features an educator with safety glasses surrounded by educational symbols like a globe, books, and scientific equipment, encouraging educators to share their resource and professional development needs.

#Minnesota educators: #MNSG wants to hear from you!🎙️

Take our 10-mins Educator Needs Assessment to help our #education team develop more effective #WaterScience programming & resources. 🍎 Plus, it's an opportunity to win one of three $50 gift cards! #EduSky

z.umn.edu/mnsg-EduSurv...

A beaver holding a stick in water next to its dam. Credit: GlacierNPS/Flickr.

Join Itasca Waters & #MNSG for a dam good webinar on April 3 all about #beaver dams, ponds, and their impact on the #GreatLakes region.

Learn how these busy ecosystem builders shape our waters (for better or worse) and how we can manage them sustainably! 🦫

Learn more at: z.umn.edu/mnsg_pww-bea...

A smiling person holds a sign that says taste test local fish

#MNSG is growing Minnesota’s #aquaculture economy! 💰

We're helping producers raise high-value #YellowPerch from egg to market in recirculating aquaculture systems—creating local food, new jobs, and delicious results. 🐟 Learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg_yep

Promotional graphic for an event titled "Springing into Action: Building Resilient Communities with Green Infrastructure," co-hosted by Sea Grant Minnesota and Natural Resources Research Institute. The image features vibrant floral designs and partial view of the Earth, set against a dark green background.

🌱Spring into action with #MNSG in our upcoming three-part webinar series! The first event on using #GreenInfrastructure at home is on Tuesday, 3/11, perfect for DIY-ers or those interested in #sustainability!

Spots are "growing" fast - save your seat at: z.umn.edu/25mnsg_going...

An instructor standing in a stream holding a dipnet looking at bug samples in a small tub with two children on a dock.

🐛 #MNSG project highlight: #BugsBelowZero

Bugs Below Zero helps understand winter stream food webs, which helps trout fishers & communities protect fisheries—supporting local economies!

Bonus: anyone can get involved in community science & conservation! Learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg_bbz

Promotional graphic for the MNSG Community Engaged Internship focusing on St. Louis River water safety, featuring the logos of Sea Grant Minnesota and University of Minnesota Duluth. The image includes illustrations of three individuals engaged in activities by the river: one reading a brochure, another examining a water sample, and a third paddling a canoe.

Undergrads: Want to stay afloat this summer? 🌊

#MNSG & Wisconsin Sea Grant offer a paid water safety internship working on #PaddleSafe Twin Ports to keep paddlers safe on the #StLouisRiver! 💦

Join our informational webinar on Friday 3/7 to learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg_25cei-w...

Sign displaying "Paddle Safe" information from PaddleSafeTwinPorts.org next to the St. Louis River, with overcast skies and trees in the background.

🚣‍♂️ #MNSG Project Highlight: #PaddleSafe Twin Ports

#PaddleSafe Twin Ports supports local tourism by providing real-time paddle conditions, launch info, & safety tips. Safer paddlers = more visitors loving #TwinPorts waters—boosting the local economy! 💰🌊

Learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg_pstp

Chunks of ice and snow along Lake Superior with mist rising from the water in the background.

🧊 #MNSG project highlight: MN #Ice-Out Clock

The #Minnesota Ice-Out Clock helps seasonal businesses in tourism, recreation, & agriculture plan logistics & ops more accurately, saving them💵, while also helping recreationists reduce risk.

Learn more at our 3/7 webinar: z.umn.edu/mnsg_iceout25

Image of an informational post by Minnesota Sea Grant discussing potential federal budget cuts and encouraging support through a QR code link for action.

⏰30 seconds of time to support #SeaGrant! Congress is still finalizing the FY26 budget. We face the possibility of Sea Grant federal funding elimination. Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from #MNSG: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you! 💙