A loon spreading its wings on water. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
What can waterbirds tell us about the health of the #GreatLakes? Join Itasca Waters & #MN Sea Grant for a free webinar on avian ecology & conservation with Dr. Annie Bracey.
Register: z.umn.edu/mnsg-pww-wat... 🐦💧
#Conservation #Birds #WaterSky
The Great Lakes Commission is accepting proposals to use the ACPF to target conservation practices and develop outreach plans in the Great Lakes Basin. Total available: $60,000; up to 10,000 per project. Learn more at the link below.
#agsky #acpf #academicsky #watersky
www.glc.org/work/sedimen...
I have been so motivated to drink lots of water in this cute and affordable bottle, and I did a good thing for myself by setting a daily goal and completing it! #OneGoodThingToday #watersky #bluesky #waterbottle
Intersecting crises - water, oil, climate, governance - as Corpus Christi faces dwindling water supplies.
#EnergySky 🔌💡 #WaterSky
Graphic announcing the 2026 Minnesota Sea Grant summer internship application deadline extension to March 10 for three paid positions: Minnesota Lake Lookout, Water Recreation Safety, and Fisheries & Aquaculture.
🚨 #UMN Undergrads: deadline extended!
Apply by March 10 for a paid 2026 MNSG summer internship.
Paid positions:
🧪 Lake Lookout (#WaterQuality)
🛶 #WaterRecreation Safety
🐟 Fisheries & #Aquaculture
Apply via UMN Jobs (Student) with Job ID: 371899.
Learn more: z.umn.edu/mnsg-ug-inte...
#WaterSky
A map of Lake Superior filled with a mosaic of colorful pink, red, and purple hearts against a vibrant gradient background with the text, "You're Superior to anyone else in my heart, Valentine!"
In a world of lakes, you're undeniably Superior! 💘
We're closing out #Valentine's week with a love for #Minnesota's waters and our followers that's deeper than the 1,333-foot floor of #LakeSuperior (and warmer, too!).
#ValentinesDay #GreatLakes #WaterSky @lakesuperior.bsky.social
Why the long face? We gar-antee you have our heart, #Valentine. 💙
#Minnesota is home to two native species: the Longnose #Gar and the Shorthose Gar.
#WaterSky solomonrdavid.bsky.social
📣The ACPF quarterly newsletter is out! ☺️
#agsky #acpf #academicsky #watersky
Yes, the 🌎 keeps spinning, the ☀️ keeps rising, and the 😜 at the ACPF keep on keeping on! 🌷
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Remember the water meta a year ago? Our water consumption optimisation has changed so fast ngl
Here's to one more year of drinking the most essential thing in the world! #watersky
Image of a snowy dune along the Great Lakes with the Center for Great Lakes Literacy.
🚨 Educators: The new Center for #GreatLakes Literacy newsletter is here!
🚢 Save the date: 2026 Shipboard Science on #LakeSuperior
🧪 Live Q&A: Mercury & Microbes (Jan 14)
🐟 New: "Lawyer" fish (Burbot) lessons
🏆 EPA Award info
Read & subscribe: conta.cc/3Y9zZld
#EduSky #WaterSky
Graphic for MNSG Water Reads showing a diver and a snorkeler reading books underwater, surrounded by fish and stacks of books on the seabed. Credit: C. Dettmann/MNSG.
Give the gift of curiosity this season! 🎁
MNSG's #WaterReads list features water-themed children's books (ages 0-18), expertly reviewed by our Director & Water Quality Educator. Spark a love for science & stewardship!
Explore the list: z.umn.edu/mnsg-watereads
#HolidayGifts #WaterSky
Unlock your next career move: MNSG's 2026-2027 Science & Policy Fellowship!
A highly competitive, one-year, full-time PAID fellowship that matches your graduate expertise with #MN water policy. High-impact work funded by the #LCCMR.
Info session: z.umn.edu/mnsg-scipol-...
#WaterSky
Need a unique holiday gift idea? 🎁
Join us for “Water Wishes for the Holidays!” on Dec 4 (Noon–1p CT). We're sharing our favorite water-themed children's books, perfect for sparking wonder! Co-hosted with Itasca Waters.
Register: z.umn.edu/mnsg-waterwi...
#HolidayShopping #EduSky #WaterSky
Left image credit: Cathy Janasie. Right image credit: Fawkes Char.
Join #TwinPorts Freshwater Folk on Dec 3 (Noon CT) for a virtual seminar on #PFAS Regulation in the #GreatLakes & #MN.
Featuring experts:
🧪Catherine Janasie, National #SeaGrant Law Center
🧪Fawkes Char, @mnpca.bsky.social
Free, registration required: z.umn.edu/mnsg-tpff-pf...
#WaterSky
Hey #WaterSky, need a little good water news? 🌊
Communities in Atlanta, Texas, Los Angeles, and Tule River homelands made real progress this month to protect water, restore land, and support long term care. 🧵
Illustration summarizing aquaculture in the Great Lakes Region, showing a pond, a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) tank, and an aquaponics setup with plants and fish, alongside a pie chart and map of regional farm locations. Credit: MNSG.
Did you know 10% of US freshwater #aquaculture farms are in the #GreatLakes region? 🎣
Learn how farming in water provides local seafood, supports recreational fishing, and uses systems like RAS and #aquaponics!
Get the FREE handout: greatlakesaquaculture.org/what-is-aqua...
#WaterSky
Clean Sweep logo featuring a storm drain and leaf elements. Credit: MNSG.
Got water quality goals? 🌊 Learn how enhanced #StreetSweeping can help!
Join the #CleanSweep program, MNPCA, MNSG, and UMN WRC on 11/19 for a morning of FREE webinars. Get tools, training, & case studies you need to develop a successful program.
✅ Register Now: z.umn.edu/mnsg_cleansw...
#WaterSky
Hilarie Sorensen holds a scientific instrument in shallow, icy water. Credit: MNSG.
⏰ Don't miss the fast track! The Intent to Submit form for our 2025 Fast-Track Grant competition is due tomorrow, 11/12.
A tiny step for a potential $10,000 grant!
Learn more & apply: z.umn.edu/mnsg_fasttrack
#WaterSky #AcademicSky
Minnesota Sea Grant's Don Schreiner measures and records Golden Shiners, a popular Minnesotan bait fish, as part of ongoing research to increase Golden Shiner bait production in Minnesota. Image credit: Cait Dettmann/MNSG.
M.S. position alert! Join UMN/MN Sea Grant for fully funded research in #aquaculture to optimize #GoldenShiner baitfish production.
$29k stipend + tuition. Build valuable K-12 outreach skills.
Priority review 12/15/25. Learn more & apply: z.umn.edu/mnsg-aq-ms25
#GradSchool #AcademicSky #WaterSky
A shimmery purple Stanley Quencher cup with orange logo and handle accent in front of a grey desk divider backdrop.
Oooh shiny. I bought a Stanley in Periwinkle Shimmer. I also got a load of flavour sachets for my water. I love the Sonic Ocean Water ones. I guess I'm part of #watertok (or would it be #watersky here?) now. 😂💧
#stanley #stanleycup #watertok #watersky #
Graphic of a harmful algal bloom with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG.
Graphic of a lighthouse being hit by big waves with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG.
Graphic of a sea lamprey with a humorous costume list. Credit: MNSG.
Graphic of dense hybrid cattails with a playful costume list describing the invasive plant’s traits. Credit: MNSG.
Step right up to the #SeaGrant Halloween Shop of Horrors! 🧪
This year’s hottest costumes include: Sea Lamprey, Gales of November, Harmful Algal Bloom, and Invasive Cattails.
One size fits most… watersheds.
Get spooky, stay science-y, & have a #HappyHalloween! 🎃
#GreatLakes #WaterSky #Halloween
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
The homepage for the StoryMap titled "Journey Through the Medway Creek Watershed: An application of the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF). By Mckenna Thompson, Md (Zion) Bodrud-Doza, Wanhong Yang, September 30, 2025. Featuring an agricultural field with a buffered waterway.
📣Explore the recently created StoryMap by researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada! We at the ACPF Hub see this project as an ideal model for innovative ACPF investigations and applications!
#agsky #acpf #academicsky #watersky
🗺️ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f8d7... 🗺️
Collage of four images. Top left: people on ice drill a hole into ice. Top right: a yellow buoy floats on blue water. Bottom left: a person crouches near a hole in ice. Bottom right: a yellow buoy floats on a blue lake in front of a city skyline. Contributed: Jeff Pu.
#TwinPorts Freshwater Folk invites you to a Nov. 5 presentation on winter #limnology + #GreatLakes sensor networks by Dr. Jeff Pu (LLO). 🧪
Lunch + networking start at 11:30 a.m. at the #Duluth MPCA; hybrid talk at noon. Free + open to the public.
🔗 z.umn.edu/mnsg_tpff-wi...
#WaterSky
A woman holds a handheld inclinometer and clipboard against a background of trees. Credit: Hannah Cullen/MNSG.
Reminder for researchers: Fast-Track Grant applications are open (up to $10K, 6-month projects). Great fit for pilot or exploratory #research!🧪
Intent to submit is due Nov. 12; proposals due Nov. 21 via eSeaGrant.
Dive in: z.umn.edu/mnsg_fasttrack
#FundingOpportunity #ResearchFunding #WaterSky
The latest news piece shares the outcomes from Day 1 of the #EU_WISH International Workshop held at @ucddublin.bsky.social (9–10 September 2025), dedicated to the prioritization of wastewater surveillance targets.
Might also be interesting to #episky #watersky #IDsky #medsky 🧪
AMR data from wastewater surveillance is still difficult to interpret. With the new UWWTD, AMR wastewater surveillance will come anyways. Thus, we need to identify targets with whom to accompany it to generate use cases.
Maybe combination with STI monitoring could be a thing?
#episky #watersky 🧪
I just drank so much water without realizing it while I was reorganizing my closet and shelves. #watersky #hydrationsky #hydrate so you won't die straight.
You already know we like to talk #LakeSuperior. 🌊
This next talk? #PFAS and “forever chemicals.”
Join us Oct. 7 @ 1 p.m. CT for Let’s Talk Lake Superior: Chemical Contaminants.
And what do herring gull eggs have to do with it, anyways? 💧🧪
🔗 z.umn.edu/mnsg_letstal...
#GreatLakes #WaterSky
