Associate dean and professor Harvey Bootsma and his lab are a small team that’s dedicated to a monumental task: finding a way to kill invasive quagga mussels that blanket the lake bottom and starve whitefish to death. Whitefish face collapse …
Harvey Bootsma‘s lab has been working to combat the invasive quagga mussels, despite inadequate funding for research.
Cora Sutherland, Interim Assistant Director, and Professor Melissa Scanlan, Director, of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy recently explored how offshore wind in the Great Lakes could meet regional electricity needs – and why now is the time …
The McLellan lab‘s work was referenced in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, chronicling the construction project of the new beach at South Shore Park. With their decades-long monitoring of the beach, the team found that bacteria, impervious surfaces that increased …
Nothing ruins a day at the lake like E. coli. At elevated levels, the bacteria — which is prevalent in the guts and feces of both humans and animals — can make people sick, forcing beach managers to post advisories or …
The Bootsma lab’s work testing methods of fighting invasive mussels has gained continuous attention. WISN12 visited the lab to gain further insight. Scientists are trying new strategies to manage invasive mussels in Lake Michigan after decades of ecological disruption caused …
Federal investment in Great Lakes research doesn’t just protect the waters’ ecosystems, it bolsters safety and prosperity for the people who call the region home, according to a new peer-reviewed publication. The report titled “Investing in Great Lakes science is …
Graduate students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences — Joe McCormack, Evelyn Grimm, and Cami Armendariz — were recently featured on WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR for their work addressing flood risks and resilience in Milwaukee. As part of Melissa …
Scientists are removing the Great Lakes’ worst invasive species. How? The first-of-its-kind project is happening in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Muskegon, Michigan. Associate dean and professor Harvey Bootsma and his lab research team’s …
Associate dean and professor Harvey Bootsma spoke to Spectrum News 1 about programs at risk with the proposed 2026 federal budget, which includes the Great Lakes Observing System and other research programs. GLOS is funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
