MN Sea Grant: Superior Waves

Host Jesse Schomberg talks about extreme weather events in 2017, research results indicating that primary productivity is increasing in Lake Superior's and what a changing climate might have to do with these observable phenomena.

Sharon Moen talks with Dr. Thomas Beery, Minnesota Sea Grant's Resilience Specialist, about the benefits of using nature in urban design, his article in the journal Ambio, and his work in Sweden and Duluth.

Host Sharon Moen talks with Dr. Lucinda Johnson, associate director of the Natural Resources Research Institute, about water quality and Governor Dayton's goal of improving Minnesota water 25% by 2025.

Host Jesse Schomberg offers advice about enjoying Minnesota's fishing season and how you can Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!

Paleolimnologist Elizabeth Alexson with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute talks with Jesse Schomberg about diatoms and what she learned by studying them.

Host Jesse Schomberg introduces listeners to a dog that helps whale researchers, oyster-inspired paint and sea vegetable farming to illustrate how federally funded science is making a difference in the U.S.

Host Jesse Schomberg talks with Adele Yorde, public relations director at the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, about the history of the St. Louis River Quest for area sixth-graders and the start of this year's shipping season.

Guest host and Minnesota Sea Grant Director Dr. John A. Downing discusses the ways Sea Grant benefits the economic and environmental security of Minnesotans and the U.S.

Host Jesse Schomberg talks with Dr. John Pastor, professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, about his 5-year study of wild rice and how this state grain responds to the nuances of sulfate and sulfide in Minnesota waters.

Join host Jesse Schomberg as he explains how Pink Salmon came to live in Lake Superior.