MN Sea Grant: Superior Waves

Host Jesse Schomberg talks to Dr. Karen Gran, associate professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota Duluth, about the streams along Minnesota's North Shore.

Jesse Schomberg interviews Ted Ozersky, Assistant Professor of Biology and the Large Lakes Observatory at UMD. Ozersky has studied large, cold lakes worldwide finding that there's more going on under the ice than we thought.

Host Jesse Schomberg discusses the complexity of how water moves in and out of the Great Lakes basin.

Host Jesse Schomberg talks about The Great Lakes Water Compact and why beer can be exported from the Great Lakes basin without much ado but straight water cannot.

Host Jesse Schomberg interviews Sea Grant's Sharon Moen, author of With Tomorrow in Mind: How Athelstan Spilhaus Turned America Toward the Future.

Hilarie Sorensen, Climate Change Extension Educator, talks with host Jesse Schomberg about Earth's weather and Lake Superior's climate, potential water refugees and forests.

Host Jesse Schomberg talks about harvesting wild rice and research that is shedding light on how sulfate affects the plant's productivity.

Guest host Olivia Dehler explains a few things about burbot, a native fish of Lake Superior. Topics cover fish oil and fox fur, the Eelpout Festival, and "The Song."

Did you know stormwater is not treated? Jesse Schomberg discusses a recent survey with Paul Teten, Stormwater Management Assistant with MN Green Corps.

Even people in water-rich areas should pay heed to the ways they use water. Host Jesse Schomberg talks about water consumption and gives suggestions for water conservation.