Penguins inhabit which pole? Asking for not a friend.
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Penguins inhabit which pole? Asking for not a friend.
Illustration of underwater lake life with the phrase, "Dive into lake learning - Introduction to Lakes Online. 6 Week Online Course. Michigan State University Extension Center for Lakes and Streams".
Last call! Our Intro to Lakes online course starts soon - you can sign up through 5 PM ET January 27. Join us!
www.canr.msu.edu/courses/intr...
FINAL DAY! Each year we present three awards for the most notable papers published in the previous year's volume of the Journal of Great Lakes Research: Nominate a paper from volume 51 for consideration. Deadline January 15. https://bit.ly/4jJ6S2b
Cool mid-Michigan opportunity to spend time outside, meet cool people, and learn how to be an even better steward of our natural ecosystems.
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Ohio Lamprey on December 22
Day 22’s #25DaysofFishmas feature may look Grinchy, but don’t let that fool you!
We say “Oh, hi!” to the Northeast/Great Lakes region + the Ohio Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium), a parasitic native fish who may seem more suited for Halloween but is full of holiday spirit!
(and fish juice, probably)
Ok fish science friends, what did my sister find on the shore of Lake Michigan?
#GreatLakes
FINAL DAY!
There have been some fantastic submissions by some awesome #scicomm folks. Don’t miss out on being a part of an amazing week of scicomm at the annual conference. bit.ly/4nTTfxz
#IAGLR26 #ConnectedWaters26
Don’t miss out! Last day for abstracts is tomorrow.
#scicomm #IAGLR26 #ConnectedWaters26
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Borax Lake Chub on December 18
A dip in a relaxing hot spring sounds like just the cure for the winter blues - just ask Day 18’s #25DaysofFishmas feature, the Borax Lake Chub (Siphateles boraxobius)!
Our #Fishmas road-trip takes us to Oregon's Borax Lake, a small, hot spring-fed lake that’s just right for a small, unique minnow
Wonder Fish!
#25DaysOfFishmas
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Bonneville Cisco on December 16
🎶I’m dreaming of a white(fish)-mas🎶
No need to just dream it! On Day 16 of #25DaysofFishmas, our road trip heads to the high country for the Bonneville Cisco (Prosopium gemmifer), a species of freshwater whitefish found only in Bear Lake on the border of southeast Idaho and northern Utah.
Exciting that there are multiple scicomm sessions to pick from for next year’s joint IAGLR-SCAS/SCSA conference, including one co-chaired by yours truly. Get your abstracts in now so we can make this a true scicomm bonanza: bit.ly/4nTTfxz
#IAGLR26 #ConnectedWaters26
Ink sketch of alligator gar life cycle from egg to adult and back again.
Combining the life cycle theme for #sundayfishsketch h with #GarWeek for a quick ink sketch of the Alligator Gar life cycle. Eggs -> larval -> juvenile -> adult -> back to eggs!
Don't eat those eggs!
Cartoon images of three different costumes. A grant proposal due tomorrow. Reviewer number p is greater than 0.1, your imposter syndrome made flesh, the unfinished manuscript, unaccounted for variable
Halloween costumes to scare scientists (by @twisteddoodles.bsky.social) 🧪
Michiganders, the Belle Isle aquarium has a lot of gars.
Each year, IAGLR gives out several scholarships to students showing great promise early in their research careers. Don't miss the November 1 deadline, apply today: http://bit.ly/46Mr652
That makes me want a science poster tea towel…my Christmas list has now officially started.
A photograph of a rain garden with overlaid text reading "Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant - Now Hiring!"
Come join us at @ilinseagrant.bsky.social! We're hiring a Research & Reporting Administrator to manage the program's ~$400,000 per year competitive research portfolio of #GreatLakes science; the position will be based at Purdue University
careers.purdue.edu/job/Research...
Oh this gartastic creation? A little @solomonrdavid.bsky.social inspired fun.
Yesterday, IAGLR President Dr. Donna Kashian testified at the Michigan Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture as the committee heard testimony on legislation to prevent and clean up microplastics pollution. Senate press release: https://bit.ly/4git5CH
*slaps snout of the gar*
“You can fit so many fish in here [and help balance freshwater ecosystems]”
~used gar salesman
Of all the things I thought I would see today, a half-buried dead snake was not one of them.
Bonus points if you can name the species. Hint: Michigan
Welp…now I have to hope my PCP can and is willing. www.axios.com/2025/08/27/c...
Our EEB department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an assistant professor in evo-devo. See go.illinois.edu/EEBAsstProf for details. Please share!
Screenshot from the beginning of a webinar showing the title, "What Lies Beneath: Invasive Plants in Michigan Lakes" by Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore. Illustrations of five significant invasive plants from Michigan lakes, including Eurasian watermilfoil, curly-leaf pondweed, starry stonewort, European frog-bit, and hydrilla. An inset shows one of the speakers, Dr. Jo Latimore.
In May, Erick Elgin and Jo Latimore from our team presented a #NotMISpecies webinar They discussed the value of community science (volunteer monitoring) for finding invasive plants early in Michigan lakes, joined by volunteer from SE Michigan. Watch: us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/_Ni... #MacrophyteMonday
I am trying to push it off as long as I can so I can get the most protection during the winter surge, but each day that goes by I’m becoming more worried about getting access.
One may be a follower of @solomonrdavid.bsky.social when you don’t need the most distinguishing gar characteristic to ID them.
I see that tail poking around the edge.
Who doesn’t want to learn more about these amazing creatures?!?
Image of a crayfish in a bucket of water, with lots of text: "Crayfish Monitoring Trainings. September and October 2025. For Great Lakes natural resource agency staff and conservation group professionals. Participants will learn: Crayfish anatomy & identification, Invasion pathways & regulations, State-specific reporting protocols, Standard field sampling. Registration now open". Logos for Michigan State University and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
Crayfish monitoring training events are being held across the Great Lakes region this fall. Free to attend!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
