The forecasts that guide life on the Great Lakes—water-quality alerts, navigation, algal bloom warnings—are only as good as the science behind them. Through a five-year, $53 million NOAA partnership, U-M and federal scientists are training the next generation to forecast the lakes with human judgment at the center.
According to new SEAS-led research, today's birds are smaller and face more breeding challenges than prior generations, because the number of insects available to feed on has dropped in recent decades.
As CEO and founder of The Stewardship Network, a national and internationally award-winning nonprofit, SEAS alum Lisa Brush (MS ’01) has built one of North America’s most influential collaborative stewardship movements, connecting and mobilizing the people caring for land and water across 39 states and two Canadian provinces.
As superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, Jason Taylor leads an “exceptional team” that is responsible for everything that happens within the park’s boundaries, from ecological stewardship and restoration to visitor engagement and experience. The park sits within three hours of about 30 million people, so in addition to stewarding the fifth most biodiverse national park, Taylor works every day to help make it “the people’s park.”