LSSU's "A Piece of the Reef"

05/28/2025

UPDATED CLUB CHANGE!! There is a change in the time and location of the club. Below is the updated information

Are you interested in learning about Aquaponics? Join us for a hands on interactive 4-H SPIN club where we learn about caring for fish, plants, and germinating seed through observation. The Aqua Tankers 4-H SPIN club will be held on Mondays beginning-
Date: June 16, 23. 30 July 7,14, and 21st.
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: Crawford Hall Room 249
This SPIN club is limited to 10 youth.
To register for the Aqua Tankers SPIN club go to https://www.4honline.com/ #/user/sign-in
Or call the MSUE Chippewa County 4-H office at (906) 635-6368 for more information.

01/14/2023

Researchers came across a “huge” gathering 1,350 feet below the ocean’s surface -- and it got weirder from there.

08/10/2022

https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/a-rose-garden-in-the-ocean/

Flower-shaped corals blossoming off the island of Tahiti offer hope for reefs

08/04/2022

https://www.whoi.edu/reefs/7-ways-you-can-be-reef-safe/

You can make lifestyle changes to help corals in crisis. Here’s what you can do to preserve our healthy reefs and help corals in crisis.

07/30/2022

https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/invasive-tunicates-have-shellfish-farmers-crying-foul/

As shellfish farmers struggle with invasive tunicate invasions, scientists are trying to gain insight into the thermal tolerances for these strange critters and determine where they might show up next

06/18/2022

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220616-the-new-sonar-built-from-sealife-noises?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email

Military sonar can have a serious effect on some ocean animals. Could natural noises produced by sealife be used to locate undersea threats?

06/06/2022

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/crackling-or-desolate-ai-trained-hear-corals-sounds-life-2022-06-06/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily-briefing&utm_term=06-06-2022

When a team of scientists listened to an audio clip recorded underwater off islands in central Indonesia, they heard what sounded like a campfire.

05/29/2022

https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-encounters

Check this one out for ''Giving Reefs a Chance'' June 8th at 7:30 pm!

A virtual series from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Made possible through the generous support of the Avatar Alliance Foundation.

05/02/2022

01/22/2022

https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/did-you-know/how-are-seashells-made/

One of the most striking features of our beaches is seashells. Their whorls, curves, and shiny iridescent insides are the remains of animals. But where do they come from?