Another Generation of Great Lakes Education
In the past few years, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has been working diligently to prepare our organization for the next decades of Great Lakes education. With past plans complete...
Schoolship Blog
Inspiring Lifelong Stewardship
Who doesn’t want to spend their summer on a schooner? Of course, Inland Seas offers a multitude of opportunities to sail and experience life on the water, but for our volunteers,...
From Scientist to Steward
“A typical U.S. student spends 8,884 hours over nine years to complete primary and lower secondary education. That’s nearly 1,300 hours—more than a full school year—more than the average for...
Initial Impressions as an Intern
My name is Christina Javorka, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Marketing and Communications Intern for the 2021 summer season. I am currently an undergraduate...
2020-21 ISEA Cafe Archive
Because the format for our 2020-21 ISEA Cafes was virtual, we can share them beyond the actual events. Please enjoy the recordings below in our 2020-21 ISEA Cafe Archive. Over...
Sustainability Comes in Many Rs
We are, hopefully, all familiar with the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle. In the past two blog posts we have discussed them at length. This classic alliteration serves as a...
Making a Case for Using Less
By Rachel Ratliff In our last blog, we discussed how to reuse plastics to lessen our reliance on the recycling process; in this blog, we’ll be making a case for...
Recycling is Not Enough
By Rachel Ratliff As a society, we are not oblivious to the consequences of our consumerist culture. At this point, if someone has not seen a photo of a deceased...
Microbead-Free Waters Act
By Rachel Ratliff In 2015, the United States Congress passed H.R. 1321, also known as the “Microbead-Free Waters Act.” This regulation outlines a process for phasing out the production and...
Adapting to Invasives: How the Great Lakes are adjusting to Dreissenid mussels
By Rachel Ratliff & Mariah Cox It has been 30 some odd years since the Dreissenid cousins made their homes in our lovely Great Lakes. Maybe you’ve heard of them,...