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Celebrating 50 years of the Clean Water Act
NEW Water lauded as a leader, innovator

By Rick CohlerCorrespondentGREEN BAY – Local, state and national leaders, along with the leadership of NEW Water in Green Bay celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Federal Clean Water Act and the 90th anniversary of NEW Water at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay’s STEM center on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Chancellor Michael Alexander reminded the …

Celebrating 50 years of the Clean Water Act
NEW Water lauded as a leader, innovator
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NERR

Green Bay dives into phase two of national reserve designation
UWGB, partners gauging public interest in site locations

By Kevin DamaskCorrespondentGREEN BAY – Momentum continues to build in the Green Bay area for the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), a federal designation to help protect and study coastal wetlands and natural estuaries. Emily Tyner, the director of freshwater strategy at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB), was pleased to see a large turnout, both …

Green Bay dives into phase two of national reserve designation
UWGB, partners gauging public interest in site locations
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Effort underway to recognize bay as national reserve

By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – A regional effort is underway to designate the Bay of Green Bay, the world’s largest freshwater estuary, as a national reserve – the next step in the region’s 30-plus year effort to clean up, restore and protect the bay. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, in partnership with local …

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