Water Quality Audio 
| Title | Description | Main Topic | Keywords | Aired | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What is Minnesota Sea Grant (7:10) | Steve Bortone, director of the University of Minnesota Sea Grant program, talks about how Sea Grant advances society's ability to sustain aquatic and coastal environments and economies. The 7-minute monolog especially focuses on scientific endeavors related to Lake Superior and Minnesota's inland waters. | About MN Sea Grant | Minnesota Sea Grant | 2009.02.25 KUMD |
Host: Steve Bortone, MN Sea Grant |
| 40 Years of Superior Science (7:04) | Retiring director Jeff Gunderson talks to Jesse Schomberg about his 36 years with the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program, "aqua-shysters" and more. | About MN Sea Grant | Minnesota Sea Grant's 40 year anniversary, Fish, Aquaculture, Harbor Corrosion, Ballast Water | 2015.03.10 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Jeff Gunderson, Director, MN Sea Grant |
| Sea Grant is Golden: New Director, New Directions (6:41) | [Transcript] Minnesota Sea Grant's new director is excited to be part of NOAA Sea Grant's next 50 years. Host Jesse Schomberg interviews Dr. John A. Downing. |
About MN Sea Grant | Director, Sea Grant Mission, Lake Superior | 2016.02.16 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. John Downing, Director, MN Sea Grant |
| Sea Grant Act Signed 50 Years Ago...And Then What!? (7:22) | [Transcript] On Oct 15, 1966 President Johnson signed the Sea Grant College Act. Why would he do such a thing? What did it do? What has it done (maybe found a key to curing cancer?!?!?)? What does it mean for the future? |
About MN Sea Grant | National Sea Grant College and Program Act | 2016.10.25 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| NOAA Sea Grant Benefits Minnesotans (7:38) | [Transcript] Guest host and Minnesota Sea Grant Director Dr. John A. Downing discusses the ways Sea Grant benefits the economic and environmental security of Minnesotans and the U.S. |
About MN Sea Grant | Economic and Environmental Benefits to Minnesotans | 2017.03.14 KUMD |
Guest Host: Dr. John Downing, Director, MN Sea Grant |
| Sea Grant! What Have You Done? (6:42) | [Transcript] Host Jesse Schomberg introduces listeners to a dog that helps whale researchers, oyster-inspired paint and sea vegetable farming to illustrate how federally funded science is making a difference in the U.S. |
About MN Sea Grant | Federally Funded Science, Whales, Oysters, Sea Vegetable Farming | 2017.04.11 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Coastal Science Serving America (6:39) | Host Jesse Schomberg talks to Minnesota Sea Grant's Director, John Downing, about some of the coastal challenges Sea Grant and aquatic scientists are working to solve. | About MN Sea Grant | What is Sea Grant, Coastal Challenges, Aquaculture, Aquatic Invasive Species, Water Levels, Climate Change, Science | 2018.01.30 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. John Downing, Director, MN Sea Grant |
| Vagaries of Variability, Climate and Weather (6:27) | Jesse Schomberg talks with Hilarie Sorensen, Minnesota Sea Grant's Climate Change Extension Educator, about the weather and much more. | Climate Change | Climate vs. Weather, Variability, Extreme Events, Temperatures, Ice Cover, Precipitation, What You Can Do | 2015.04.07 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Hilarie Sorensen, Climate Change Extension Educator, MN Sea Grant |
| Wild Rice: Sulfide Sensitivity and Minnesota's Sulfate Standard (9:00) | Host Jesse Schomberg talks with Dr. John Pastor, professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth, about his 5-year study of wild rice and how this state grain responds to the nuances of sulfate and sulfide in Minnesota waters. | Coastal Communities | Wild Rice, Sulfide, Sulfate | 2017.02.28 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. John Paster, Professor of Biology, UMD |
| World Water Day and Water Distribution (6:00) | [Transcript] Host Jesse Schomberg discusses why the distribution of water on Earth matters and things you can do to celebrate World Water Day. |
Coastal Communities | World Water Day | 2018.03.13 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Green Infrastructure: Stormwater Management Goes Back to Nature (7:42) | Host Jesse Schomberg talks with John Bilotta, Minnesota Sea Grant's water resource management and policy extension educator, about the ways communities are echoing natural systems to manage stormwater runoff and how individuals can help. | Coastal Communities | Stormwater Runoff | 2018.03.27 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: John Bilota, Water Resource Management and Policy Extension Educator, MN Sea Grant |
| E. Coli in Duluth-Superior Harbor Fish (4:38) | [Transcript] This program explores research on E. coli in wild fish. E. coli bacteria contamination in the Duluth/Superior harbor has been an issue for many years. University of Minnesota Duluth biology professor Randall Hicks is working with researchers to narrow the field for possible causes and pathways of contamination. |
Coastal Hazards | E. Coli | 2008.06.10 KUWS |
Host: Marie Zuikov, MN Sea Grant |
| Beach Bacteria (8:00) | [Transcript] The focus of this show is bacteria found in the water and the Lake Superior Beach Monitoring Program. |
Coastal Hazards | E. Coli | 2005.05.18 KUMD |
Host: Marie Zuikov, MN Sea Grant; Guests: Heidi Bauman, Coordinator, LS Beach Monitoring Program & others |
| Beaches, Bacteria, and Your Health (9:33) | Learn about the sources of E. coli in the environment as Dennis Hansen discusses his research with Steve Bortone. | Coastal Hazards | E. Coli | 2009.03.25 KUMD |
Host: Steve Bortone, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dennis Hansen |
| Contending With Coastal Contaminants (7:54) | John Lindgren, fisheries specialist with the Minn. DNR, explains how the St. Louis River Estuary became impaired and what has been done to improve this Great Lakes Area of Concern. | Coastal Hazards | St. Louis River Estuary | 2011.03.09 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: John Lindgren, Fisheries Specialist, MNDNR |
| After the Flood: Water Quality (10:31) | Barbara Liukkonen, Sea Grant's Water Resources Education Coordinator, talks about flooding and overcoming water quality challenges caused by floods with Steve Bortone. | Coastal Hazards | Flooding, Water Quality | 2009.05.20 KUMD |
Host: Steve Bortone, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Barbara Liukkonen, Water Resources Education Coordinator, MN Sea Grant |
| Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Algal Blooms (6:05) | Dr. Robert Hecky, Biology Professor at UMD's Large Lake's Observatory discusses the phosphorous entering lakes and how it dictates the amount of algae growth in the lake. | Coastal Hazards | Algal Blooms, Nitrogen, Phosphorous | 2010.02.03 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Robert Hecky, Biology Professor, UMD's Large Lake's Observatory |
| The Power of Water: Rivers (7:16) | Host Jesse Schomberg talks with Karen Gran, associate professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, about rivers, floods and the power of high water. | Coastal Hazards | Rivers, Rain Events, Dangers, Water Safety, Floods | 2018.02.13 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Karen Gran, Associate Professor, UMD's Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences |
| Popular Chemicals Afflict Fish (5:18) | Gerald Ankley, a toxicologist with the EPA Laboratory in Duluth, talks about endocrine disrupting chemicals, hormones and hormone mimics that affect fish reproduction and development. | Fish | Fish, Chemicals | 2011.02.16 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Gerald Ankley, Toxicologist, EPA |
| Is Our Large Lake Healthy? (6:00) | Dr. Norine Dobiesz of UMD's Large Lakes Observatory defines a healthy ecosystem for a large lake like Superior as one that is most stable or that changes the least. | Lake Superior | Healthy Ecosystem | 2009.12.30 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Norine Dobiesz, Large Lakes Observatory, UMD |
| Wetlands Role in Water Quality, Fisheries (6:17) | Mike Sierszen of Duluth's EPA lab discusses marshes, bogs, swamps - the wetlands - and why they are good for the environment. | Lake Superior | Wetlands, Marshes, Bogs, Swamps, Water Quality, Fisheries | 2010.01.13 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Mike Sierszen, EPA |
| Color of Lake Superior (5:10) | [Transcript] Host Jesse Schomberg discusses why Lake Superior's surface ranges in color from red to blue. |
Lake Superior | Surface Water Color | 2015.03.24 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Oil and Water — It's Complicated (6:25) | [Transcript] Host Jesse Schomberg talks about Sea Grant's role in creating conversations and tools to scrutinize the movement of crude oil in the Great Lakes region. |
Maritime Transportation | Crude Oil | 2017.12.05 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Hold the Salt: Winter Road Maintenance and Water Quality (5:13) | Environmental consultant Connie Fortin describes how road deicers affect lakes and streams, and explains the strategic application of rock salt. | Water Quality | Road Deicers | 2011.03.02 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Connie Fortin, Environmental Consultant |
| Robo-researching Lake Superior Streams (8:49) | Elaine Ruzycki, assistant scientist for the Natural Resources Research Institute at UMD and key on-the-ground scientist for LakeSuperior Streams.org, talks about robo-researching Lake Superior Streams. |
Water Quality | Robo- researching Lake Superior Streams | 2009.04.08 KUMD |
Host: Steve Bortone, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Elaine Ruzycki, Asst. Scientist, NRRI, UMD |
| History Lesson in a Sediment Core (8:24) | Josef Werne, associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, describes how sediment cores taken from Lake Superior reflect human activities over the last 200 years. | Water Quality | Sediment Cores | 2011.02.09 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Josef Werne, Associate Professor, UMD |
| Clear Running Waters? (5:22) | UMD grad Andrea Crouse comments on how land use and weather combine to muddy Lake Superior's streams. | Water Quality | Lake Superior Streams, Land Use, Weather | 2011.03.30 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Andrea Crouse, Grad Student, UMD |
| Great Pacific Garbage Patch (5:26) | Lorena Rios, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, talks about an ocean region where fragmented plastic accumulates, and plastic in Lake Superior. | Water Quality | Plastic | 2011.04.13 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Lorena Rios, Asst. Professor of Chemistry, UWS |
| Studying Algae in Large Lakes (6:00) | UMD associate professor Stephanie Guildford talks with guest host Maija Morton about research, primary production, and phosphorous in large lakes. | Water Quality | Algae, Phosphorous | 2011.04.27 KUMD |
Guest Host: Maija Morton, KUMD; Guest: Stephanie Guildford, Associate Professor, UMD |
| Frogs and Water Chemistry: Part 2 (4:45) | Dr. Pat Schoff, research associate with UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute, relates declining frog populations to our activities and use of synthetic chemicals. | Water Quality | Frogs, Water Chemistry, Synthetic Chemicals | 2011.06.01 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Pat Schoff, Research Associate, NRRI, UMD |
| Frogs and Water Chemistry: Part 1 (6:17) | Dr. Pat Schoff, research associate with UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute, discusses the possible causes of the malformations seen in some frog populations. | Water Quality | Frogs, Malformations | 2011.06.01 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Pat Schoff, Research Associate, NRRI, UMD |
| Diatoms Denote Lake History (5:37) | UMD researchers Amy Kireta and Euan Reavie talk about working with sediment cores and long-dead algae to document how Lake Superior's water has changed in the last 300 years. | Water Quality | Sediment Cores, Algae, Diatoms | 2011.06.29 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guests: Amy Kireta & Euan Reavie, Researchers, UMD |
| Toxaphene: A Lake Superior Pollutant (4:55) | Jesse Schomberg talks about why Lake Superior neither gives up her dead nor her toxaphene. | Water Quality | Toxaphene | 2013.04.18 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Stormwater Runoff (7:33) | [Transcript] Learn about the Duluth flood of the early 1970s and what's being done to minimize the impacts of stormwater runoff. |
Water Quality | Stormwater Runoff, Floods | 2005.09.07 KUMD |
Host: Marie Zuikov, MN Sea Grant; Guests: Cindy Hagley, Environmental Quality Extension Educator, MN Sea Grant & others |
| New Lake Superior Pollutants (6:06) | [Transcript] This program explores new pollutants in Lake Superior and their effects on the environment. |
Water Quality | Pollutants, Lake Superior | 2008.01.29 KUWS |
Host: Marie Zuikov, MN Sea Grant |
| Water Quality and Research Challenges in Duluth Streams (6:05) | [Transcript] This program explores efforts to determine the effects of urbanization on Duluth streams. |
Water Quality | Duluth Streams, Urbanization | 2008.09.09 KUWS |
Host: Marie Zuikov, MN Sea Grant |
| Endocrine Disrupter Chemicals in Minnesota Waterways (6:12) | Deborah Swackhamer discusses endocrine disrupter chemicals in Minnesota waterways. | Water Quality | Endocrine Disrupter Chemicals | 2009.11.25 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Deborah Swackhamer, Professor, Science Technology & Environmental Policy and Environmental Health Sciences, UMN |
| Stormwater Management (5:05) | UMD research associate Valerie Brady discusses stormwater runoff and ways to slow its flow into streams and lakes. | Water Quality | Stormwater Runoff | 2009.12.02 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Valerie Brady, Research Coordinator, MN Sea Grant |
| Peat Bogs Are Big in Minnesota (5:12) | Dr. Paul Glaser, of the Limnology Center on the Twin Cities campus, talks about peat bogs and his research at Red Lake. | Water Quality | Peat Bogs | 2009.12.16 KUMD |
Host: Judy Zomerfelt, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Paul Glaser, Limnology Center, UMN |
| Ditches and Water (4:18) | Jesse Schomberg describes why roadside ditches matter and what you can do to keep them functioning beautifully. | Water Quality | Ditches | 2014.12.02 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Earth Day #45: Why and How to Conserve Water (5:04) | Even people in water-rich areas should pay heed to the ways they use water. Host Jesse Schomberg talks about water consumption and gives suggestions for water conservation. | Water Quality | Water Consumption and Conservation | 2015.04.21 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| Stormwater Awareness in the Northland (5:16) | Did you know stormwater is not treated? Jesse Schomberg discusses a recent survey with Paul Teten, Stormwater Management Assistant with MN Green Corps. | Water Quality | Stormwater Runoff | 2015.05.05 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant, Guest: Paul Teten, Stormwater Management Assistant, MN Green Corps |
| It's a Blue-Green World! Cyanobacteria and You (6:27) | [Transcript] Host Jesse Schomberg talks about cyanobacteria (aka. blue-green algae) and ways that Sea Grant, and possibly you, are working to understand hazardous algae blooms. |
Water Quality | Blue-Green Algae, Cyanobacteria | 2016.11.08 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
| A Pinch of Road Salt (6:51) | Host Jesse Schomberg talks with Erica Strom, a Minnesota Green Corps volunteer who is working with the City of Duluth to minimize the amount of road salt that ends up in the city's streams and in Lake Superior. | Water Quality | Road Salt | 2017.01.17 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Erica Strom, Volunteer, Minnesota Green Corps |
| Diatoms with a Micro-Fossil Hunter (7:15) | Paleolimnologist Elizabeth Alexson with the University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute talks with Jesse Schomberg about diatoms and what she learned by studying them. | Water Quality | Diatoms, St. Louis River Estuary, Lake Superior | 2017.04.25 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Elizabeth Alexson, paleolimnologist, UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute |
| Improving Minnesota's Water Quality 25% by 2025 (7:13) | Host Sharon Moen talks with Dr. Lucinda Johnson, associate director of the Natural Resources Research Institute, about water quality and Governor Dayton's goal of improving Minnesota water 25% by 2025. | Water Quality | #25by25MN, Development, Mining, Forestry, Tourism, Aging Infrastructure, Road Salt, Nitrate Pollution, Lead, Weather Patterns, Climate, Water Scarcity, Online Town Hall Meeting | 2017.09.26 KUMD |
Host: Sharon Moen, MN Sea Grant; Guest: Dr. Lucinda Johnson, Associate Director, UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute |
| Planning for Duluth's Streams, Comments Welcome (6:27) | [Transcript] Jesse Schomberg talks about the water quality of Duluth's streams and two related reports that are open for public comment through April 18, 2018. |
Water Quality | Duluth Streams | 2018.04.04 KUMD |
Host: Jesse Schomberg, MN Sea Grant |
Cynthia Hagley
