Marte Kitson

Marte Kitson headshot
Professional Title
Environmental Literacy Extension Educator

What I do for Sea Grant

  • Manage the Center for Great Lakes Literacy project.
  • Oversee the Partners in Education project.

Areas of Interest

  • Great Lakes science and teacher professional development.
  • Watershed education.
  • Water quality, ecology, and aquatic invasive species.

Education

M.S. - Biology
University of Minnesota Duluth
B.S. - Biology
University of Minnesota Duluth
Psychology and Sociology
Gustavus Adolphus College

Outreach Projects

White research ship on calm lake

Center for Great Lakes Literacy

The Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL) helps create a Great Lakes-literate public capable of effectively contributing to the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the Great Lakes

Black and white cartoon of Lake Superior with three embedded fish outlines.

Partners in Education

The Partners in Education program is a collaboration between Minnesota Sea Grant, the University of Minnesota Duluth

Two adult geese and four goslings swimming in water.

Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz

The 2022 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz will take place from April 22, 2022 to May 20, 2022. Stay tuned for more details!

Sailing vessel Denis Sullivan on the waters of a Great Lake is a replica three-masted, wooden, gaff rigged schooner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Shipboard Science Workshops

Sea Grant's shipboard science programs transform teachers into motivated Great Lakes educators.

Heart-shaped rock held by two fingers with Lake Superior beach and water in background.

Students Ask Scientists

The Students Ask Scientists program enables teachers to provide their students in grades five to 12 with an opportunity to ask questions of working scientists.

Upcoming Events

Sailing vessel Denis Sullivan on the waters of a Great Lake is a replica three-masted, wooden, gaff rigged schooner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Superior Shipboard Science for Educators

Sailing vessel Denis Sullivan on the waters of a Great Lake is a replica three-masted, wooden, gaff rigged schooner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Superior Shipboard Science for Educators

Marte Kitson is positioning a leaf pack in the water.

Agaaming Aki: Overnight Camping Experience in Grand Portage

Media Mentions

News Releases

University of Minnesota Duluth, Large Lakes Observatory Research Vessel (R/V) Blue Heron in the Port of Duluth-Superior in September 2018.
June 20, 2022

Sea Grant Shipboard Science Workshop to Launch With 11 Great Lakes Educators

2022 Great Lakes Sea Grant Superior Shipboard Science Workshop