News & StoriesCategory: Lake Guardian

PA educator participating in 2026 Shipboard Science Immersion

June 25, 2026 Lake Guardian

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is excited to announce that Erin Hricik, Environmental Science and AP Environmental Science educator, grades 11 and 12, at the Sharon City School District in Sharon, PA, will join other educators from across the Great Lakes states, Sea Grant educators representing the Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL), and scientists actively studying […]

2026 Great Lakes Shipboard Science Immersion – on Lake Superior

January 30, 2026 Lake Guardian

Apply today for the July 2026 Shipboard Science Immersion Formal and nonformal 5-12th grade educators from throughout Great Lakes states are invited to apply for an exciting opportunity to spend a week aboard a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel alongside scientists and to bring Great Lakes science back to their classrooms. The program, organized by […]

2025 Sea Grant Shipboard Science Immersion (SSI) – Educators, Apply Today!

January 13, 2025 Lake Guardian

Applications Being Accepted for 2025 Sea Grant Shipboard Science Immersion (SSI) Aboard the U.S. EPA R/V Lake Guardian, on Lake Michigan (HARRISBURG, PA) — Formal and nonformal 5-12th grade educators from Great Lakes’ states are invited to apply for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a week aboard a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research vessel alongside scientists […]

2024 Lake Guardian Scientific Exploration of Lake Erie a Success!

August 16, 2024 Lake Guardian

New Lake Erie Shipboard Science Immersion (SSI) StoryMap Highlights the Journey (HARRISBURG, PA) – This summer fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes states joined Sea Grant educators from the Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL) and Great Lakes scientists for a week-long Shipboard Science Immersion (SSI) on Lake Erie. The opportunity, which took place aboard the […]

PA Educators Embark on 2024 Lake Erie Expedition

June 21, 2024 Lake Guardian

Three Pennsylvania Educators Will Embark on a Once-in-a-Lifetime Scientific Exploration of Lake Erie The Lake Guardian Shipboard Science Immersion (SSI) Launches July 7, 2024, from Cleveland, Ohio (HARRISBURG, PA) – Pennsylvania Sea Grant is excited to announce that three educators from Pennsylvania will join the Sea Grant Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL) and Great Lakes […]

Educators – Apply Today for the 2024 Lake Erie Exploration!

January 5, 2024 Lake Guardian

Apply Today for the Sea Grant Lake Guardian Exploration of Lake Erie Fifteen educators will be selected to embark on a scientific journey to explore Lake Erie July 7-13, 2024. Online application deadline is 11:59 PM EST on Monday, February 19, 2024. Formal and nonformal educators of grades 5-12 from all disciplines (e.g., science, math, […]

Hannah Evans, 2019 Lake Guardian Immersion Participant

October 1, 2019 Lake Guardian

A Week Aboard the R/V Lake Guardian Hannah Evans In 2019 a crew of scientists, researchers, and fifteen Great Lakes science educators, including two from Erie, set course to explore harmful algal blooms (HABs) and microplastic pollution in Lake Erie aboard the US EPA’s research vessel, the Lake Guardian. Their journey, the 2019 shipboard educator […]