Kate Blumhardt

Kate Blumhardt

Oil Spill Monitoring, Sault Sainte Marie, MI

In 2025, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) received a multi-million-dollar grant to support the International Consortium on Oil Research for Our Waters of the North. The funding aims to advance scientific knowledge and develop innovative oil spill response technologies. Freeboard…

Final Buoys Retrieved, Marking End of 2025 Season

Buoy retrieval from the lake

In early December, Freeboard and its parent company, LimnoTech, retrieved the final buoys of the season as part of its Great Lakes buoy program. Overall, Freeboard maintains a network of 30 buoys in partnership with its customers that cover portions…

Lake Erie Aquatic Research Network (LEARN)

Data logger set up in small lake.

The Wetlands and Water Quality group within the Lake Erie Aquatic Research Network (LEARN) was contracted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to design and implement a comprehensive wetland monitoring program. This initiative was part of the broader…