Taking Climate Explorations to New Shores

Climate change is likely to have a profound impact on the Great Lakes, affecting everything from residents’ electricity bills to local crops and insect pests. However, many Great Lakes residents don’t know what those impacts could be, or what actions could address or prevent them.

Ohio Sea Grant’s outreach programs are committed to closing that knowledge gap, with approaches as varied as a webinar series and a curriculum set for middle and high school classes. Stone Lab’s Lake Erie Science Field Trip program has also added a climate change activity to its lineup, using display panels on Gibraltar Island to educate participants about the impacts of climate change on the region, as well as about ways to prevent and mitigate those impacts with personal actions.