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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have received a grant to install Seabins, innovative plastic pollution capture devices, at three Wisconsin Clean Marinas. An estimated 22 million pounds of plastic enter the waters of the Great Lakes each year. However, plastic pollution technologies, like the Seabin, are boosting the outlook for how we can alleviate…
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Bayfield, Wisconsin – Pikes Bay Marina is officially recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. This is Pikes Bay’s second recertification, since their initial certification in 2011, and they remain committed to the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program.  “As the new general manager at Pikes Bay Marina, recertifying as a Clean Marina was one of my main…
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Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin – SkipperBud’s Harbor Club Marina is officially re-certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina’s continuous commitment to maintain clean-boating best practices has been strong since its initial certification in 2010. “Harbor Club wanted to recertify as a clean marina because we find it very important that we do our part in…
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Ashland Marina joins an elite group of certified clean marinas along Lake Superior as the newest member of the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program. Ashland Marina’s certification is the most recent example of the city of Ashland’s ongoing effort to sustainably redevelop the waterfront to enhance public access and improve water quality. “The Ashland Marina became a Clean…
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Saxon Harbor Campground and Marina joins Wisconsin Clean Marina Program Saxon, Wis. – Saxon Harbor Campground and Marina has been certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. Saxon Harbor Marina and Campground was completely destroyed in a severe storm and flood on July 11, 2016. Since then, the marina has been an example of resiliency in the…
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Quarterdeck Marina certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin – SkipperBuds’s Quarterdeck Marina in Sturgeon Bay has been certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina initially certified with the program in 2010. The Wisconsin Clean Marina program welcomes Quarterdeck Marina back to the program as a certified marina in 2020. Quarterdeck Marina…
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Port Washington Marina recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina   Port Washington, Wisconsin – Port Washington Marina has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina was the first to join the program in 2010 and has continued to uphold a high standard of environmental stewardship. “Our tenets are proud of the fact that…
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South Shore Yacht Club recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina   Milwaukee, Wisconsin – South Shore Yacht Club has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The yacht club has upheld the best management practices set by the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program since they were first certified in 2014. “Members of South Shore Yacht Club…
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Madeline Island Yacht Club is Wisconsin’s Newest Clean Marina   La Pointe, Wisconsin – Madeline Island Yacht Club has been certified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. As such, the yacht club promotes environmentally responsible business practices to minimize pollution and improve water quality.     The Wisconsin Clean Marina Program was launched in 2010, and…
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Theresa Qualls is coming back to her work roots with her hire as the Clean Marina Program coordinator for Wisconsin. Qualls, who has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree from UW-Green Bay in environmental science and policy, worked for the program with former coordinator, Victoria Harris. “We…
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