Ghost Ships of the Schooner Coast

Underwater archaeologist Tamara Thomson doesn't just photograph shipwrecks- she captures wrecks in our very own Midwestern Great Lakes. Stop by the Wisconsin Historical Museum to see her breathtaking underwater photography of the Rouse Simmons, Home, and other wrecks.

Photo via Wisconsin Historical Society

The exhibit,  "Ghost Ships of the Schooner Coast," was developed by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, with support from the Historical Museum, as well as our friends at the UW Sea Grant. Click here for more information about the exhibit, or here to see Great Lakes shipwrecks resources at the Water Library

 Photographer Thomson explains part of the exhibit to a crew from the UW Aquatic Sciences Center.

EPA Offers Assistance to Small Water Systems

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that they will be providing up to $15 million in funding for small drinking water and wastewater systems in the United States.These small systems- those serving fewer than 10,000 people, as well as - will be able to receive training and tools to improve their system operations and management. The EPA aims to help these systems "achieve and maintain compliance with the Safe Water Drinking Act," which ensures the quality of America's drinking water. Interested systems must apply by April 9, 2012, and the EPA will award funding in the summer.

For more information about safe drinking water and the new funding program, check out these resources:

• US EPA Safe Water Drinking Act
• US EPA Training and Technical Assistance for Small Systems. Click here for application information.
• Drinking Water Quality:  Recommended Reading list from Wisconsin's Water Library
• Understanding and Protecting Groundwater: Recommended Reading List from Wisconsin's Water Library

Happy birthday, Dr. Suess!

"You're glumping the pond where the Humming-Fish hummed! No more can they hum, for their gills are all gummed...Oh, their future is dreary. They'll walk on their fins and get woefully weary in search of some water that isn't so smeary." -The Lorax

 

Do you speak for the trees? Here at the Water Library, we care a lot about keeping our ponds from getting glumpy and our fishes' gills from getting gummed! Dr. Suess' birthday is today, and the beloved children's author would have been 108 years old. Celebrate by reading The Lorax- available for checkout here at the Water Library, or visit Suessland for some Suess fun for kids.