Connections | The Intersection of Science & Literature of the Great Lakes

Join Sally Cole-Misch, author of The Best Part of Us, the 2024/2025 "Great Lakes, Great Read" adult selection and Titus Seilheimer, fisheries specialist with Wisconsin Sea Grant, as they explore the ways that science and literature intersect in communicating the challenges facing the Great Lakes watershed.

Sally Cole-Misch is a writer and environmental communicator who advocates for the natural world through work and play. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, a Master’s Degree in environmental education and international water policy from the University of Michigan, and a certificate in fiction writing from Stanford University. Dr. Titus Seilheimer is the Fisheries Specialist with Wisconsin Sea Grant. He works with Great Lakes partners and stakeholders to address fisheries and ecosystem changes and impacts. Dr. Seilheimer communicates the complexity and wonder of the Great Lakes ecosystems to a diverse group of people. He has an interest in identifying and counting fishes, habitat restoration, and dabbling in aquaculture.