A pristine Wisconsin lake can provide a reference to change in our ecosystems and an opportunity to reflect on ourselves. Author and naturalist John Bates returns to the Perpetual Notion […]
Algal blooms and climate change
Harmful algal blooms can result in toxins in lakes that result in fish kills and disrupt access for recreation and other economic activities. Although there is a hypothesis that increasing […]
The Yahara CLEAN Compact In Action
Madison’s trademark lakes have suffered in recent years. Swimmers have largely abandoned once-popular beaches, due to thick films of poisonous turquoise slime caused by blooms of blue-green algae. The main […]
Killer Lakes and Limnology Legends du Nord
If you live in Madison or Wisconsin or the Upper Midwest, you are probably a limnophile (you love lakes). Kicking off the Fall 2021 pledge drive, limnologist / biologist guest […]
Water Show! Madison’s Drinking Water Quality + State of the Lake...
Water is an essential part of life, but it’s especially present here in Madison and Dane County, where we’re surrounded by lakes and farms. For today’s episode, Tuesday host Carousel […]
Let’s Talk Water – Madison Lakes, Local Flooding, and Sustaina...
On today’s episode, new Wednesday host Ali Muldrow is joined in the studio by Yogesh Chawla to talk all things water, particularly the lake systems here in Madison, the flooding […]