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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has proposed a $12 million project to remove “legacy” phosphorus-laden sediment from tributary streams to the Yahara chain of lakes, in an attempt to improve the lakes’ water quality. Research on Dorn Creek, a Lake Mendota tributary, revealed not only... Read More
Longtime River Alliance collaborators Friends of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway (FLOW) have scored a victory for the Lower Wisconsin River, by working in partnership with the Driftless Area Land Conservancy land trust, Midwest Environmental Advocates law firm, and private landowners Doug and... Read More
People who live on large water bodies in Wisconsin -- Lake Winnebago, Petenwell and Castle Rock, Tainter and Menomin -- have suffered for years from nasty algae blooms produced by phosphorus that comes from farm fields. It is unsightly, smelly and harmful to you if you ingest it or expose your... Read More
Always curious and always exploring, Susan Connor grew up in the small town of Laona, nestled among the lakes of the Nicolet National Forest. She traveled south to Madison and Milwaukee while pursuing degrees and a career, but eventually landed, happily, on the shores of Lake Michigan in... Read More
