University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: October 2018

Want to Save Our Lakes? First, Find One to Love.

The question wasn’t all that surprising – “What can we, as individuals, do to help keep the Great Lakes clean?” It came from an audience member in Shannon Hall, the large theater space at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union, and it was directed at Dan Egan, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter-turned-author who was on campus discussing his …

Guest Post: Healthy Lakes Have Real, Calculable Value for Humans

Yesterday, the folks at Fondriest Environmental published a great article on how science is proving the value of lakes to humans. We just had to share!  By Karla Lant on October 11, 2018 Do you have a childhood memory of a favorite lake you used to visit with family and friends? This is one of the most …