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A little neighborhood art gallerist, Algae blooms study, What’s being done about changing Lake Michigan levels

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The Baileys Harbor Marina in Door County, Wis., as a barge dredges the channel
The Baileys Harbor Marina in Door County, Wis., is seen on May 24, 2011 as a barge dredges the channel during Lake Michigan’s 16-year period of below-average water levels. After hitting a record low in January 2013, water levels surged to a record height in July 2020 that swallowed beaches, swamped docks, increased erosion of lakeside bluffs and shuttered businesses. Dan Eggert/Door County Pulse archives

We learn about a project to share art in a community from the artist who started it. Then a UW-Madison limnologist explains the surprising results of a study she led looking at the severity of algal blooms. And we talk with a pair of reporters who’ve been looking into fluctuating levels of Lake Michigan, and how shoreline communities and the DNR have been taking action to protect them.

Featured in this Show

  • You've heard of Little Free Libraries. What about a Little Free Art Library?

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    We talk to a Wisconsin artist about why she decided to put her own twist on the classic Little Free Library by creating a free homemade art exchange.

  • Better understanding the problem of algae blooms

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    The lead author of a new study into the severity of harmful algae blooms — and whether they’re getting worse — explains some of their findings.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Amy Zander Guest
  • Grace Wilkinson Guest

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