Wisconsin’s last wild lakes, The meaning of ‘endemic’

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The shore of Lake Mendota at Mendota County Park in Middleton, Wis. on Dec. 25, 2021.
The shore of Lake Mendota at Mendota County Park in Middleton, Wis. on Dec. 25, 2021. Bill Martens/WPR

A naturalist and outdoors guide and educator explains what humans and ‘development’ have done to impact a significant number of Wisconsin’s lakes. Then we talk with a public health and epidemiology expert about what it could look like for the coronavirus pandemic to be downgraded to an ‘endemic.’

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Christine Hatfield Producer
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Interviewer
  • John Bates Guest
  • Dr. Albert Ko Guest

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