Beach closures and bacteria levels are on the rise. The Door County Environmental Council is committed to protecting the waters of Green Bay so that generations to come can enjoy what makes Door County special.
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Nate is the Ecosystem Scientist at the Savanna Institute in Madison, WI. He discusses the ecological benefits of agroforestry to help solve climate change, water pollution, and biodiversity loss. Nate also explains how our land’s actual capacity for using nutrients is incongruent with what producers are actually applying. Click here to watch the program.
Gina LaLiberte is the Statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. She discussed harmful cyanobacterial blooms and Cladophora in Wisconsin and the Door Peninsula. Click here to watch a recording of her program.
Chris Jones is a retired research engineer from IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering from the University of Iowa focusing on water quality in agricultural landscapes. He is also the author of The Swine Republic, Struggles with Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality. Listen to the recording here.
Bill Davis is the Senior Legal Analyst with the River Alliance of Wisconsin. He discussed PFAS, lakebed, and DNR issues and the River Alliance’s work on water management and agriculture.
Authors P. David Allen and Susan Campbell led an invigorating discussion about the history behind the world’s largest environmental river cleanup of its kind: the $1.3 billion fix for widespread chemical contamination of the Fox River.
Dr. Maureen Muldoon, PhD discussed the hydrogeology of the Silurian dolomite aquifer and how it is affected by surface contamination.
Dr. Val Klump JD, PhD discussed the state of the waters of Green Bay. View the recording here.
Dr. Gregory Kleinheinz discussed his research of water quality in Door County. View the recording here.
Presented by Tucker Burch, PhD. View the recording here.
