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Category: Imperiled Shores

Wisconsin’s shoreline communities bear a heavy burden as a climate “tug of war” — evaporation from warming temperatures and increasingly intense storms — drives extreme shifts in Lake Michigan’s water levels. This series explores efforts by Northeast Wisconsin communities to protect their shorelines from volatile water levels in the coming years.

Posted inEnvironment, Imperiled Shores

‘Preserving these places is paramount’: How photographer Brett Kosmider documents Door County, Wisconsin’s fragile, changing landscape

by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch December 10th, 2021December 10th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Photographer and videographer Brett Kosmider has dedicated much of his career to documenting life and nature in a place that he calls one of the “great anomalies in the world.”

Posted inEnvironment, Government, Imperiled Shores

Wisconsin state parks battered as Lake Michigan shrinks beaches, smashes boardwalks

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 9th, 2021February 14th, 2022
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

Imperiled Shores: A multimedia presentation

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch November 5th, 2021February 3rd, 2022
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

As Lake Michigan shoreline vanishes, Wisconsinites try to fight waves with walls

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch November 4th, 2021February 15th, 2022
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch October 30th, 2021February 15th, 2022

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