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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 inImperiled Shores

15 years later, Wisconsin university’s massive Lake Michigan seawall frustrates downstream neighbors

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch August 13th, 2022May 15th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Erosion concerns and seawall feuds span the Great Lakes and the globe. Concordia University Wisconsin’s fortification has left neighbors bitter.

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 5th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 9th, 2021February 28th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The state Department of Natural Resources is weighing a fundamental question: Preserve land or let nature take its course?

Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

Imperiled Shores: A multimedia presentation

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch November 5th, 2021November 30th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels. Wisconsin Watch reporter Mario Koran explains the impact this has on lakeshore communities in this multimedia slideshow.

Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

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

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch November 4th, 2021February 15th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin sees a surge in barriers to slow lakefront erosion. But such structures are temporary and may harm downstream beaches.

Posted inEconomy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

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

Avatar photo by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch October 30th, 2021February 15th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s Great Lakes communities expect to spend $245 million in five years to protect shorelines as a climate ‘tug of war’ drives extreme shifts in water levels.

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