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