Great Lakes Media

View a special series of reports aired in April 2007 from Wisconsin Public that examine environmental, economic and cultural issues related to Lake Michigan and Lake Superior

Great Lakes Connection
Report titles include: Raspberry Island lighthouse, Safe Catch, Grandma Gen, Quagga Mussels, Biofouling, Blue Wave Beach, Great Lakes Compact, Great Lakes Turbines, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Management Plan, Milwaukee River Cleanup, Lake Trout Return?, Dragon Boats, and Fish Cleaner.

Recent Articles from Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine on the Great Lakes

A firm hand on the spigot , June 2007
by Lisa Gaumnitz and Shaili Pfeiffer
A compact of Great Lakes states and provinces aims to protect this liquid treasure from a thirsty world.

Algae that's Bad News for the Nose , June 2005
by Shaili Pfeiffer
Conditions remain right for periodic outbreaks of stinky algae along the Lake Michigan coast.

Lake Superior: A Place Apart , April 2003
by Nancy Larson & Karen Plass
A special section on the greatest of the Great Lakes.

A Beachhead Safe for Swimming , June 2003
by Lisa Gaumnitz
For the first time, water quality at all of Wisconsin's popular coastal beaches will be monitored, and the public alerted when the water is unsafe for swimming.

Adrift on the Sea of Life , June 2003
by DNR Communication and Education staff
The search to explain declining yellow perch populations in Lake Michigan zeroes in on the fry's ability to survive "the black hole" -- those first months drifting around the big water.

Enjoy and Protect Wisconsin’s Great Lakes , October 2003
by Natasha Kassulke
Wisconsin Coastal Management Program’s investment in our coastal communities.