Northwoods Lake Study Aims to Give Insight to Future Lake Health in Warming Climate
Right now, there is a lake in Vilas County that has no snow on it. Researchers based out of UW-Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction use shovels, snowblower, and plows to keep it clear all winter long, leaving the thick ice exposed. It’s the second year of field work for the study that is looking at the impact of what no snow or ice cover could mean for the health of lakes in the Northwoods. WXPR first told you about study last winter on The Stream. Credit Katie Thoresen/WXPR “This year we actually had freeze up. You might recall that the lakes this year froze really nicely before it sta...
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