Algae blooms form on the surface of Lake Mendota near the UW campus in July 2018. Wisconsin’s lakes experience harmful algae blooms each summer as phosphorus runoff creates conditions that favor their growth. (Photo by Jeff Miller)
Nearly 100 people packed a room at the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently, overlooking the world’s best-studied lake, Lake Mendota.
They were there to think about and to talk about water. Not just any water, but Wisconsin’s water, in a year...
