"Exploring the Future of Madison’s Lakes": In-Person Badger Talk in Madison, WI
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Join us on June 17, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the Renaissance Senior Living of Hilldale. Registration is not required. This talk is open to the public. With any questions, please contact their front desk at (608) 949-7550.
Like many lakes in urbanizing agricultural watersheds, the lakes of Madison are undergoing enrichment with nutrients, invasion by non-native plants and animals, and intensive management of fisheries. The talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to envision plausible futures for the lakes and analyze the possibilities using a suite of biophysical models.
Presenter Steve Carpenter has worked on water quality and fisheries problems of Wisconsin’s lakes since 1974. He was a co-founder of the Resilience Alliance for studies of social-ecological change. He served as a co-chair of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the first global evaluation of the services that people obtain free from nature. Dr. Carpenter is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Like many lakes in urbanizing agricultural watersheds, the lakes of Madison are undergoing enrichment with nutrients, invasion by non-native plants and animals, and intensive management of fisheries. The talk presents a transdisciplinary effort to envision plausible futures for the lakes and analyze the possibilities using a suite of biophysical models.
Presenter Steve Carpenter has worked on water quality and fisheries problems of Wisconsin’s lakes since 1974. He was a co-founder of the Resilience Alliance for studies of social-ecological change. He served as a co-chair of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the first global evaluation of the services that people obtain free from nature. Dr. Carpenter is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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