You can hear from an expert in the study of the characteristics of freshwater systems this week at a presentation in Door County. Dr. J. Val Klump, Ph.D., a Great Lakes limnologist, and biochemist, will speak on the state of the water quality of the bay of Green Bay, the challenges it faces today, and what the future holds for the local ecosystem. The Future of the Bay of Green Bay presentation will be held at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor and hosted by the Door County Environmental Council. Dr. Klump says his research has shown the bay has concentrated areas of dead zones with low oxygen levels that prevent aquatic life from existing.
Besides dead zones, harmful algal blooms are spreading in the waters of Green Bay. Dr. Klump has been involved in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Great Lakes research program for over 43 years and is a Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences. He has done submersible research in the oldest lake in the world, Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, as well as the deep waters of Lake Superior and Michigan.
Dr. Klump’s free presentation will be held at 7 p.m. at the Kress Pavilion on Wednesday or can be watched on Zoom with this link.
(Photo courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison)
