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The Northern Highlands: Where does the road lead?
Steve Carpenter Professor Center for Limnology University of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected]
Kemp Station 4 Sept. 2002
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The Northern Highlands
A rare endowment of lakes and forests
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A growing population . . . .
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And a changing landscape . . .
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Big changes can happen . . .
Eutrophication in experimental lake near Land o’ Lakes
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Consequences of Eutrophication:
Blooms of noxious, toxic algae Oxygen depletion, fish kills Disease, toxicity Increased costs of water purification for drinking and other uses Loss of benefits from fishing, recreation
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Clear Water
Increase Phosphorus Inputs
Variable weather
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Turbid Water
Over-load of Phosphorus shifts the lake to turbid state:
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Phosphorus buildup in sediments makes the turbid state permanent
Toxic Algae Bloom Fish kill
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Other changes are underway . . . .
And other changes could happen . . .
Disease expands?
Technology increases impact on natural resources?
Recreational usage expands, or declines?
Species invasions
Loss of shoreline forest and declining fish growth
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And there will be some surprises along the way . . .
“An optimist is someone who believes the future is uncertain” - Oscar Wilde
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Vulnerabilities . . .
Diversity of economic opportunities
Competing recreation opportunities / finite land
Drivers outside the Northern Highland:
Climate
Population
Economy
Resilience . . .
Living resources, land and lakes
Creativity, energy of Northern Highland people
(comments from March workshop)
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Are there obstacles to innovation?
“What if recreational bulldozing becomes popular? Does the County need to provide land for that?”
“Mountain bikers sweat on the bar, ask for a glass of water and the bathroom, and leave without buying anything. “
“Public meetings are confrontational and dominated by people with tunnel vision. People do not go to learn. ”
“Any vision for Vilas County interferes with the natural process of growth.”
(quotes from March 2002 workshop)
“The Northwoods Spirit is creative and resourceful. When something big happens, people pull together.”
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Is something big happening?
Where are we going?
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What future do we want for the Northern Highland?
What future can we get?
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Our task: Envision possible futures . . .
“You can’t depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus.” - Mark Twain
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. . . and ask how to create the future we want.
(our task, continued . . .)
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“We have to believe in free will. We’ve got no choice.” - Isaac Singer
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The land and lakes are changing.
How can we navigate the coming changes?
What kind of Northern Highland do we want?
What kind of Northern Highland can we get?
SUMMARY
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The Northern Highlands: Where does the road lead?
Steve Carpenter Professor Center for Limnology University of Wisconsin-Madison [email protected]
Kemp Station 4 Sept. 2002