Lake-Level Modeling to Support Watershed Management

This project proposes to develop a local, data-supported, lake-level model to serve as a watershed management tool and to provide a demonstration study for similar efforts throughout the state of Minnesota.

Sauk River Monitoring Station map used with permission from Sauk River Watershed District Minnesota Environmental Monitoring Manager and project collaborator Allison Lightfoot. 

Tracing Atmospherically Deposited PFAS from Source to Sediment in the Great Lakes Region

True-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of the Great Lakes region. Image credit: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

This project will investigate how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals, are transported through the air and into surface water in the Great Lakes region.