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Changing Climate, Changing Forest

From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project
Length: 04:35

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There are a lot of ways climate change stands to affect Lake Superior. There's the reduction in ice cover, rising lake temperatures, the increase in storminess and declining water levels. But it’s not just the lake itself that stands to be impacted by the changing climate. The rising temperatures and increase in severe weather events are altering the ecology and forests in the Lake Superior watershed. The forest as we know it—full of birch, spruce, pine and firs—might not be that way for much longer. In this edition of WTIP North Shore Community Radio's Lake Superior Project, producers Barbara Jean Johnson and Kelly Schoenfelder take a closer look at the changes we're seeing in the forests of the Lake Superior watershed. Read the full description.

Lsp13_birch_tress_small This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

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Piece Description

This feature is part of The Lake Superior Project, a 26-part series looking at a broad range of issues facing Lake Superior and its watershed, produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio. This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The Lake Superior Project is an ongoing series by WTIP North Shore Community Radio looking at the various issues facing one of the world's biggest resources. In this edition of the Lake Superior Project, producers Barbara Jean Johnson and Kelly Schoenfelder take a closer look at the changes we're seeing in the forests of the Lake Superior watershed.

OUTRO:

That was Kelly Schoenfelder and Barbara Jean Johnson with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. To learn more about The Lake Superior Project, visit the series website at wtip.org/lakesuperiorproject.

Additional Credits

This project is funded in part by the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in cooperation with Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

Related Website

wtip.org/lakesuperiorproject