Clean Lakes Alliance (Madison, Wisconsin)
Clean Lakes Alliance works to improve water quality in Madison's Yahara lakes; it reports 81 monitoring stations and over $1.4 million in grants (its figures).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- Madison, Wisconsin, has five lakes connected by the Yahara River.
- Too much phosphorus washes in and feeds smelly algae blooms.
- Volunteers check the lakes and the group helps pay for projects to keep them clean.
The Five W's of Clean Lakes Alliance
Who
Clean Lakes Alliance, a nonprofit formed in 2010, working with government agencies, lake groups and community nonprofits.
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, About
What
Reducing phosphorus pollution, the top priority, plus volunteer lake monitoring, grants and education.
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, About
When
Since 2010. Its 2024 Impact Report marks the 14th State of the Lakes report card.
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, About
Where
The five Yahara lakes and their All the land where rain and snow drain into the same river or lake. Glossary in Greater Madison, Wisconsin.
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, About
Why
Phosphorus, mostly from stormwater runoff, is the leading cause of poor clarity, cyanobacteria blooms and beach closures (Clean Lakes Alliance).
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, About
Impact Statement
Nonprofit solution · active
In 2024, Clean Lakes Alliance reports 81 monitoring stations, and more than $1.4 million in Clean Lakes Grants awarded since 2010 (its figures).
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, 2024 Impact Report
For Further Information: Clean Lakes Alliance, 2024 Impact Report
Volunteer monitors post lake conditions to the LakeForecast app, warning when potentially toxic algae blooms form (Clean Lakes Alliance).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
LakeForecast shows the public which beaches are open and where the water is best each day (Clean Lakes Alliance).
Source: Clean Lakes Alliance, 2024 Impact Report
For Nature
Grants helped complete a 160-acre prairie at Pheasant Branch Conservancy and native shoreline plantings (Clean Lakes Alliance).
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