To combat the intense winter weather of Northern Wisconsin, road salt has been usedthroughout Marathon county as a cheap, effective means to melt snow and ice on roads, keepingdrivers safe in potentially treacherous conditions. Recent discovery has revealed that this roadsalt application has potentially significant consequences on local ecosystems near roads. Ourgoal of this project is to find out what sensitive areas in the Marathon County Metropolitan areaare impacted by road salt use.
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Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141