In this podcast, join Nature Up North's Digital Media Intern Liz Anderson as she speaks with local expert, Clarkson professor, and community member Tom Langen. Learn about local wetlands, the role they play in our ecosystem, and how they're managed. In particular, they discuss the Upper and Lower Lakes Wilderness Management Area and the water drawdown that occurred this fall.

For more information on this project, visit the websites below.

General wetland management at Upper and Lower Lakes:

https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/yfiupperhmp.pdf

The drawdown project:

https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2024/8/dec-announces-water-level-drawdown-at-upper-and-lower-lakes-wildlife-management-area