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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		How Can We Assess the Health of a Lake, River, or Forest?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:05
	Publish Date:		2019-05-20 05:00:00
	Description:		Since March, we've been getting questions in as part of our Curious North series. Jaron Childs from Tomahawk recently asked: What signs can we look for to help assess the health of a lake, river, or forest in northern Wisconsin? The Masked Biologist answers his question for this week's Wildlife Matters. What follows is a very brief answer to a very complex question about how to evaluate habitat health. Lake health could take up volumes of books, so there is no way to answer it simply here. In briefest terms, lake quality is water quality. There are some simple ways to evaluate the health of your lake without testing equipment. Water clarity is a great example. Measuring how far down into the water you can see a black and white secchi disk can give you a great index of water clarity. Plants you find in the lake can also give you an indication of health. Exotic or invasive plants like curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian water milfoil or purple loosestrife can drain the health from a water body.
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