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Sometimes he misses those days when his only obligation was to make it home before dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was doing my own investigations of everything that was out in green spaces,\u201d Dow said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t look at a tree and think it\u2019s a different species, or look at a bird or animal and think whether it\u2019s good or bad for the ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Dow coordinates a human ecosystem, consisting of scientists at different local, county, state and federal agencies, environmental leaders and conservation groups \u2014 all dedicated to cleaning up Milwaukee-area rivers and Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His role as the Milwaukee Estuary and Sheboygan River Area of Concern coordinator is part of nearly $500 million in clean-water funding efforts, aimed at fixing decades of water contamination and environmental degradation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-applying-research-to-real-world-issues\">Applying research to real-world issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking critically and strategically about nature began at UW-Eau Claire, where Dow majored in biology, specializing in bugs and aquatic life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you start to piece the whole thing together, like food webs and how everything interacts with everything else, it\u2019s a cascading effect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he graduated in 2013 with his bachelor\u2019s degree, Dow landed a seasonal job with the Wisconsin DNR, where he would interview anglers about fishing on Lake Michigan. That process sparked endless questions about the state of the lake and its fish. He enrolled in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/\">School of Freshwater Sciences<\/a>&nbsp;in 2015 to dive deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dow\u2019s graduate work in freshwater science and technology grew into an ambitious thesis, mapping the conditions across the bottom of the Milwaukee Harbor and the area\u2019s tributaries. The undertaking landed nearly $250,000 in state and conservation grant money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His thesis also identified 30 key waterway improvement projects in the Milwaukee area. That work eventually led to a full-time position with the DNR, overseeing cleanup and restoration efforts in Milwaukee\u2019s contaminated and degraded waterways.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-history-of-contaminated-water\">A history of contaminated water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 1900s, industries dumped heavy metals from machine shops, coal tar from gas plants and other toxic materials into Milwaukee\u2019s three principal rivers. 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