The Loss of America's Freshwater
Personal memory by Philip Miller
1970 CE - 2022 CE • Lake Michigan
When my dad was little he would play in Lake Michigan. One summer thousands upon thousands of dead fish washed up on the beach. These fish, the alewives, were invasive. Today, the lake has lost so many native fish to climate change and invasive competition. I hope these beautiful lakes can survive.
Memory submitted at One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, 2022
Image: Ken Lund via Flickr, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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