Nearshore Lake Michigan Shoreline Cladophora drift with numerous bleached Dreissenid mussel shells Atwater Beach with Cladophora drift at the water’s edge Mats of Cladophora frozen over winter. Under frozen, dessicated surface, the algae is still photosynthetically viable Rebecca sampling coastal Lake Michigan water with a patented high-tech sampling technique Heading out to field sites on the R/V Osprey with Milwaukee skyline in the background