The round goby has dramatically altered Great Lake food webs since it was first discovered in Lake St. Clair in 1990. But the aggressive invasive has spread beyond the blue borders of our Great Lakes. What might gobies mean for the tributaries and streams they are now colonizing? The UW Sea Grant Institute put together …
On Thursday, August 25th, in Stockholm, Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf handed an ornate crystal sculpture, along with a $150,000 prize to the Center for Limnology’s illustrious director, Steve Carpenter. The award, called the Stockholm Water Prize, is considered the “Nobel Prize of water” and given to individuals or organizations whose work “contributes …
Crystal Lake Mixing Project Crystal Lake is one of the most popular lakes in Vilas County, with thousands of families visiting each year. The sandy beaches and beautiful blue waters provide quite the scenic Northwoods backdrop for a day at the beach but, below the surface, it’s not such a pretty picture. Rainbow smelt, an …