After last year’s big turn out for Trout Lake Station’s inaugural open house, we here at the Center for Limnology decided we were on to something. It seems that the people of Wisconsin are curious …
Year: 2012
CFL in Africa – Cooking Snails: Just Add Isotopes
This summer, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology and Wright State University in Ohio, are on the shores of Africa’s Lake Tanganyika, the oldest and deepest of the African …
Limnology in Action: Taking Crayfish for a Walk
It is not every day that you get to take a crayfish for a walk on a leash. Well, unless you are part of Alex Latzka’s research team. “This is going to be the best …
CFL in Africa – Not Your “Typical” Day at the Lake
In the summer of 2012, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology and Wright State University in Ohio, will call the shores of Africa’s Lake Tanganyika home. The oldest and …
Limnology in Action: Like Baking a Cake in a Lake
Besides the rowboat being pulled across a grid of buoys, the surface of Peter Lake is calm. But, just 5 meters below the surface, a full experiment is under way. “Annndddd…. There is C-13 spilling …
Trout Lake Station Crew 2012: Not afraid to get their hands dirty, or their shoes wet!
Meet our CFL-Trout Lake Station summer staff team. Summer outreach student, Ali Branscombe is out on the lake through August and will follow this intrepid crew as they conduct research ranging from studying long-term ecological data …
Limnology in Action: How to Turn a Lake Blue
Ryan Batt dips a bucket into the lake, and pulls up a quarter-gallon of… Gatorade? At the surface, Ward Lake is like any small bog: tall trees and sedges are reflected on the dark surface …
Limnology in Action: Bug Pickin’
“Alright. Who is ready to get messy?” Zach Lawson’s question is greeted with incredible enthusiasm. It is all-hands-on-deck in the wet lab and, today, everyone is sorting bugs. Ten undergraduate students crowd around two small …
Limnology In Action: Gas In The Water, Carbon in the Sky
All summer long, Trout Lake Station outreach assistant, Ali Branscombe will be bringing you stories from the field. Join Ali as she follows researchers slogging through wetlands, boarding boats, and wrangling fish, bringing you – …
Canada Closing World-Renowned Experimental Lakes Area
It’s entirely possible that you’ve never heard of Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area. (ELA) But if you enjoy clean water, recreational fishing, and all the other benefits that lakes and rivers provide – your life has …