Happy Fish Fry Day! We promise to get back to our “Fishes of Wisconsin” challenge soon, but breaking news has forced it’s way into our news cycle – for the first time ever, scientists have …
Month: October 2015
Sapelo Island Storify 2: Will a Rising Tide Sink All Hopes? (Of Course Not!)
[View the story “UW-Madison Students on “Island Time” – Part 2″ on Storify]
Sapelo Island Storify: Limno Went Down to Georgia
[View the story “UW-Madison Students On “Island Time,” Part 1″ on Storify]
Island Time: UW-Madison Students’ Epic Research Roadtrip
Late yesterday afternoon, the first van pulled out of the Hasler Lab parking lot. Loaded down with a handful of Zoology 750 grad students, and all sorts of gear – from nets to shovels to …
Zebra Mussels Found In Lake Mendota
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (press contacts at bottom of story) MADISON — In the fall of 2009, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduates made a startling discovery in the waters off the campus shoreline. Spiny …
Embrace the Chaos: Predictable Ecosystems May be More Fragile
MADISON, WI — When it comes to using our natural resources, human beings want to know what we’re going to get. We expect clean water every time we turn on the tap. We want beaches …
Will New Maps Bring Higher-Resolution to Great Lakes Restoration Efforts?
The CFL’s Pete McIntyre is involved in a new Great Lakes mapping effort that may help guide future restoration projects. Details below: ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have created exceptionally detailed maps …