On a clear, sunny afternoon this September, two of Trout Lake Station’s green-hued jon boats were out on Sparkling Lake, just off of highway 51. For CFL faculty member, Emily Stanley, and grad student, Luke …
Year: 2016
Arthur Hasler Tells UW-Madison Video Archives “Lake Mendota Is Our Laboratory”
We recently stumbled across this old video of Art Hasler (in an amazing coat/hat ensemble, we might add) discussing the “congregation” of professors and students at the UW-Madison who work on Lake Mendota “trying to …
Lake Mendota: A Scientific Biography
How did we miss this excellent feature on Lake Mendota and the CFL? We have no idea, but better late than never – enjoy! By: Masarah Van Eyck From the window of his second-story office …
Fishes of Wisconsin: Attack of the Clones
Happy Fish Fry Day! Once again fish is on the menu here at the CFL blog (and just about every restaurant in Wisconsin). Today we’re continuing the epic slog through all of the images on …
At Home in the Water, “Condemned” to Life on Land
This essay originally appeared in the Lakeland Times in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Carol is an Aquatic Invasive Species expert and outreach specialist with the CFL and Wisconsin DNR. by Carol Warden Throughout my life I’ve been …
Fishes of Wisconsin: Help Us Prove That Bullhead Minnows Aren’t Boring
Happy Fish Fry Day, the weekly holiday where our fair state (always) puts fried fishes on the menu and we here at the CFL (sometimes) put fishes on the blog. Summer’s drawing to a close …
Yahara Watershed to Star on Wisconsin Public Television – Sept. 1st
by Jenny Seifert The future of the Yahara Watershed takes center stage in a new documentary born of a partnership between the UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate project (WSC) and Wisconsin Public Television (WPT). Called …
Giant, Fishy Poster = Happy Fish Fry Day!
We’re going to admit that we still favor the more life-like illustrations of the gigantic “Fishes of Wisconsin” folder but, well, you have to give props to biodiversity! Presenting the Freshwater Fish of America, perhaps …
What Can Snails Tell Us About Water Quality?
The following Q&A of CFL professor, Pete McIntyre was recently featured on the Nature Conservancy’s “Cool Green Science” blog. More about the Lake T. snail project is here. by: Jenny Rogers For the past 20 …
Summer Intern Reflects on the Trout Lake Experience
We had the pleasure this summer to welcome Anna Krieg to a summer spent living, working and playing in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. To say the lake-studded landscape was new to the Arizona resident would be an …