by Sydney Widell – Kevin Gauthier glances behind him and to both sides before he loads his shotgun and raises it carefully to his shoulder. His gaze follows the steel line of the barrel up …
Month: July 2018
Guest Post: Building a Better Water Quality Measurement Platform
by Meghan Chua With a background in engineering and environmental science, alumnus Paul Schramm had the perfect mix of skills to work on a water quality measurement project that brought new possibilities into the field …
How an Aquatic Invasion Transformed a Community’s Relationship with a Lake – and Each Other
by Sydney Widell As Dan Benson was enjoying the view of Upper Buckatabon Lake from his dock one morning, he noticed something in the water he’d never seen in the 20 years he’s lived on …
Trout Lake Station’s 8th Annual Open House – August 3rd
BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – On Friday, August 3rd, the UW-Madison Center for Limnology will host its 8th annual Open House at Trout Lake Station, our research facility in Wisconsin’s beautiful Northwoods. Join us from 1 to 5 …
FLAMe On! High-Tech, High-Speed Collaboration on Northwoods Lakes
by Sydney Widell Mike Smale, Kevin Gauthier and I have been driving through Wisconsin’s northern forests for nearly an hour when Kevin rolls to a stop in a clearing. Ahead of us, blocking the road, …
Big River Keeps on Rollin’ – Study Finds Little Nitrate Retention in the Upper Mississippi
A new study says that, despite dozens of locks and dams and backwater habitats that slow it’s flow, the Upper Mississippi River isn’t good at retaining the nitrates that run into its waters from intensively …
Weaving Water: Mary Burns Explores Women’s Roles as Water Stewards
For the last several years, the Center for Limnology’s Trout Lake Station has hosted an “artist-in-residence” program each summer. Our summer science communication intern spent a day with one of the 2018 artists, Mary …