When the results of the Asahi Glass Foundation’s 31st “Blue Planet Prize” were announced last week, the list of winners was short. One was the King of Bhutan. The other was the former director of …
Month: June 2022
Breaking Down Barriers: Trout Lake Station Gives Summer Field Crews a Boost with “LimnoLaunch”
By Christina Weatherford On May 26th and 27th, Trout Lake Station made waves – literally and figuratively – with the first-ever LimnoLaunch. This all-hands-on-deck, two day training covered everything from driving a boat to using …
From the Golden Gate to Trout Lake: Meet Christina, Our New Summer #SciComm Intern
by Christina Weatherford – I’ll admit, I was hesitant to accept the offer of being the communications intern on station this summer. It was daunting, flying from San Francisco to a tiny airport in northern …
Live and In-Person (Again) – Center for Limnology Open Houses!
Would you like to learn more about our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands? Do you love freshwater? How about swimming or fishing or Babcock Dairy ice cream? If your answer is yes to any of …
The High Cost of Hydropower: Study Records Big Impacts from Brazil’s Belo Monte “Mega Dam”
The Belo Monte Dam, located in the Amazon Rainforest on Brazil’s Xingu River, is one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the world. It is also likely the most studied, thanks to an ambitious research …