Scientists Map Methane in World’s Rivers and Streams, Find Surprising Sources and Human Impacts on Emissions

Freshwater ecosystems account for half of global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Rivers and streams, especially, are thought to emit a substantial amount of that methane but the …

Monitoring Manoomin: A Collaborative Study on Wild Rice Lake

When you think of science what comes to mind? Is it data or measurements? Research? What about people? Science is so much more than research and numbers–it’s about people and places, too. Our wild rice project here on station is a testimony to that.

Big Fish, Little Fish: Decades’ Worth of Basic Measurements Tell a Complex Tale in One Wisconsin Lake

A new study is highlighting the power of long-term research when it comes to helping scientists understand ecological processes.  In one Wisconsin lake, researchers at the UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology were able to both interpret …

Seeing Science Through a New Lens: Meet Maddie, Trout Lake Station’s Summer Science Communication Intern

by Madelyn Gamble – As a rising senior majoring in Journalism and Environmental studies, I was extremely excited to come across the science communication intern opportunity here at Trout Lake. I am passionate about environmental …