by Riley Steinbrenner It’s hard to believe it’s already been almost two weeks since I arrived at Trout Lake Station! After battling the big waves of Johnson Lake with Susan and Adam, I realized I never formally introduced myself. So… Hi there! My name is Riley and I am a rising senior at the University …
Somewhere along the way, someone lost a pair of Oakley sunglasses. Maybe they were blown off on a full-throttle boat ride. Or slipped from a shirt pocket while wrestling a fish on board. Whatever the cause, the sleek, black glasses with the reflective lenses sank eight meters (about 24 feet) and settled on top of …
by Riley Steinbrenner Just outside of Minocqua, Wisconsin, we drove up to the Johnson Lake boat launch and you could see them clear as day. No, not the different species of macrophytes, or aquatic plants, we were after, but wind-driven white caps. White caps may be a promising sign of catching some gnarly waves in …
As I jumped on my bike and left the Lowell Elementary playground after dropping my kids off yesterday morning, I overheard a conversation between two parents that I hear pretty consistently this time of year. It went something like this: Parent 1: “Ugh, can you believe these swarms of bugs?” Parent 2: “Yeah, those are …
Mayfly. Bladderwort. Freshwater Drum. No, these aren’t names of some obscure band headed to town, they’re the names of some of the many plants, animals and insects that call Madison’s lakes home. And, on Friday, June 23rd – from 2 to 6pm – you’re invited to come down to Hasler Lab to meet them! That’s …
Happy Fish Fry Day, everyone! Restaurants across Wisconsin are battering up bluegill, perch and walleye (and, yes, even cod) and featuring fish as the daily special and so are we. As we work our way across the epic and inspiring Fishes of Wisconsin poster, it’s time to reflect today on a species any self-respective angler …
by Jake Walsh We (or scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, at least) have known for years that the spiny water flea, a tiny, non-native zooplankton that has invaded Madison’s Lake Mendota, has a voracious appetite. But when I got together with my colleagues, Jake Vander Zanden and Dick Lathrop, at the UW–Madison Center for …
On the morning of Tuesday, May 9th, dozens of researchers from across Wisconsin will gather at Gordon Commons on the UW–Madison campus for Water@UW–Madison’s half-day symposium discussing all sorts of water-related research going on in the state. The event will feature 30 “speed talks” on topics ranging from infectious diseases in groundwater, the health of …
Jason Fishbach got the gardening bug thanks to a drought, a dry lakebed and a handful of green beans. Tonight at 6:30pm he will share the tips and tricks of gardening in Wisconsin for Science on Tap-Minocqua. Current or aspiring green thumbs are invited to join us either in person at the Minocqua Brewing Company …
A recent study in the journal, Ecosystems, says that, when it comes to invasive species, it’s time to think bigger. While the movement of species from their native ranges to exotic lands is a major component of global ecosystem change, the authors contend, too often the scientific study of these invasive species is, well, local. …