Call it the “lake-to-table” movement. A new study in the journal Fisheries looked at the fish-harvesting habits of the million-plus anglers who annually fish Wisconsin lakes. What they found is that, armed with little more …
CFL In The News
Trout Lake Station Announces “Virtual Open House” – An Interactive Scavenger Hunt on Vilas County Lakes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Boulder Junction, Wis. – The word “canceled” is far too common these days in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Thanks to the current global coronavirus pandemic, events like Cranberry Fest, classic car shows and music …
CFL Scientist Helped Discover ‘Star of the Sea’ – one of 2019’s ‘Top Ten’ New Species
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Along the coastline of Belize and other Caribbean nations nearly every night, a spectacular light show takes place just beneath the waves. Millions upon millions of tiny crustaceans called ostracods (or, to …
Stuck at Home Because of Coronavirus Concerns? Here are 5 Lake Webcams to Pass the Time.
As the U.S. and other parts of the world grapple with the abundance of caution needed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many folks are finding themselves working from home – or on …
How A CFL Alum Got ‘Hooked’ Into the Fight Over a Giant Gold Mine
We just had to share this amazing story from Science magazine about how Daniel Schindler, a Center for Limnology alum and one of the world’s foremost experts on Pacific salmon, found himself in the middle …
Amid Clean Water Act Rollbacks, a New Chemical of Concern emerges
The health of U.S. waters are often steered in whichever way the political winds are blowing. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under leadership appointed by the Obama administration, expanded the definition of what …
Day of the Badger: 3 Reasons to Support the Center for Limnology
Tomorrow, as you may have heard, is the first ever “Day of the Badger” a one-day UW-Madison fundraising spree and our little center is one of the participants. We’re raising money to increase our outreach …
WPR’s Larry Meiller Reflects on 51 Years On Air at Science on Tap-Minocqua
by Sydney Widell When talk show host Larry Meiller ventures up to the Northwoods, it’s usually to camp or fish. But on Wednesday, June 6th, the legend of Wisconsin airwaves spent the evening with Science …
‘Free-range scientist’ Steve Carpenter remains inspired, inspiring — even in retirement
(This article was originally published on news.wisc.edu) It’s been nearly six months since Steve Carpenter officially stepped down as director of the UW–Madison Center for Limnology. Yet, despite updating his resume with the title “free-range …
The 12 Blog Posts of Christmas: Happy Holidays from the CFL!
Happy Holidays, blog readers! We hope you had a fun, productive and meaningful 2017. As we head off into our holiday break, here is a gift from us, a look at 12 blog posts from …