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 …
CFL In The News
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 …
2017 Newsletter: Year of Changes at the CFL
It’s beginning to look a lot like the end of the year, and that means we’re looking back at some of the stories that shaped the Center for Limnology in 2017. It was a year …
It’s a Jungle Down There: Zebra Mussels Transforming Depths of Lake Mendota
by Mike Spear In September 2015, a single zebra mussel about the size of a fingernail sent alarm through the Center for Limnology. (CFL). It signaled the arrival of one of the world’s most notorious …
CFL Seeks Director for Trout Lake Station
The Center for Limnology (CFL), UW-Madison invites applications for a Director whose responsibility would be to direct Trout Lake Station (TLS). We seek an outstanding scientist with a track record of publication and extramural funding …
From the Vault: Madison in Bloom – Blue-Green Algae Hits Home
A cool, wet Spring and booming populations of algae-munching daphnia couldn’t hold-off the inevitable – Madison’s lakes have been beset by cyanobacteria blooms the last few day. We dusted off this older post to explain …
Hasler Lab Open House – Friday, June 23rd!
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, …