We thought we’d dig through the archives to see what we were up to in previous Novembers. Enjoy this look at “Limno in the Lab” from four years ago! Originally posted 11/13/12 – After the …
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Fish Fry Day: The Sad Demise and Hopeful Return of the Alligator Gar
Friday’s are when fish are on the menu both at Wisconsin restaurants and your trusty blog. Today, we’re taking a break from our “Fishes of Wisconsin” challenge and mixing things up with a more “southern-fried” …
Fishes of Wisconsin, Halloween Edition: Pirate Perch
Happy Fish Fry Day! Once again fish is on the menu here in Wisconsin and on our mind at the CFL blog. We’ve been working our way through the 13-foot-long “Fishes of Wisconsin” poster to …
Report Reveals Big Dependence on Freshwater Fish for Global Food Security
by Kelly April Tyrrell MADISON — Freshwater fish play a surprisingly crucial role in feeding some of the world’s most vulnerable people, according to a study published Monday (Oct. 24) in the Proceedings of the …
Fishes of Wisconsin: School’s in Session for Brook Silversides
by Andy Stevens If you’ve taken an evening stroll anywhere along the shore of Lake Mendota over the last week or so, you will likely have noticed large schools of translucent, pencil-like minnows darting about …
Fishes of Wisconsin: Attack of the Clones
Happy Fish Fry Day! Once again fish is on the menu here at the CFL blog (and just about every restaurant in Wisconsin). Today we’re continuing the epic slog through all of the images on …
At Home in the Water, “Condemned” to Life on Land
This essay originally appeared in the Lakeland Times in Minocqua, Wisconsin. Carol is an Aquatic Invasive Species expert and outreach specialist with the CFL and Wisconsin DNR. by Carol Warden Throughout my life I’ve been …
Fishes of Wisconsin: Help Us Prove That Bullhead Minnows Aren’t Boring
Happy Fish Fry Day, the weekly holiday where our fair state (always) puts fried fishes on the menu and we here at the CFL (sometimes) put fishes on the blog. Summer’s drawing to a close …
Giant, Fishy Poster = Happy Fish Fry Day!
We’re going to admit that we still favor the more life-like illustrations of the gigantic “Fishes of Wisconsin” folder but, well, you have to give props to biodiversity! Presenting the Freshwater Fish of America, perhaps …
Wisconsin’s Shrinking Panfish & New Fisheries Management Policy
Happy Fish Fry Day! Enjoy this post from the Long Term Ecological Research Network. by Terra Alpaugh Between 2013 and 2015, Andrew Rypel traveled the state of Wisconsin attending public meetings led by state and …