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 …
Graduate Student Research
Despite Changes in Climate, Land Use and Management Practices, Lakes Stay Surprisingly Static
Over the last few decades, change has defined our environment in the United States. Agriculture intensified. Urban areas sprawled. The climate warmed. Intense rainstorms became more common. But, says a new study, while those kinds …
Off The Reel: Two Rounds of Shock and Awe with Bass-Walleye Crew
by Riley Steinbrenner “Just a little bit more!” UW-Madison undergrad, Ishita Aghi, yelled from the front end of the electrofishing boat as Matt Chotlos, another UW undergrad, slowly backed up the only diesel fleet truck …
Mark Your Calendars! Aug. 4th: Trout Lake’s 7th Annual Open House
BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – On Friday, August 4th, the UW-Madison Center for Limnology will host its 7th annual Open House at the Trout Lake Research Station. Join us from 1 to 5 pm for a chance to …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Bog Walks, Lab Work & Wild Rice
by Riley Steinbrenner Week One One of the first things I did up north was walk on water–well, on a bog, that is! TLS Interim Director Susan Knight took CFL outreach/communications specialist Adam Hinterthuer and …
Off The Reel: In the Middle of Anywhere with Pete and Raina
by Riley Steinbrenner This week, I ventured with Pete and Raina out into the woods! Click the right arrow under the picture to scroll through the slides. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”7″ gal_title=”Pete Raina 6/7″]
Stuck Between a Hand Drill and a Hard Place
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 …
Zebra Mussel Invasion in Full Swing in Lake Mendota
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 …
CFL in Thailand: Whirlwind Road Trip with Coolers Full of Fish
CFL graduate student, Aaron Koning, just returned from a research trip to Thailand and shared this story of his epic road trip. You can read and see more of Aaron’s adventures doing fieldwork in Thailand …
Fish Migrations Underway in Wisconsin
Each spring, as birds take to the sky and head north, bringing bright colors and cheerful songs with them, an equally massive migration is taking place just beneath the surface of our inland waters. In …