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Heatwaves Been Stressing Lakes Out, Study Says

Posted on May 2, 2025

A study spanning more than ten years across three lakes has found that heatwaves have a dramatic impact on algae blooms.   Algal growth in one lake increased, on average, by 57 percent in the days …

Posted in Graduate Student Research, Learn Your Lakes, LTER, UncategorizedTagged Center for Limnology, Danny Szydlowski, freshwater science, long-term research, UNDERC

Earth Day at 55: The Fact of the Matter is That Facts Still Matter

Posted on April 22, 2025

On this day, 55 years ago, nearly 10% of Americans participated in one of the country’s most time-honored traditions – they took to the streets (or, in some cases, the rivers) in peaceful protest. All …

Posted in Learn Your Lakes, Limnology 101Tagged Earth Day, environmental movement, Gaylord Nelson, stand up for science

Learn Your Lakes! Introducing a Mobile Scavenger Hunt for Our LTER Study Sites

Posted on January 22, 2025

We get it – ice fishing (or even ice boating) isn’t for everyone. If this current polar vortex has you staying warm indoors, have we got a cool new thing for you! Now you can …

Posted in Learn Your Lakes, LTERTagged Center for Limnology, Crystal Lake, freshwater research, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, lakes scavenger hunt, NTL LTER, Sparkling Lake, Trout Lake

Lake Loop: Bacteria in Lake Mendota Repeat A Cycle of Evolution Year After Year

Posted on January 6, 2025

Like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day, bacteria species in a Wisconsin lake are in a kind of endless loop that they can’t seem to shake. Except in this case, it’s more like Groundhog …

Posted in Learn Your Lakes, LTERTagged lake ecology, Lake Mendota, lter, microbial ecology, microbial evolotion, microbial observatory, Trina McMahon, viral evolution

Lake Life: Field Notes from a Summer of Limnology

Posted on September 4, 2024

by Madelyn Anderson – For the last three months, my days have ebbed and flowed with the water. I would wake up, strap on my sandals, and walk to our lab on the lake, where …

Posted in Hasler Lab, Learn Your LakesTagged Center for Limnology, Hasler Lab, limnology, Madelyn Anderson, scicomm, science communication

From the Lake to the Sea: A Week Exploring Saltwater Systems with Sea Grant

Posted on August 12, 2024

by Madelyn Anderson – “Don’t fall out of love with freshwater.” That’s what my colleagues told me as I announced I’d be spending a week in North Carolina, catching waves and getting to know  coastal …

Posted in Learn Your Lakes, Science CommunicationTagged coastal communities, freshwater vs. saltwater, Madelyn Anderson, North Carolina, Sea Grant

Unthreading the Mussel Mystery: Part 2

Posted on July 29, 2024

by Madelyn Anderson – Our last post introduced a collaborative project here at Haler Lab that is focusing on an invasive species called the zebra mussel. Led by Tyler Butts, the project is taking place …

Posted in Invasive Species, Learn Your Lakes, Undergraduate ResearchTagged aquatic invasive species, Lake Mendota, limnology, Tyler Butts, zebra mussels

Monitoring Manoomin with the Wild Rice Crew

Posted on July 9, 2024

by Audrey Hoey-Kummerow – During the two-day celebration of Trout Lake Station’s 100-year anniversary, Sagen Quale, an Agroecology master’s student at UW-Madison, gave a talk about her research on manoomin, which is the Ojibwe word …

Posted in Learn Your Lakes, Trout Lake StationTagged Lac du Flambeau Tribe, manoomin, Northwoods, Trout Lake Station, wild rice

On Our Dock: High-Water Happenings at Hasler Lab

Posted on July 3, 2024

From broken boards to algal blooms, this summer’s climate has brought new adventures for Hasler Lab’s beloved boat slip. Our summer scicomm intern has the report! by Madelyn Anderson – The dock at Hasler Lab …

Posted in Hasler Lab, Learn Your LakesTagged Center for Limnology, Hasler Lab, high water Madison, Lake Mendota, Madelyn Anderson, Madison flood

Meet Madelyn: Hasler Lab’s Summer Science Communication Intern

Posted on June 23, 2024

by Madelyn Anderson – “Water child.” That’s what my parents called me growing up in the land of 10,000 lakes, where they often found me exploring our local creeks, rivers, and waterfalls. The actual name …

Posted in Hasler Lab, Learn Your Lakes, Science CommunicationTagged freshwater, limnology, Madelyn Anderson, Madison lakes, science communication, Wisconsin Sea Grant
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