by Sandra McLean, York University and Adam Hinterthuer, UW-Madison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: – Most projections about the dangers of climate change focus on excessive heat as a pressing threat to human lives. But, according to …
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Lights, Camera, Action! Fishing in the Dark
Trout Lake Station’s summer science communication intern, Bethany Prochnow, wasted no time getting out with a field crew. Read below to learn why she went fishing in the dark.
Speaking for the Trees: Study Says Canopy Cover Crucial to the Future of Our Cities
MADISON – The shade of a single tree can provide welcome relief from the hot summer sun. But when that single tree is part of a small forest, it creates a profound cooling effect. According …
The Surprising Connection Between Water Levels in Lakes and Mercury in Fish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact cjwatras (at) wisc (dot) edu, 608-356-4892 BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – A new study has found an unexpected connection between water levels in lakes and toxic mercury levels in fish. When droughts …
Fish by the Light of the Blood Moon: Late-Night Research on Northwoods Lakes
Night was falling quickly over Big Muskellunge Lake. The pink glow of sunset was fading to grey, and a damp wind that cut through my thin raincoat had kicked up over the water. On our …
Ice Off and Carbon Fluxes: Springtime on Lake Mendota
by Angela Baldocchi Every spring, when I spot the first buds on a tree, I always think I might actually get to see them open if I pay close enough attention. But then – as …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Tricking the Turf & Sampling the Surf
by Riley Steinbrenner Tree Skirts? Ever since Dom got stuck between a hand drill and a hard place the first time I ventured out with him and Patrick, this whole “tree skirt” situation had just …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Mega Buoy & Mini Mammals
by Riley Steinbrenner Week Eight Launching Mega Buoy If you ever walked up to the station’s main lab at any time during the beginning of summer, a giant conglomerate of solar panels, wires, metal framing …
Off The Reel: Sampling “Trout Tower” with Sydney & Camryn
by Riley Steinbrenner It was 7:50 when I woke up one Friday morning to my phone’s alarm blaring the most obnoxious tone available via iOS. EEE-EEE-EEE. After realizing I indeed wasn’t on a submarine at …
What Two Frozen Lakes Taught Me About Perception Versus Data
by Samantha Oliver Today, I woke up at my favorite place on earth – Ten Mile Lake, in Hackensack, Minnesota. On the coldest day of the winter thus far, the frozen lake is so bright, …