by Riley Steinbrenner Despite early-morning drizzles and a steady wind throughout the day, this summer’s Trout Lake Station Open House was a big success! Nearly 200 visitors from all corners of the Northwoods – Boulder …
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Trout Lake Research Rewind: Fyke Nets & Native Mussels
by Riley Steinbrenner Week Seven This summer, CFL graduate students Martin Perales and Holly Embke are busy catching fish on their two study lakes–Sandy Beach Lake and McDermott Lake in Iron County–using a lot of …
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 …
The Center for Limnology Is 35 and We Got a Webcam!
Happy Day-After-Independence Day! Over the weekend (July 1st to be exact), we celebrated the 35th Birthday of the Center for Limnology. Yes, we’ve been studying our lakes since 1895 and, yes, Trout Lake Station was …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Madison CFL Open House
by Riley Steinbrenner Week Four On June 23rd, Susan Knight and I made our way down to Madison to help at the Center for Limnology’s Open House at Hasler Lab. Activities included identifying plant species–with …
You’re Not Seeing Mayflies Around Town – Those Are Midges
As I jumped on my bike and left the Lowell Elementary playground after dropping my kids off yesterday morning, I overheard a conversation between two parents that I hear pretty consistently this time of year. …
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, …
The Art of Science: Exploring Our Relationship With Water
Several months ago, Kelly O’Ferrell, the Hasler Lab coordinator here at the Center for Limnology had the brilliant idea to beautify the cinder-block hallways by turning our stairwell into a rotating exhibition of local …
1st Ever Science on Tap-Madison! Can We Have Clean Lakes & Ice Cream, Too?
Join us Monday, March 20th for an early celebration of World Water Day at Madison brewery, Ale Asylum. There will be no lecture, no PowerPoint, just a conversation with UW-Madison researchers about water quality and …
What We Lose If We Lose Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, recently unveiled a budget plan that would put an end to Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine. The publication has existed for nearly 100 years in one form or another and serves to …