We here at the Center for Limnology don’t like to keep people in the dark. That’s what, every year, we host public open houses at both our lab in Madison and our research station in …
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Muckraking Mendota: The Color of Water
By Emily Hilts This week I had the privilege of returning to Trout Lake Station to help with the annual public open house. Sitting on the dock felt like coming home, and I let out …
Notes from the Northwoods: Blueberries and a side of “Survivalism”
By Aisha Liebenow The Restless Weasels made their way to Trout Lake Station on Tuesday, a great ol’ group of stand-up men. They are retired but, as they put it, “we are restless, and we …
Limnology in Action: Long-term Research, Long-term Learning
By Aisha Liebenow Whether you’ve graduated from high school, have a B.A, or spent several years plugging away at a PhD, I hope your education didn’t stop with your degree. Active learning is so important …
Announcing Hasler Lab’s 2013 Open House – Friday, June 21st
You’re Invited to the 2013 Hasler Lab Public Open House! On Friday, June 21st, from 2pm to 6pm, the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will open the doors of Hasler Lab for …
Blog Redux: Time-Lapse Video: Latest Spring Thaw in 32 Years at Trout Lake
May 24, 2017 – As we struggle through a particularly cold and dreary May, it’s important to remember the little things – like the fact that, at about this time 4 years ago, Trout Lake …
April 9th Event – Our Freshwater Future: Peril and Promise
Only 2.5% of all the water on earth is freshwater. 70% of that freshwater is frozen into glaciers and snowpacks in mountainous regions, leaving a tiny fraction of all water on earth available for every …
The Lasting Legacy of “Tug” Juday: 1918-2013
This Monday, March 18th, the Center for Limnology lost a dear friend. Eugene Thurston “Tug” Juday passed away at Grace Lodge in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, which is also the city where he was born. While Tug …
Letting Kids Be Limnologists for a Day
Gloomy Monday got you down? Here’s something to cheer you up. Last Friday, 3rd graders from Arbor Vitae-Woodruff came out to Trout Lake Station for Schoolyard LTER, an annual educational event putting limnological tools into …