This spring, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave a …
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Summer Fellowship Recap: Emily Ledin
Back in April, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave …
Summer Fellowship Recap: Steven Awve
Back in April, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund, giving a …
Friday, Aug. 1st! Trout Lake Research Station Opens Doors to the Public for Annual Open House
UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology is excited to welcome the public to our annual Open House at Trout Lake Station. On Friday, August 1st, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. interested members of the public are …
Why Zooplankton Rise With The Moon
by Steven Awve – Most people work a 9-to-5 job. But for some of the smallest creatures in our lakes, the workday begins at sundown. Their shift is still 9-to-5, but the AM’s and PM’s …
Meet Steven Awve, Trout Lake Station’s 2025 Summer SciComm Intern
by Steven Awve – Growing up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, my family made yearly trips to the Northwoods, a tradition that’s been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My dad and …
A Day in the Life of the Long-Term Research Crew
by Audrey Hoey-Kummerow – Arriving at Allequash Lake early in the morning, I was filled with excitement and curiosity. I was about to get a front-row seat to the work that goes into being part …
Monitoring Manoomin with the Wild Rice Crew
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 …
Meet Audrey: Trout Lake Station’s Summer Science Communication Intern
We are thrilled to, once again, host an aspiring undergraduate science communicator on station this summer. We’ll let Audrey introduce herself and look forward to following her adventures on our northern lakes! by Audrey Hoey-Kummerow …
Fieldwork Photo Essay: Restoring a Food Web by Removing Invasive Fish, Adding Native Species
Trout Lake Station summer science communication intern, Maddie Gamble, spent time with the station’s pelagic food web crew. She put together this photo essay about their work. All words and pictures: Maddie Gamble (NOTE: All …