Attention undergrads! It’s still February and there’s an ice storm in the forecast, which means it’s a great time to start thinking about how you’ll spend your summer. If a few months up in Wisconsin’s …
Trout Lake Station
Boat Frozen to Trailer? Just Another Day in the Field for North Temperate Lakes LTER!
On the last day of November, Carol Warden and Paul Schramm, research specialists for the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research project (NTL-LTER), headed out to the deepest part of Trout Lake to deploy a …
For UW-Madison Undergrad, a Crash Course in Fish Fieldwork Leads to a Passion for Freshwater Science
by Cassie Gauthier – When Kailee Berge arrived at Trout Lake Station at the beginning of this summer, she was nervous and a little overwhelmed about all of the new experiences. She grew up in …
For Some Researchers, The Most Interesting Thing in a Lake Is What They Can’t See
I have to admit, when I first learned Adam Rexroade, a master’s student at Trout Lake Station, was studying methane emissions in a nearby stream, the project didn’t sound very interesting. If he were studying …
Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind: How Will Zooplankton Fare in Warmer Lakes?
by Cassie Gauthier — When I walked out of my cabin, it was pouring. It was my first week on station and had been raining almost every day. I went to the station and layered …
Easily Overlooked, Wild Rice Has Big Cultural and Ecological Impact
by Cassie Gauthier — When you are at a lake, do you ever stop to consider the plants growing along the shoreline, or in the water as you drive past in your boat, or next …
Our Science Communication Intern is Back “On Station” at Trout Lake – This Time In Person!
by Cassie Gauthier I woke up around 6:00 am for my first day of work this summer. Not because the drive was far – it’s just a little under 20 minutes and I didn’t need …
At Trout Lake Station, Artist Finds Real-Life Inspiration for Her Abstract Work
Since 2013, the CFL has hosted painters, photographers, weavers and poets at Trout Lake Station as part of our “Drawing Water” Artist-In-Residency program. The following is a post from Katherine Steichen Rosing, a Madison-based artist …
Socially Distant Science: How COVID Complicated Summer 2020 Research
This article first appeared in our 2020 Annual Newsletter. Earlier this summer, Ted Bier was out on Lake Monona with the Madison skyline bobbing in the background collecting samples for the North Temperate Lakes (NTL) …
Science on Tap is Back! Here Are Three Videos to Celebrate
On a cold, snowy February in 2013, a standing-room only crowd packed the upper level of the Minocqua Brewing Company to hear about science in the Northwoods. And, ever since, we have devoted the first …