Most readers of this blog know that our former director, Steve Carpenter, is a world-renowned expert in freshwater conservation. But what you might not know is that, in his down time, Steve and his …
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Explore Our Community’s Smaller Water Bodies at “Pond Exploration Days”
Anyone who lives in the Madison metropolitan area is familiar with Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, the two large bodies of water that frame the city skyline. But there are more modest freshwater systems that …
Our Top 5 Posts of 2021: Dead Zones, Sleeper Populations & Good News on Algae Blooms
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2022 trends upward a little more steeply than the past couple of years. We here at the Center for Limnology are excited to share even more freshwater news, research and …
Around the Clock Limnology – To Better Understand Our Lakes, Some Researchers Lose a Lot of Sleep
by Cassie Gauthier – Getting to see the sunrise over a lake as I nestle into my sweatshirt in the brisk morning air is one of my favorite things. Another is being in the middle …
Trout Lake Station is Now Hiring Undergrads for “The Best Summer Job I Ever Had”
Attention Undergrads! The Center for Limnology is currently hiring for our summer fieldwork season. Spend your summer up in Wisconsin’s beautiful Northwoods where you’ll spend your days with other freshwater-focused undergrads as you get hands-on …
Can Manipulating “Mini Worlds” Give Native Fish a Boost?
by Cassie Gauthier – Each individual lake is like its own “mini world.” They all are unique in their shape, size, water depth, water temperature, and plant and animal composition. Often, the current conditions of …
Trout Lake Station Now Accepting Applications for 2020 “Artists in Residence” Program
Calling all painters, poets, photographers and other artists! The Center for Limnology’s Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction, WI is now accepting applications for its 2020 Artist in Residence Program. This residency is part of …
a Flood of Job Openings at Hasler Lab!
Sorry for the corny headline, but we just had to share that there are a whole lot of opportunities to come join us at Hasler Lab. You, too, could have an office on (usually) beautiful …
this is not the “new normal” of climate change, it’s a stop on the way to somewhere else
This summer, I led a workshop for journalists (my other gig is with the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources) on the legacy of the Clean Water Act. We were in Cleveland, Ohio and Kyle …
More Than Just Muck -What Can Bugs Tell Us About the State of a Lake?
Bethany Prochnow, our summer scicomm intern is back at it. Here’s a look at one undergrad’s deep dive into the bottom of a lake.