(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) MADISON – For many ecologists, fieldwork involves majestic mountains or rushing rivers or large tracts of wilderness. At the very least, it means exploring natural areas that aren’t defined by human development. …
Water Quality, Hydrology & Nutrients
A Cocktail of Contaminants: Moving Away From Single Chemical Science
Efforts to relax environmental regulations and weaken wetland protections have been in the news a lot in Wisconsin recently, which made the post we just read from The Fisheries Blog even more relevant. What’s in …
Trout Lake Research Rewind: Mega Buoy & Mini Mammals
by Riley Steinbrenner Week Eight Launching Mega Buoy If you ever walked up to the station’s main lab at any time during the beginning of summer, a giant conglomerate of solar panels, wires, metal framing …
Investment in Science Crucial to Tackling “Grand Challenges” for the Great Lakes
by Cheryl Reitan & Adam Hinterthuer Duluth, MN – In September of 2014, fifty-eight scientists gathered to discuss the most pressing research needs in the Great Lakes region. Even though the five lakes contain nearly …
Blog Redux: Secchi Disk Celebrates 150 Years of Clarity
Tomorrow will mark the one hundred and fifty-second birthday of the Secchi disk. We dusted off this post from two years ago to tell you all about our favorite scientific instrument. Enjoy! (Originally published April …
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 …
Guest Post: Are We Saving Forests At the Expense of Rivers?
CFL graduate student, Aaron Koning, spends a lot of time in Thailand, studying fish and the people who rely on them for sustenance. Follow his adventures on his blog. by Aaron Koning For the last …
Scientists Go With the Flow to Collect Better Freshwater Data
On a clear, sunny afternoon this September, two of Trout Lake Station’s green-hued jon boats were out on Sparkling Lake, just off of highway 51. For CFL faculty member, Emily Stanley, and grad student, Luke …
Lake Mendota: A Scientific Biography
How did we miss this excellent feature on Lake Mendota and the CFL? We have no idea, but better late than never – enjoy! By: Masarah Van Eyck From the window of his second-story office …