Last fall, as I moved in to a new house, I asked my parents (who are regular patrons of rummage sales) to look for a taxidermied fish. When they scrounged up a musky, with its …
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Muckraking Mendota: Life on the Rocks
“NO WAY!” I yelled as I pulled up a rock from a creek bed, with a huge smile on my face. “Look! It’s a FRESHWATER SPONGE!” Chelsey Blanke, who was watching from the boat, just …
Notes from the Northwoods: The Trout Lake Experience
by Aisha Liebenow This last week was one heck of a week for Trout Lake Station. On Monday, we had our curtain removal at Little Rock Lake, reuniting the two halves of the lake and …
Another Year Opening Our Doors
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 …
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 …
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 …
CFL in the News
Your trusty blog editor is taking an ill-advised road trip to Portland for a wedding this week, so we apologize for the delay in programming. In the last couple of weeks, though, we’ve seen a …
Muckraking Mendota: The Water/Land Interface
by Emily Hilts So far this summer, I’ve either stayed below the surface of Mendota’s waters or perched on top of the lake in a boat. Which means, of course, that I’ve been missing big …
Fish Fry Day – Bluegill (x3)
Happy Fish Fry Day! Here in Wisconsin, we’re putting cod, perch, and walleye on the menu and, here at the blog, we’ve got fun facts about native fish. Today’s special: bluegill, three ways. Bluegill aren’t …
Notes from the Northwoods: Happy Fourth from the North!
by Aisha Liebenow My usual Fourth of July consists of a parade, fireworks, and everything red, white, and blue. This Fourth may not have been much different, but this time my family and I had …