The weather keeps alternating between chilly and warm as Lindsey Sargent, a graduate student from the University of Notre Dame, steers our small boat out into Star Lake in northern Wisconsin’s Vilas County. We’re on …
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Notes from the Northwoods – Week 1: Edible Invasives
by Aisha Liebenow Northern Wisconsin, or the ‘Northwoods’, is known as a beautiful summer vacation spot with thousands of clear, pristine lakes. Every year, tourists fill restaurants for fish fries, buy homemade salt water taffy …
Fish Fry Day: Smallmouth Bass Begging for Food
Happy Fish Fry Day! The day when Wisconsin puts fried fish on the menu and we put fun fish on the blog. Earlier this week, I was up north at Trout Lake Station with our …
Blog Redux: Time-Lapse Video: Latest Spring Thaw in 32 Years at Trout Lake
May 24, 2017 – As we struggle through a particularly cold and dreary May, it’s important to remember the little things – like the fact that, at about this time 4 years ago, Trout Lake …
Late Spring, but Early Start for Crystal Mixing Experiment
by Colin Smith Year two of the Crystal Lake Mixing Project’s rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) eradication efforts have officially begun. The project is testing a new method of removing cold water invasive fish from a …
Lake Life Ramping Back Up, Clear Water Phase on Its Way
A trip out sampling on Lake Mendota this morning yielded a robust catch of the zooplankton (tiny animal), Daphnia, a miniscule, yet voracious crustacean that goes to town on phytoplankton (tiny plant) populations that are …
Road Block: Study Maps Stream Barriers in Great Lakes Basin
Over the last several years, state agencies and environmental non-profit organizations have targeted dam removal as a way to quickly improve the health of aquatic ecosystems. Dams keep migratory fish from swimming upriver to spawn, …
Fish Fry Day: Jumpin’ Muskies
Well, we’ve once again made it to the day when fried fish dominates Wisconsin menus, which means it’s Fish Fry Day on the blog! Every spring, fish all over the world feel the warming waters …
Fish Fry Day: A Side of Rice
We know, we know, this is the day reserved for a cute little picture and “did you know” factoid about some of our favorite fish. It’s a tradition (since April) to celebrate Wisconsin’s day when …
“Lean In” to Limnology: A History of Aquatic Ecologists
Earlier this month, CFL graduate student and Wisconsin DNR research scientist, Alison (Ali) Mikulyuk received the 2013 Wisconsin Lake Stewardship Award along with her colleagues Martha Barton, Michelle Nault, & Kelly Wagner for their work …