Last Friday, my phone started “blowing up” with text messages about some sort of invasion at Hasler Lab and where, exactly, our new Go Pro camera could be found. Perhaps because I’ve recently binged-watched both seasons of Stranger Things, I pictured CFL staff and students jumping on their bikes and racing to the lab with …
The Center for Limnology (CFL), UW–Madison invites applications for a Director whose responsibility would be to direct Trout Lake Station (TLS). We seek an outstanding scientist with a track record of publication and extramural funding and an internationally-recognized research program in any area of freshwater science, including but not exclusive to limnology, aquatic ecology, fisheries, …
Happy Day-After-Independence Day! Over the weekend (July 1st to be exact), we celebrated the 35th Birthday of the Center for Limnology. Yes, we’ve been studying our lakes since 1895 and, yes, Trout Lake Station was built in the early 1900’s and, yes, Hasler Lab on Lake Mendota dates back to the Sixties, BUT the “Center …
by Riley Steinbrenner Week One One of the first things I did up north was walk on water–well, on a bog, that is! TLS Interim Director Susan Knight took CFL outreach/communications specialist Adam Hinterthuer and me out to “Why Not” bog (because, why not?), which is located across from Firefly Lake and nearby Crystal Lake. …
As I jumped on my bike and left the Lowell Elementary playground after dropping my kids off yesterday morning, I overheard a conversation between two parents that I hear pretty consistently this time of year. It went something like this: Parent 1: “Ugh, can you believe these swarms of bugs?” Parent 2: “Yeah, those are …
On the morning of Tuesday, May 9th, dozens of researchers from across Wisconsin will gather at Gordon Commons on the UW–Madison campus for Water@UW–Madison’s half-day symposium discussing all sorts of water-related research going on in the state. The event will feature 30 “speed talks” on topics ranging from infectious diseases in groundwater, the health of …
A recent study in the journal, Ecosystems, says that, when it comes to invasive species, it’s time to think bigger. While the movement of species from their native ranges to exotic lands is a major component of global ecosystem change, the authors contend, too often the scientific study of these invasive species is, well, local. …
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 20, 2015) – A time-honored instrument of limnology turns 150 today. The Secchi disk, the black and white plate at …
Happy Valentine’s Day! Considering we’re still talking about a certain wall two years after we first published this, we thought it was time to reshare the tale of a fish that builds walls – for love! (originally posted Jan. 27, 2017) — Maybe it’s too soon for jokes about walls but, hey, it’s Fish Fry …
We don’t know about you, but these last few days before Christmas are the prime time to scramble for last-second gifts. So, really, let us just say “You’re Welcome” for lifting that stress off your shoulders with what we’re about to show you. This is all you need: That’s right, folks, that is a Center …