This is Part 3 of a 3-Part series on an ambitious summer research project exploring how trees manage their water supplies and respond to drought. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. by Sydney Widell – When Brian Schlaff and I park our car on Birch Tree Lane, a quiet road that …
This is Part 2 of a 3-Part series on an ambitious summer research project exploring how trees manage their water supplies and respond to drought. Part 1 is here and Part 3 is coming soon! by Sydney Widell – “The thought of this breakfast is what’s kept me going,” said Brian Schlaff, when we arrive …
by Sydney Widell – Kevin Gauthier glances behind him and to both sides before he loads his shotgun and raises it carefully to his shoulder. His gaze follows the steel line of the barrel up into the treetops. Exhaling, he squeezes back gently on the trigger. After the sound of the explosion fades, the forest …
by Riley Steinbrenner Tree Skirts? Ever since Dom got stuck between a hand drill and a hard place the first time I ventured out with him and Patrick, this whole “tree skirt” situation had just been a figment of my–well everyone on station’s–imagination. That is, until one day at the end of July when Dom …
by Riley Steinbrenner It’s hard to believe it’s already been almost two weeks since I arrived at Trout Lake Station! After battling the big waves of Johnson Lake with Susan and Adam, I realized I never formally introduced myself. So… Hi there! My name is Riley and I am a rising senior at the University …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In attempts to predict what climate change will mean for life in lakes, scientists have mainly focused on two things: the temperature of the water and the amount of oxygen dissolved in it. But a new study from University of Wisconsin researchers is speaking for the trees – specifically, the dead ones …