by Julia Buskirk – In 2015, Petra Wakker began her college experience alongside Lake Mendota. She was no stranger to this waterway—before walking alongside the lake on her way to classes at UW–Madison, Wakker had already been working at the Center for Limnology for two years. “I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want …
Holding History, a UW–Madison-based project, helps students explore how cultural knowledge is made and preserved and share what they learn with broader audiences. Their series, Water Lines, is produced by 2019 Trout Lake Station summer student, Julia Buskirk. Story and images by Julia Buskirk A lot of Lake Mendota’s drastic changes have occurred in the …
Holding History, a UW–Madison-based project, helps students explore how cultural knowledge is made and preserved and share what they learn with broader audiences. Their series, Water Lines, is produced by 2019 Trout Lake Station summer student, Julia Buskirk. Story and images by Julia Buskirk Lake Mendota, like most bodies of water, is part of a …