by Adam Hinterthuer – When Holly Embke was a graduate student at the UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology, she began an extremely labor-intensive research project – one that required catching and removing as many warm-water fishes from a lake in northern Wisconsin as possible. By the time she had earned her PhD, Holly and her team …
This spring, 109 donors (and some generous matching grants) helped us raise $32,240 dollars during the UW-Madison’s annual “Day of the Badger” fundraising campaign. Every dollar went to our Student Support Fund and gave a group of amazing undergraduates summer fellowships. We wanted to share what your support meant to our students. Ellie Carrothers sent …
Just yesterday, Alice Ogden-Nussbaum, the Center for Limnology’s lead research technician on our long-term ecological monitoring project, headed out to the middle of Lake Mendota to collect some routine data on conditions in the lake. Alice is used to lowering limnology’s oldest tool, the Secchi disk, into the water and having the plate-sized, black and white disk …
by Madelyn Anderson – For the last three months, my days have ebbed and flowed with the water. I would wake up, strap on my sandals, and walk to our lab on the lake, where some adventure was always waiting. While my experiences were diverse, they always centered two things: science and stories. This is …
by Madelyn Anderson – Our last post introduced a collaborative project here at Haler Lab that is focusing on an invasive species called the zebra mussel. Led by Tyler Butts, the project is taking place both out on the waters of Lake Mendota and in the lab near its shores as researchers work to understand …
This is first post in a series exploring a CFL project that hopes to shed new light on a familiar invasive species. by Madelyn Anderson – “D” shaped shells, light and dark stripes, sticky byssal threads. These are all characteristics of zebra mussels, an invasive aquatic species. Only around an inch long, these little creatures …
by Madelyn Anderson – “Water child.” That’s what my parents called me growing up in the land of 10,000 lakes, where they often found me exploring our local creeks, rivers, and waterfalls. The actual name they gave me is Madelyn Anderson and I am a rising senior at UW-Madison studying Life Sciences Communication and Environmental …
Happy Day of the Badger! UW-Madison is spending 1848 minutes commemorating the date it was founded and there has never been a better time to support the Center for Limnology. Here’s why you should click here to give! 1. Your Gift Counts Twice! Thanks to some generous anonymous donors, the first $7,500 we raise will …
by Anna Mueller – Located just east of Sauk City, about 30 min northwest of Madison, Fish Lake is a bizarre and interesting place. Although it has experienced flooding since the ‘80s, in the past 15 years it has become permanently flooded. In the 2000s, houses were evacuated, and the entire road is now underwater, …
Trout Lake Station summer science communication intern, Maddie Gamble, spent time with the station’s long-term ecological research field crew. She put together this photo essay about their work. All words and pictures: Maddie Gamble