This article first appeared in our 2020 Annual Newsletter. Earlier this summer, Ted Bier was out on Lake Monona with the Madison skyline bobbing in the background collecting samples for the North Temperate Lakes (NTL) …
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Virtual Summer Still Made a Real-World Impact on Undergraduate Researchers
Like most things in 2020, summer at Trout Lake Station was very different this year. Normally, a handful of graduate students and several dozen mostly UW-Madison undergrads would spend summer living on station and conducting …
Water We Talking About? Nothing – Please Send Questions!
Readers of this blog may be startled to log on today and find no inquisitive young mind querying aquatic scientists about our inland waters. Maybe it’s because we’re on the COVID-19 version of summer break. …
Water We Talking About? Water, The Moon, and Catching Catfish
Happy Friday! It’s that time again – when kids across Wisconsin (and the country, really) sending questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them. This week Wisconsin’s leading fish expert and a – …
Water We Talking About? A Pennsylvania Pond Infested with “Fleas”
We realize we’ve all lost track of time as we continue to flatten the COVID-19 curve but, trust us, it’s Friday. And that means it’s time for Water We Talking About? Kids have questions and …
Towing for Tiny invasives
Our summer science communication intern is back at it again. This week, Bethany Prochnow headed out into the field with a team of researchers looking for a tiny invasive crustacean…
More Than Just Muck -What Can Bugs Tell Us About the State of a Lake?
Bethany Prochnow, our summer scicomm intern is back at it. Here’s a look at one undergrad’s deep dive into the bottom of a lake.
Welcome to Trout Lake: Introducing Summer Intern, Bethany Prochnow
Students Solve Case of the ‘Mystery Fish’ on UW-Madison Fieldtrip
by Rob Mooney – Spring is always a busy time for people that study freshwater ecosystems in the Midwest – lakes begin to thaw, streams rise after the snow melts, and many species of fishes …
Guest Post: Building a Better Water Quality Measurement Platform
by Meghan Chua With a background in engineering and environmental science, alumnus Paul Schramm had the perfect mix of skills to work on a water quality measurement project that brought new possibilities into the field …