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Hasler Lab Open House June 20th!

Calling all lake lovers! (Or wetland enthusiasts, river runners, pond explorers, etc.) Friday, June 20th, you’re invited to Hasler Lab’s Annual Open House. This free public event offers the opportunity for guests of all ages to: Visitors can stop at several stations featuring current research, lake science demonstrations and examples of all sorts of fishes, …

Save The Dates! Center for Limnology Annual Open Houses

Would you like to learn more about our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands? Do you love freshwater? How about swimming or fishing or Babcock Dairy ice cream? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then mark your calendars for our summer Open Houses! Hasler Lab Open House – Madison – Friday, June …

Trout Lake Station’s 8th Annual Open House – August 3rd

BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – On Friday, August 3rd, the UW-Madison Center for Limnology will host its 8th annual Open House at Trout Lake Station, our research facility in Wisconsin’s beautiful Northwoods. Join us from 1 to 5 pm for a chance to get a first-hand look at what research is going on at the station this summer, …

Trout Lake Research Rewind: TLS Open House

by Riley Steinbrenner Despite early-morning drizzles and a steady wind throughout the day, this summer’s Trout Lake Station Open House was a  big success! Nearly 200 visitors from all corners of the Northwoods – Boulder Junction, Sayner, Minocqua (and even nearby campgrounds) joined us for a day of free Babcock ice cream, arts and crafts, …

Mark Your Calendars! Aug. 4th: Trout Lake’s 7th Annual Open House

BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – On Friday, August 4th, the UW-Madison Center for Limnology will host its 7th annual Open House at the Trout Lake Research Station. Join us from 1 to 5 pm for a chance to get a first-hand look at what research is going on at the station this summer, as well as meet the …

6th Annual Trout Lake Open House – August 4th!

BOULDER JUNCTION, WI – The UW-Madison Center for Limnology will host its 6th annual open house at the Trout Lake Research Station on Friday, August 4th. From 1 to 5pm, visitors will get a first-hand look at what research is going on at the station this summer, as well as meet the scientists and students …

Boats, Bucky & Babcock Ice Cream: 5th Annual Hasler Lab Open House

MADISON – For more than 120 years, scientists at the UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology have studied the waters around Madison, the state and the world. They’ve helped build much of our knowledge about how freshwater ecosystems work and, on Friday, June 24th, they’re opening the doors to the lab for our 5th annual open house …

Trout Lake Station’s 5th Annual Open House!

It’s that time of year again – as July gives way to August, we’re spiffing up our research station and ordering tubs of Babcock ice cream for our annual open house and ice cream social. If you’ll be in the Minocqua area next Friday, July 31st, come on by between 1-5pm and board a boat, take …

Dishing Out Science (and Ice Cream) at Trout Lake Station Open House

by Meredith Smalley BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. — The first of August was a gorgeous day in northern Wisconsin: temperatures were in the mid-70s, the waters of Trout Lake were remarkably calm and clear, and the mosquitoes, for the first time this summer, were nowhere to be found. It was the perfect day for Trout Lake Station‘s …

Another Year Opening Our Doors

We here at the Center for Limnology don’t like to keep people in the dark. That’s what, every year, we host public open houses at both our lab in Madison and our research station in northern Wisconsin. This year, nearly 500 people turned out to tour our labs, talk with our researchers and get a …