On the first frigid Wednesday night of February, 2013, Science on Tap-Minocqua held its first event at the Minocqua Brewing Company in northern Wisconsin. On February 3rd, we’ll mark the 3-year anniversary with a talk by Trina McMahon on the “Microbes All Around Us.” We’re celebrating the anniversary with a new series of short-format “highlight” …
Originally Published October, 2014 – Earlier this month, anyone down on the shores of Madison’s lakes may have noticed the water tinged the green hue of an algae bloom, something we normally associate with the warmer summer months. But a final fall bloom isn’t all that unusual – It just means that the lakes are, literally, …
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 …
Grad student, Aaron Koning, and faculty member, Pete McIntyre, are currently conducting fieldwork in Thailand where they’re looking at fish migrations in the Mekong River and its tributaries.The Mekong is a critically important fishery for millions of people, supplying food and commerce. Aaron sends in this note about a mini CFL reunion. Lat week, Pete …