Here at the CFL, we love bragging on our students, faculty and alumni, so we’re very excited to congratulate Tyler Butts on receiving the 2022 Cushing Prize for a paper published in the Journal of Plankton Research. The annual prize honors the memory of David Cushing, founding editor of the Journal of Plankton Research and …
by Christina Weatherford When looking at the lakes near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, you might appreciate how scenic they are, or how many trophy fish they contain. However, UW Center for Limnology scientists at Trout Lake Station admire things that many would overlook. These scientists are studying miniscule creatures with massive importance – zooplankton. The crew …
by Cassie Gauthier — When I walked out of my cabin, it was pouring. It was my first week on station and had been raining almost every day. I went to the station and layered on waders and my raincoat. To me, it seemed like a less than ideal day to go out sampling. But, …
Our summer scicomm intern is proving to be quite the night owl! Here’s her latest dispatch:
by Kelly April Tyrrell – Plankton, says the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Carol E. Lee, are cows of the sea. These tiny marine organisms eat algae and in turn, fish eat the plankton. If plankton become victims of climate change, which is altering the temperature and salinity of the waters in which they live, fisheries around …
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, …
by Riley Steinbrenner It was 7:50 when I woke up one Friday morning to my phone’s alarm blaring the most obnoxious tone available via iOS. EEE-EEE-EEE. After realizing I indeed wasn’t on a submarine at war in the middle of the Pacific, I clamored out of bed and into the kitchen where I poured myself …