North Temperate Lakes

John Bates
manitowish@centurytel.net
A place is nothing more than a space with a story. My poetry is an attempt to distill and celebrate some of this area’s many stories in the hope that people will feel a deeper reverence for the Northwoods. Because without reverence, without a feeling that all life is genuinely sacred, we, and the Earth, don’t stand much of a chance.

Terry Daulton
tdaulton@centurytel.net
I have the good fortune to work both as a field biologist and artist. I find inspiration in the lakes and forests of the northwoods. For "Drawing Water" I created a series of pastel paintings inspired by the poster art of early 1900's artists. In my posters I want to explore the idea of the "invisible present" that Dr. John Magnusun has cited in some of his presentations on lakes and climate change. In thinking about the future of our lakes, I want to encourage citizens to learn more about the complexity of lakes that is often "invisible", and from this basis in the present, to encourage them to consider their hopes for the future of northern lakes and ways that they can make that future more secure.

Bonnie Peterson
writebon@bonniepeterson.com
My artwork chronicles my adventures in the wilderness and through life. I use embroidery and stitching to communicate environmental and social issues. The process involves many hours of research into historic documents, maps, journals and scientific research. In this work I present some of the science and context inherent in lake chemistry, climate change and demographics, using an unusual presentation of scientific graphs, dictionary definitions, and representations of limnology concepts.

Jim Ramsdell
jim@OurSharedPlanet.org
The collaboration of artists and scientists for the LTEArts Drawing Water exhibit gave me a whole new perspective on lakes, their health, and habitats. It truly connected me with the gifts and importance provided by these blue jewels spread throughout the Northland.
Being an environmentalist and wildlife artist, I was especially interested in what we learned about woody debris (habitat) and its importance to the health of lakes and all the creatures who inhabit them.

Melinda Schnell
mschnell@centurytel.net
I moved to Wisconsin after my husband introduced me to the Northwoods. We were both living in Chicago and I fell in love with everything about the area, it wasn't long before I started spending most of my time here. My art school education focused on fine art with a graphic art minor, at that time I could never have imagined that underwater landscapes featuring fish would become a theme of my watercolors. Years ago, I was commissioned by a good friend to paint a walleye picture for her husband who is a well known fishing guide. I discovered that watercolor and the subject could not be better suited; that painting set the wheels in motion. I try to use my artistic skills to give the viewer the impression of being underwater, a fleeting glimpse of that other world that lies just below the surface.

Ann Singsaas
asingsaas@hotmail.com

Steve Carpenter
srcarpen@wisc.edu
My limnological research focuses on the interaction of biogeochemistry and food web processes in lakes. I am especially interested in prediction of lake characteristics from land-water interactions and food web processes, including human effects such as fishing and introduction of exotic species.

My research interests include native and invasive aquatic plants (especially bladderworts) and bog vegetation and ecology.

Tim Kratz
tkkratz@wisc.edu
My research interests include the long-term, regional ecology of lakes; lake metabolism, including carbon dynamics in lakes, and the use of automated sensing systems to observe lake dynamics.

Noah Lottig
nrlottig@wisc.edu
My primary research interests focus around ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry. I am particularly interested in understanding how suites of embedded aquatic ecosystems influence regional carbon dynamics.

John Magnuson
jjmagnus@wisc.edu
My research activities focus on long-term ecological research on lake ecological systems, potential influence of climate change on inland waters, fish and fisheries ecology, biogeography and landscape ecology of lake and stream systems, and ecological dynamics of biodiversity and invasion.

Mike Meyer
Michael.Meyer@wisconsin.gov
I spent my youth growing up on lakes in Vilas County, and now have the privilege of conducting wildlife research for the DNR on these same lakes. Sometimes it pays to grow where you are planted, it has been a great career!