Archived News Spring ice is thawing earlier in lakes. What does that mean for life below the surface? Lakes are losing their ice to warming. That’s dangerous PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there Ankur Desai Receives AGU Sulzman Award In Their Element UW-Madison lake researchers face uncertainty over potential cuts to the National Science Foundation Loheide Named NGWA 2026 Darcy Distinguished Lecturer Freshwater Colloquium: Ecogenomics of freshwater lake bacteria Unsalted Great Lakes Podcast 2024 Yentsch Schindler Award to Hilary Dugan 2024 John Martin Award to Paul Hanson and co authors As Ice Coverage of Lakes Decreases, Scientists Work to Understand What Happens Under Water in Winter Consequences of less ice on lakes due to climate change Officials scramble after invasive species reaches new waters: ‘They will undermine the basis of the food web’ Aquatic invasive species are more widespread in Wisconsin than previously thought Lake and river foams study reveals high PFAS levels, even though underlying water may be less contaminated 175th Anniversary projects bring together UW’s past, future Salting the Seasons Walleye are struggling to adapt to rapid seasonal changes 50 years after the Clean Water Act, pollution persists in Madison lakes Project shares knowledge of native rice with community Mapping Methane Emissions From Rivers Around Globe Reveals Surprising Sources Mapping methane emissions from rivers around globe reveals surprising sources Yale researchers investigate methane emissions by rivers, streams There’s hope of recovery in Trout Lake as parasite causes major drop in invasive Rusty Crayfish population What do the Gulf Stream and a Northern Lake Have in Common? Sixteen projects chosen for Research Forward (Round 3) awards Fieldwork Photo Essay: NTL-LTER research on Wisconsin lakes Big Fish, Little Fish: Decades’ Worth of Basic Measurements Tell a Complex Tale in One Wisconsin Lake Monica Turner elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Tiny Trout? Study Finds Several Freshwater Species Bucking One Climate Change Trend Social Fish-Tancing? Study Finds Big Bump in Fishing License Sales During First Year of COVID CFL Emeritus Director, Steve Carpenter, Wins Prestigious “Blue Water Prize” Explore Our Community’s Smaller Water Bodies at “Pond Exploration Days” Resistance is (Sometimes) Futile: Study Says That, In Many Lakes, It’s Time to Accept Change and Plan for the Future of Fishing
