Center for Limnology

Welcome to limnology, the study of inland waters!

The Center for Limnology is a multi-disciplinary center within the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The CFL facilities are comprised of two reseach stations:  the Hasler Laboratory of Limnology on the UW-Madison  campus, and the Trout Lake Research Station in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. The CFL strives to provide excellence in education, research, and service.

Limnology Newsletters Online

Read the current and past issues of our newsletters online.

CFL in the News

Feature article (updated 10/22/09): CFL Scientists and the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Check out our "CFL in the News " page for additional media announcements and articles regarding limnology and the CFL.

Kitch-A-Palooza

The CFL is co-sponsoring Kitch-A-Palooza --an event celebrate Jim Kitchell's career, to be held on 10 June 2010, during the American Society Of Limnology And Oceanography Summer Meeting Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Support the CFL

Your gift to the Center for Limnology helps to support our ongoing research, educational, and service missions.  To find out more about making a donation to the CFL, visit our Friends and Support page or Donate Online Now .

An Icy Melody

Gentle waves from Lake Mendota shift and fracture ice cover beginning to form along the campus shoreline on Dec. 18. The motion of the floating sheets of ice produced a wind-chime-like musical melody that could be heard by those walking along much of the Temin Lakeshore Path.

Slide show by Jeff Miller. Copyright by University of Wisconsin News , shown  here by permission.