Facilities at Trout Lake Station

station_from_water.jpgOur all-season laboratory is a two-story structure with more than 7,500 sq. ft. of space located close to the shore of Trout Lake. The upper floor contains a chemistry laboratory and five research laboratories, which are equipped with gas, natural and heated well water, compressed air, electricity and water from Trout Lake. One laboratory is designed for super-clean conditions necessary for trace metal sample processing. The upper floor also contains a library and multipurpose room, a small conference room, offices, and a computer room. Computers at the station are on a local area network and can remotely access Center for Limnology file server  . The lower floor of the station provides space for field gear storage, sample processing, aquarium facilities, and a primary production incubation lab. Three refrigerator-sized incubators with temperature and light control are available for general use. Critical equipment at the laboratory is serviced by a backup generator. Five service buildings at the station provide facilities for equipment and vehicle storage. Housing at the station accomodates 37 people year round, and 48 during May-October. The housing units all have internet access via a wireless connection.

arial_of_station_1994.jpgTrout Lake Station is well-equipped to provide access for researchers to nearly any aquatic site in the lake district. Major field gear includes: four-wheel-drive trucks, an ATV, numerous boats equipped with motors and trailers, and four canoes. Scuba gear is also available. A snowmobile, ice drills, snowshoes, and insulated field boxes are available for winter limnology. We have most standard collecting gear for general limnological work including peristaltic pumps with in-line filtration, meters and probes to measure light (PAR and full spectral characteristics), temperature and oxygen in situ, plankton samplers, trawls, fyke nets, gill nets, seines and electrofishing gear.

Cost for lab use is $5.00 per day. This fee is waived for UW-Madison environmental science researchers. To arrange space please contact Pam Fashingbauer.

scoperoom.jpgOur laboratories are equipped with fume hoods, two systems to provide high-quality purified water suitable for chemical sample processing, drying ovens, a muffle furnace, balances, pH meters, a spectrophotometer, fluorometer, gas chromatographs configured for greenhouse gas analysis, and a liquid scintillation counter. A set of three light-and temperature-controlled incubators are available for experimental projects and culture maintenance. We have 6 dissecting and 2 compound microscope stations.  Two dissecting scopes are equipped with a digital camera and computerized measurement and counting system. A Zeiss inverted microscope is equipped for epifluorescence.  The laboratory has a series of large fiberglass holding tanks, four 75-gallon fiberglass aquaria, assorted small aquaria, and a controlled-temperature incubation system for primary production measurements. Portable generators and pumps allow the use of holding tanks at remote sites throughout the region. In addition, a wide variety of other analytical equipment is available on the Madison campus.

 Common use areas are to be maintained by the users. Each common use area is assigned a staff member to help with concerns that arise. The following people are in charge of specific areas:

Scope rooms: Pam Montz 
Chem. Lab(rm 208): Tim Meinke and Ken Morrison
Wet Lab(downstairs): Pam Montz
Staging area (downstairs): John Vehrs 
Gear room: Pam Montz and Tim Meinke
Scuba area: Noah Lottig and Carol Warden
GC room (rm 117): Noah Lottig
Plant workroom (rm 121): Susan Knight
Scintillation Counter and Incubators (rm 123): Tim Meinke and John Vehrs
Spectrophometer (rm 125): Tim Meinke
Buoy Room (Rm 122): Ken Morrison and Tim Meinke
Primary Productivity Lab (rm 109): Tim Meinke
House of Lords: Alex Latzka and Carol Warden
Garage: John Vehrs and Mike Pecore 
Acid Shack,(workshop): Mike Pecore and Zach Lawson

For further information contact Pam Fashingbauer.

 

   Trout Lake Station is getting a new look!

Before:  

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  Follow the construction of our brand-new conference room- set to open September 2012. 

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