About the Center for Limnology

Background

The Center for Limnology was established in July 1982 to plan, conduct, and facilitate inland freshwater research. The Center grew out of almost one hundred years of limnology at the University initiated by E.A. Birge and Chancey Juday, who founded limnology in North America through extensive descriptive and comparative studies. Our roots were further developed by Arthur D. Hasler, who led the way in experimental limnology and facilitated four decades of aquatic studies at Wisconsin. Our present program builds on these approaches and has expanded to include long-term studies, synthesis, modeling, Great Lakes research, and application to resource managment and environmental issues.

The Center Today

Today's Center for Limnology operates two field stations, the  Hasler Laboratory for Limnology  located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and the  Trout Lake Station  in the Northern Highland Lake District at Boulder Junction. Although both facilities operate year round, Trout Lake Station is the most busy during the summer months.

General Contact Information:
University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
680 North Park Street
Madison WI 53706-1492
608-262-3014
Fax 608-265-2340
limnology@mailplus.wisc.edu

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