Lake Scientist

- — October 20, 2010
Iowa DNR begins restocking Carter Lake

Live fish are once again swimming in southern Iowa’s Carter Lake, following a late-September fish kill intended to eliminate unwanted and harmful species. Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff dumped[…]

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- — October 19, 2010
Great Lakes restoration “success stories” featured in two new reports

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative have provided a tremendous amount of funding for Great Lakes restoration projects. To share many of the success[…]

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- — October 18, 2010
Zebra mussels found in two critical Connecticut lakes

Zebra mussels have been found in two ecologically critical lakes in Connecticut — Lake Lillinonah and Lake Zoar. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection officials are concerned the invasive species’ proliferation[…]

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- — October 13, 2010
Swiss hydro plant reservoir emits methane gas

Hydroelectricity has long been considered a mostly clean and renewable source of energy. But new research coming from Switzerland shows that hydro plants are capable of causing greater greenhouse gas[…]

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