Lake Scientist

- — November 2, 2010
Toxic coal tar plagues Lake Superior town

Buried beneath a park in the center of Ashland, Wis. lurks some of the filthiest water pollution in the state. Millions of gallons of groundwater near the town’s Lake Superior[…]

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- — November 1, 2010
Cloud seeding increases precipitation at Lake Tahoe

The Reno-based Desert Research Institute has been controlling the weather for more than 50 years. In a process called cloud seeding, the DRI is able to stimulate precipitation in selected[…]

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- — October 29, 2010
Stopping Asian carp with the smell of fear — and fresh fruit

What’s the solution for one of the Great Lakes’ worst invasive species threats? Perhaps the scent of Irish cream. Biologists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Columbia Environmental Research Center are[…]

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- — October 25, 2010
Ohio fish farm aims to raise ancient, endangered species

A fish farm owner in Ohio is trying to sustain a rare species native to Lake Erie that has been pushed to the brink of extinction. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)[…]

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