Lake Scientist

- — August 31, 2010
Rwandan power plant converts methane from exploding lake into clean energy

A power plant in Rwanda is extracting methane from the depths of Lake Kivu and converting it into electricity. This is the first time such a procedure has been conducted[…]

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- — August 31, 2010
Bird die-off on Minnesota lakes linked to Newcastle disease

Thousands of pelicans, cormorants, and gulls on Minnesota lakes have been dying unexpectedly this summer, and biologists suspect the culprit is a virulent strain of Newcastle disease. Nearly 1,000 gulls,[…]

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- — August 30, 2010
Minnesota officials on ‘high alert’ for zebra mussels

Invasive zebra mussels are becoming a growing concern for Minnesota lakes. Twenty of the state’s lakes are now infested with the invasive mussels, according to Luke Skinner, supervisor of the[…]

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- — August 27, 2010
ODNR studies water current’s influence on walleye hatch with Lake Erie buoy

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources project is investigating possible causes for the decline in walleye hatch sizes in Lake Erie. As we reported earlier this month, preliminary July trawls[…]

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