The inaugural "Science on Tap" event drew more than 150 interested attendees. (Carol Warden - Center for Limnology)
Even “standing room only” wasn't enough. As if the lively chatter, hearty laughter and spontaneous rounds of applause weren't proof, the line of people snaking out the door of the Minocqua Brewing Company‘s Divano Lounge confirmed that interest was alive and thriving in Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
No, it wasn't a Packers playoff game. It was “Science on Tap.”
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Limnology, Kemp Natural Resources Station, the Lakeland Badger Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, the Minocqua Public Library and the brewery teamed up to host the first installment of “Science on Tap-Minocqua” on Feb. 6. The topic was “Wisconsin’s Northwoods: A Changing Landscape in Changing Times.”
Seats were filled before the conversation even kicked off at 6:30 p.m. and, by the time it was all said and done, more than 150 people had squeezed into the lounge to hear Trout Lake Station director Tim Kratz and Kemp Station director Tom Steele discuss the past, present and future of Northwoods lakes and forests.
Science will again be on tap at the Minocqua Brewing Company on Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m.. This time around, the topic will be “Climate Change in Wisconsin: Future projections and impacts for the Northwoods.”
CFL director emeritus John Magnuson, and Ankur Desai, associate professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UW-Madison, will kick off the conversation with brief presentations on the latest in climate science, ongoing experiments in northern Wisconsin, and what predictions may mean for a community that relies on mild summers and cold, snowy winters for its quality of life.
For more details, visit the Center for Limnology's blog.
Story by the Center for Limnology