Winter Lake Ecology Program

Photo is courtesy of Trees For Tomorrow

Join Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) and Trees For Tomorrow in exploring winter lake
ecology. This free event will be held on Thursday, January 23 from 1:00 – 3:30 pm at Trees
For Tomorrow. After an indoor introduction, we will venture out on frozen Silver Lake to
collect physical data on the lake including ice thickness, water depth, lake temperature,
dissolved oxygen, and clarity.  There will be opportunities to use underwater cameras to study
plant and animal life.  Afterward, we'll discuss how these parameters change seasonally and what
that means for the organisms that use the lake.
Dress appropriately to be outside for around one hour. To register for the event, please go online
at www.northwoodslandtrust.org and click on News & Events, contact the NWLT office at 715-
479-2490 or email troy@northwoodslandtrust.org by Monday, January 20. Space is limited.
The Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) permanently conserves natural shorelands, woodlands and
other natural resources to benefit present and future generations in Vilas, Oneida, Forest,
Florence, Iron, Price and Langlade Counties. Visit www.northwoodslandtrust.org to learn more
about NWLT's conservation services, protected lands, and future events.