Periodically, Castle Lake will appear in the news. We try to provide links to those stories from this website. Additionally, we will relate the ongoing work and activities of the lake from this page, although these stories will initially appear on the homepage.
Tom Stienstra, who writes the Outdoors section of the San Francisco Chronicle, recently wrote an piece about the Mt Shasta vicinity, focusing on Castle Lake. Castle Lake is a great place for ice fishing, which the Limnology 151 class does each spring during the class fieldtrip.
The science done at the Limnology Lab it to help conserve the lakes pristine beauty, so it can continue to be featured as a prime destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
Mt. Shasta News – 12/5/07
By Paul Boerger, staff writer
Ecologist and researcher René Henery of UC Davis presented an overview of the Mt. Shasta region watershed last week, emphasizing the need for research on the headwaters area.
Henery's “mantra,” which he frequently repeated during the Nov. 28 talk at the Flying Lotus in Mount Shasta, was that to fully comprehend the headwaters complex relationship to the area and the use of the water elsewhere - such as the flows that go to more southern parts of California - researchers need to look at the broad interrelationships of the rivers, 14,162 foot Mt. Shasta and its glaciers, and habitats.
“This is a very special place with a wealth of natural resources,” Henery said. “These are natural resources essential to the State of California. Natural resources nobody knows much about. This is a system that is poorly understood.”
http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2007/12/05/news/area_news/02headwat...
The Castle Lake 50 Year Reunion made local news (the Mt. Shasta News), thanks to the pen of Paul Boerger, the local journalist present during the Saturday morning meeting. This article focuses on Dr. Goldman and his role in building the laboratory at Castle Lake.
"During last month's 50th anniversary celebration of that initial study, approximately 150 students, former students, colleagues and former colleagues of [Dr.] Goldman gathered for a weekend at the lake to renew their commitment to continuing the study and to reminisce about old times."
"In the modern ecology era, following decades of research, relationships between natural systems are taken for granted; but in the 1950s this was breakthrough research."
Please click on the following link for the full story:
http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2007/08/08/news/area_news/01goldman...
>> View Images from the Castle Lake 50 year Reunion.
To navigate to this album, first click on the "Photo Gallery" link to the right. Then click on "The Research Station" followed by "Castle Lake 50 Year Reunion".
Photos of the Castle Lake 50 Year Reunion are being collected on this site. If you have photos to add, please Contact Us and we'll provide the necessary instructions to add your images.
Ken Osborn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterken/sets/72157600976459663/
Dale Mead: http://www.flickr.com/photos/damead/sets/72157600976593433/
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Please see the story on the Castle Lake Limnological Research Station on the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) website: http://caes.ucdavis.edu/NewsEvents/News/WebNews/jun_castle.htm
Charles Goldman and John Stumbos worked closely with Michelle Immel, a student intern in our Communications Unit, to develop the story.
Dear Students, Friends, and Associates of Castle Lake, California:
Lend me your eyes! After nearly half a century of research, teaching and good times, we are having the Castle Lake 50 Year Reunion this summer at the lake on July 20, 21 and 22. Get it on your calendar now for I would hope to see most of you there. We will have a small seminar as a reminder of the Science and a major party with all the courses you remember from days of yore. The main reason is to recall the science that was done, with the comradely that Castle lake has always provided, and to help revitalize our research program as we enter a new and exciting phase of research. We will have time to tell the best stories from the past and enjoy seeing old friends from years that have flown past so fast since graduation. Jobs and marriages have now scattered us across the country and the world; it is important to get together while we are all still young enough to enjoy the memories and the outdoors. The Methodist camp has already been rented for logistic support so that your whole families can attend the reunion and camp out or stay in motel accommodations in Mt. Shasta City during the weekend. There will be both art and music a great string quartet playing on the new raft in the middle of the lake. Just imagine the fabulous acoustics that the cirque basin will create. See the energy efficient use of solar power and the lab much as you remember it. Over the years the food has gotten better and better as the chief chef has honed his skills.
Located 20 minutes outside the town of Mt. Shasta, on the shore of beautiful Castle Lake, in Northern California’s Siskiyou mountains, the Castle Lake Limnological Research Laboratory has been in operation for going on fifty years. In addition to data collection for the Castle Lake Long-Term Monitoring Program the Lab supports graduate and postgraduate researchers from the University of California Davis and the University of Nevada Reno. Responsibilities of summer research associates and interns include field work and physical and chemical data analyses for the long-term data set, assisting with graduate and post graduate research projects, upkeep and improvements to the facility, and hosting field trips and community focused educational events.
Interns and researchers at the Castle Lake Limnological laboratory typically operate on a regular eight hour a day work schedule though some variation can occur on sampling days. The summer field season typically begins June 20th and runs through September 20th and internships can be organized for all or portions of the summer field season.
The Castle Lake Limnological Research Station cordially invites you to the Summer 2007 Castle Lake Reunion at Castle Lake.
Because Castle Lake is now financially supported by both UCDavis and UNR, we want to celebrate this new era of research at Castle Lake!
Reserve this weekend on your calendar: July 20th, 21st, & 22nd, 2007
Suggested attire: shorts, tee-shirt, swimsuit
We plan to update update this announcement, providing links and phone numbers to places to stay, such as Bed and Breakfasts and local motels. Of course, you can aways camp by the lake, and we have reserved the Methodist Camp for the weekend also. Please contact us, providing your name, email address, and year's that you visited or worked at Castle Lake, so that we can keep you informed about this and future events.
Sudeep Chandra (and his dog Old Girl) made the headlines in Nevada News for their work on the Truckee River. Sudeep and his crew from the lab are studying the river extensively. They collect aquatic invertebrates, algae, and fish samples for nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes analysis; this will help them to understand the composition of the entire food web of the river.
"If we can manage the river better, it’s good for business, and our community. I really think we can bring people into Reno because of this river -- it helps make Reno a great place to live. Hopefully we can provide local and regional user groups and managers the information they need to make the river better. That’s our goal."
Link: Nevada News