I’m-site lake water testing in the field

Field Tools

Answers at the dock

Field instruments were once the province of trained technicians and equipment nobody wanted to calibrate. These are built for anyone who can stand on a dock.

Not every question deserves a lab. Some need answering today, cheaply, often enough to see a trend. This aisle is your first response — the tools that tell you whether something has changed, where to look next, and whether the expensive test is warranted at all. It is how a lake stays watched between the moments that matter.
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  • Leveraging eDNA to better understand your lake’s flora and fauna, including native endangered and invasive species
    early detection, eDNA, invasive species, molecular, monitoring, zebra mussels

    You Can Find an Invasive Species Before You Can See It

    Molecular detection finds an invasive species long before anyone can see it. How eDNA works, what it cannot tell you, and why non-detection is worth paying for.

  • A lake that appears healthy at the surface can be running an anoxic bottom layer that is quietly recharging next year's phosphorus.
    dissolved oxygen, lake science, seasonal, stratification, thermocline, turnover

    Your Lake Turns Over Twice a Year and Nobody Notices

    Deep lakes split into layers that do not mix for half the year. Stratification, turnover, and why the bottom of your lake runs out of oxygen every August.

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