FOLW Library
Category: Management Plans and Reports
Community Stewardship in the Lake Wingra Watershed
Article published in LakeLines journal of the North American Lake Management Society, summarizing history of Friends of Lake Wingra and our approach to citizen-based integrated watershed managment.
Giant Canada Geese in the Wingra Watershed: A Preliminary Report
In the Madison area, including the Lake Wingra watershed, the numbers of resident and wintering geese have increased dramatically since the 1980s. Problems associated with increased numbers of urban geese include feces in parks, damage to turf and increased erosion, and increased nutrient runoff and resulting lake eutrophication. This document explores trends and solutions to the problem of growing urban geese populations.
Invasive Species Plan
This management plan addresses a critical need for participation and collaboration of citizen and partner groups in the control of invasive species in the Lake Wingra watershed. The plan includes values and management principles as well as a range of management actions to combat invasive species in Lake Wingra and its surrounding watershed. The plan also includes the results of a risk analysis of the most widespread and troublesome invasive species in the Lake Wingra Watershed as a means to prioritize control efforts.
Lake Wingra Health Goals (June 2007 draft)
"Lake Wingra Health Goals: Where We Want to be in 2030"
June, 2007, draft of community vision of what Lake Wingra can be (based on our best scientific understanding) and should be (based on public desires)
Lake Wingra Watershed: A New Management Approach
Each year, graduate students of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Water Resources Management (WRM) program study a particular water resource problem or issue in significant depth. The 1999 WRM Workshop was conducted by eight graduate students of the Water Resources Management Program of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IES), University of Wisconsin-Madison. The group studied the Lake Wingra watershed and produced this comprehensive management report.
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Report of 2003 Partner Meeting
Full report of Partner Meeting sponsored by Friends of Lake Wingra on April 25, 2003.
Road Salt and Water Quality: A Friends of Lake Wingra Report
Concentrations of sodium and chloride ions are steadily increasing in Lake Wingra as a result of salt applied to watershed roads every winter. This document explores trends and solutions to this water quality issue.
Shoreline Habitat Restoration project proposal (DNR LMPG 2003)
This proposal describes a project that will lead to the improvement of water quality of Lake Wingra (Madison) through the implementation of shoreline habitat restoration practices. The shoreline restoration practices proposed are the result of comprehensive and inclusive planning among many partners, and are aimed at the restoration of native species and natural habitats, the control of exotic and/or invasive species (purple loosestrife, buckthorn, carp, Eurasian milfoil, and giant Canada geese) that threaten native species and habitats, and the reduction of the impacts of stormwater runoff on lake water quality.
Storm Water Management Plan
Storm water, because of its fundamental role in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, is a primary component of our watershed management plans. This document describes the importance of good storm water management practices, identifies existing critical management problems, and suggests short and long term solutions that can be implemented by the municipalities and residents of the Watershed.