By Phil Gabler, City of Madison Engineering An innovative underground screen structure in design for Wingra Park will offer the public a peek at what debris can […]
New Structure Planned to Catch Lake Wingra Runoff Debris Read More »
By David Thompson As the monarchs make their migration to Mexico, we reflect on another exciting year of Monarchs for Kids and eagerly look ahead to the next
Monarchs for Kids in 2017 Read More »
By Casey Hanson Have you heard the superstition that spilling salt is bad luck and that if you did, throwing a pinch over your left shoulder should
Worth One’s Salt: Reducing Salt Application to Protect Our Lakes Read More »
By Roger Bannerman The Friends of Lake Wingra (FoLW) have been cooperating with the city of Madison for over four years to determine how selected leaf control efforts
Fall Leaf Control Study Continues in the Lake Wingra Watershed Read More »
Summer Season Fishing Reflections It was a difficult summer to fish from shore on Wingra because of: High water levels: It caused erosion and sediment from shore, darkening the
Lake Wingra’s End of Summer Fishing Report Read More »
Have you ever explored the UW-Arboretum foot paths on the southwest side of Wingra Boats? If so, you may notice sections of it are dominated by oriental
How Capital High Students Helped Lake Wingra’s Watershed Read More »
Water temperatures continue to drop in the lake. Surface temperatures are now 66 degrees F compared to 72 degrees F three weeks ago. Water transparency remains
News from Volunteers Monitoring Water Quality in Lake Wingra – Sept. 12 Read More »
Expect a bit of a chill if you go swimming in Lake Wingra today. Surface water temperatures have dropped from about 79 degrees four weeks ago to about 72 degrees
News from Volunteers Monitoring Water Quality in Lake Wingra – Aug 25 Read More »
Good news! How far you can see into the water of Lake Wingra has improved this week. Our volunteers use a Secchi Disk (see featured image) to measure
Lake Wingra Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Update – Aug 9 Read More »
A big thank you to the Alliant Energy Foundation volunteers for helping remove invasive species in the Arboretum and Wingra Park Oak Savanna last Thursday, June 15! The 33 volunteers
2017 Alliant Energy Foundation Volunteer Event Read More »
