Prospect Gardens Work Party!
May 28 Prospect Gardens Work Session (9AM to Noon) Photo credit: Jake Blasczyk Your help is needed to weed and mulch the Prospect Gardens, one of several gardens along the […]
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How anyone can Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers and Protect Lake Wingra
by Tim Campbell – UWEX, WDNR, WISG It is well known in the aquatic invasive species (AIS) world that recreational boaters are the primary pathway for new AIS to enter
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Odana Pond: Lake Wingra Watershed’s Other Lake
1911 Plat Book Cantwell Printing by Jim Baumann Odana Pond, the other natural lake in the Lake Wingra Watershed, is one of a number of glacial kettle ponds on the
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Monarchs for Kids
Photo by Erik Zimmerman: Cloe Zimmerman gets one last kiss from the monarch she raised, before it starts migration. It’s a magical moment when the fresh young butterfly spirals upward,
Summer Gardening, Educational, & Service Opportunities on the SW Path
By Sandy Stark Four neighborhoods along the SW Path maintain native prairies, flower gardens, and wooded areas in the Lake Wingra Watershed. Work crews provide tools and treats, and you
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What does an “Active Watershed Community” Mean?
by Susan Frett Recently, Friends of Lake Wingra Board and staff have been applying for grants for different projects that we would like to implement around the watershed. Generally, grant
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Friends of Lake Wingra hosts Road Salt Applicator Training
Maintenance team at Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District learning from Connie Fortin and Craig Eldred Reducing the application of road salt is key to reducing chloride levels in Lake Wingra, which
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A low salt diet for Lake Wingra
We know that a low salt diet is good for our hearts, it’s also good for our lakes! Winter has finally arrived and with winter comes the need for winter
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Monroe Street Reconstruction Alliance
Friends of Lake Wingra has been involved over the last several months in an effort called Greening Monroe Street. The mission of Greening Monroe Street is that the Monroe Street
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Take Action about Road Salts
(Overly salted parking lot – photo by David Thompson) Road salts are toxic to aquatic life in Lake Wingra and are virtually impossible to remove from the lake once they
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