(Friends of Lake Wingra pop-up park station – photo by David Thompson) by Ben Yahr Visitors to the annual Monroe Street Festival on October 10th got to experience more than good deals from merchants thanks to a new theme developed in part by Friends of Lake Wingra, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative and the Edgewood College Sustainability […]
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(Badger Volunteers rake leaves out of the street – photo by Roger Bannerman) This fall, Friends of Lake Wingra has been working together with City of Madison Engineering on the second year of a leaf management pilot project in the Lake Wingra watershed. Proper leaf management is a priority because wet, decaying leaves in the
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Catholic Multi-Cultural Center Rain Garden – Photo by David Thompson By Susan Frett Throughout 2016 Friends of Lake Wingra will be asking property owners throughout the Lake Wingra watershed to do their part to help implement the Lake Wingra Watershed Management Plan (WMP). The WMP was developed by Friends of Lake Wingra over the last
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Besadny Check presentation at Wingra Park (L to R): Susan Frett, Friends of Lake Wingra Volunteer Coordinator; Ben Yahr, Friends of Lake Wingra Board Chair; Barb Roeber, daughter of Buzz Besadnyand NRFW member; Caitlin Williamson, Program and Development Coordinator at NRFW. Friends of Lake Wingra are pleased to announce that we have received a $1,000
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This fall, Friends of Lake Wingra has made some great new friends, the Badger Volunteers! Badger Volunteers is a program organized by the Morgridge Center for Public Service at UW. This program pairs university students with local community organizations (schools, non-profits or municipalities) to volunteer over the course of the semester on a weekly basis.
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Friends of Lake Wingra asks you to do your part for Lake Wingra this fall and rake your leaves out of the street. Fall is a beautiful time in Wisconsin, the leaves are turning colors and the weather is still nice which makes it a great time to spend outside. However, falling leaves contribute to
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This year the Monroe Street festival had a “green” theme. This was an effort by Friends of Lake Wingra, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative and the Edgewood College Sustainability Leadership program and other partners to raise awareness about the potential for green elements in the upcoming planned reconstruction of Monroe Street. The reconstruction of the street is
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Friends of Lake Wingra has been working with Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, Edgewood College Sustainability Leadership Program and other partners over the last few months on a plan to implement some tactical urbanism style ideas on Monroe Street during this year’s Monroe Street Festival which is October 10th from 10am-5pm. What is tactical urbanism? It is
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Fall is just around the corner and that means it is time to start thinking about how to manage all the leaves that fall around the watershed. Did you know that when leaves fall in the street, get wet and start to decay they produce a leaf “tea” that is a major source of phosphorus
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Last Thursday evening was the last Science Thursday of the season at Wingra Boats. Susan and David presented about Monarch butterflies and Milkweed plants to an enthusiastic group of kids and their parents. After talking about butterflies, their life cycle and why they are threatened we got to the fun part, David has been raising
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Last Monday evening Friends of Lake Wingra was invited to present the Lake Wingra Watershed Management Plan at Wingra Boats. The plan (which may be found here) was created by Strand Associates in collaboration with City Engineering, Friends of Lake Wingra and other partners over the last few years. Jim
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We had our first social event for the summer on Thursday evening June 25th. The board of Friends of Lake Wingra and a few family members and past board members spent a fun evening paddling around Lake Wingra. The weather was a little questionable that day which is probably what kept any of our other
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