Science Thursday at Wingra Park Boat House. Discover how helping monarchs can improve the health of both the lake and your neighborhood. Learn how to raise monarchs. See monarchs at all stages […]
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Monarch Action Day at Olbrich Gardens (plus Blooming Butterflies in the dome). Monarchs for Kids will be there. You can purchase milkweed plants, monarch eggs, caterpillars, or chrysalids–plus equipment you need to
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Monarchs for Kids at Sequoya Branch. Tuesdays 2-4 pm; Fridays 10:00 am-12:00. See monarchs in all the stages of their life cycle. You can feed butterflies, and watch butterflies emerge from their chrysalis.
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Purchase monarchs and monarch-rearing supplies (instructions included). All Saturdays and Sundays through the end of August, 9-11 am, at 536 Gately Terrace, Madison. Drop in for an informal look at our
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Welcome, Adrienne! Adrienne is our new Program Director at Friends of Lake Wingra. She is currently a graduate student at the Nelson Institute at UW earning her MS in Environmental
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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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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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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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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,
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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