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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Grillin’ For Peace 2016
Grillin’ For Peace returns to Vilas Park Beach February 6th for their annual fundraiser and grilling event for Savory Sunday. Check out their website for all the details.
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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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Life under the Ice
(Ho-Nee-Um Pond in Winter – photo by Richard Hurd) by Rex Merrill Anyone can walk on water, as long as it’s frozen. The real miracle is how the molecular structure
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Greening of the Monroe Street Festival
(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
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Leaf Free Streets Pilot Update
(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
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Lake Friendly BMP’s for Property Owners
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
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Friends of Lake Wingra 2016 Board Meetings
Friends of Lake Wingra holds monthly board meetings, usually on the first Thursday of the month, from 630-830pm. The meetings are usually held in one of the meeting rooms at
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Friends of Lake Wingra Board Meeting
Friends of Lake Wingra holds monthly board meetings, usually on the first Thursday of the month, from 630-830pm, however the December meeting has been moved to the second Thursday, December
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