Don’t Judge a Lake by Its Color: Understanding What Water Clarity Really Means

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Don’t Judge a Lake by Its Color: Understanding What Water Clarity Really Means Kyungdoe “Doe” Han1,2 1Friends of Lake Wingra, PO Box 45071, Madison, WI 53744 2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706 Most people assume that a crystal-clear, blue lake is the ultimate sign […]

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Friends of Lake Wingra WATER Grant

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We are thrilled to have completed our one-year UW-Madison Arboretum WATER grant project this summer! In the WATER (Water Action to Encourage Responsibility) project, the UW-Madison Arboretum along with neighborhood, city, and county partners in the Lake Wingra watershed worked together to pilot programs and neighborhood-focused actions that minimize the harmful effects of stormwater that

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The Springs of the Lake Wingra Watershed

Environmental Education, Springs /

May 2022 by Steve Glass Springs are locations where up-welling groundwater discharges to the earth’s surface,  the “Big Spring” (pictured below) on the shore of Lake Wingra in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, is an example.  The flow of fresh water from springs helps supply wetlands,  streams, rivers, and lakes.  Spring flow supplements rainfall and

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Lake Wingra Watershed Gathering

Environmental Education, Spring /

Come join us at the Lake Wingra Watershed Gathering event on Saturday, May 21, 1-4:00 pm at Vilas Park! Please see below for more information from the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association’s Water Team: Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association’s WATER Team invites you to a family friendly event. Live in a different watershed? Come, you are welcomed. Arrive early with a

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Walking on the Ice

Winter /

by David Thompson Deep winter is a special time when the world is magically transformed to white stillness.  The laws of nature seem suspended-you can walk on water!  But many don’t take advantage because they don’t know how to stay safe or warm. For safety, the main thing is not to go out too early

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