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 applications ask for the mission of the organization. Our mission is to “promote a healthy Lake Wingra through an active watershed community”. This sparked an
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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 was identified as one of the three goals of the Lake Wingra Watershed Management Plan. The average chloride concentration in Lake Wingra was 115 mg/L
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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 maintenance of streets, parking lots, sidewalks, etc. Road salts are often used by those doing winter maintenance and often over used as the above picture
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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 Reconstruction be a sustainable process for the residents, businesses, the Wingra Watershed and the City of Madison. Our main partners in this effort have been
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(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 are put there. It is important to reduce the amount of road salts that are used throughout the Lake Wingra watershed. Many applicators use 5
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(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 of water makes life possible. The polar structure of water molecules allows them to stick together as a liquid over the wide range of temperatures
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(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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