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 […]
Lake Friendly BMP’s for Property Owners Read More »
The Friends of Lake Wingra are pleased to announce a unique program designed to improve water quality and provide environmental education opportunities to schools and other institutions that impact Lake
2016 Rain Garden Grants Read More »
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,
Rake your leaves out of the street! Read More »
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
Lake Wingra Watershed Leaf Pilot – Year 2 Read More »
One of our watershed residents, Liz McBride, recently took up the cause of promoting the installation of rain gardens during a recent street reconstruction process. Liz learned that the City
Successful Rain Garden Promotion Effort! Read More »
Friends of Lake Wingra is pleased to announce … We are offering grants of up to $4,000 for construction of a stormwater management features at schools, place of worship, or
Lake Wingra water quality is severely degraded by nutrient-containing soils and sediment that enter the Lake via the City of Madison storm water drains. Three storm drains discharge into Lake
SW Bike Path Stewardship Read More »
Construction site erosion due to improperly installed/maintained erosion-control measures is a serious problem. Soil that is transported off a construction site as sediment-laden runoff can eventually reach storm sewers which
Construction Site Monitoring Read More »
Homeowners in many parts of the country are catching on to rain gardens – landscaped areas planted to wild flowers and other native vegetation that soak up rain water, mainly
FOLW, with partners from the Madison Department of Public Health (MDPH), Madison Information Services, State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH), US Geological Survey (USGS), and the University of Wisconsin Extension, are
EMPACT Beach Water Quality Study Read More »
