March, 2026

1 – Dig Into Rain Gardens-1:1 Coaching Sessions, Dane County and the Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership are offering one-on-one rain garden coaching sessions for residents, cost: $20, 8 am – 11:30 am, 5201 Fen Oak Dr., Madison. Register here.

9 – Help clean up the Thoreau Rain Garden, 2 pm, meet at the rain gardens along Nakoma Rd. by Thoreau Elementary School. We only need a small crew of people, so please notify us if you plan to come at info@lakewingra.org

10 – Lake Wingra Winter Salt Working Group meeting, 11 am – 12 pm, Sequoya Library, Study Room 104

11 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

18 – Rain Garden Meeting, come help FoLW plan for the upcoming rain garden season – including promoting, planning, maintaining, and educating the community about rain gardens in the watershed, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Room 105, Sequoya Library

April, 2026

8 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

21 – Lake Wingra Winter Salt Working Group meeting, 11 am – 12 pm, Zuzu Cafe

25 – Lake Wingra Cleanup, 10 am – 12 pm, Wingra Boats, 824 Knickerbocker St. Join Friends of Lake Wingra and Wingra Boats to help cleanup Lake Wingra by boat.

25 – Madison Parks Earth Day Challenge at Wingra Park, 10 am – 12 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker St. Friends of Lake Wingra will also be onsite at Wingra Park providing materials for cleaning up around Wingra Park.

May, 2026

3 – 1-on-1 Rain Garden Workshop, 30-minute coaching sessions from 12:30 pm – 4 pm, UW-Arboretum Visitor Center

9 – Odana Hills Golf Course Rain Garden Work Day, 10 am – 12 pm
Odana Hills Golf Course

13 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

17 – Thoreau Elementary Rain Garden Work Day, 9:30 am – 12 pm, Thoreau Elementary rain garden along Nakoma Dr.

June, 2026

5 – First Friday at Wingra Park

10 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

July, 2026

3 – First Friday at Wingra Park

8 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

August, 2026

7 – First Friday at Wingra Park

12 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

September, 2026

4 – First Friday at Wingra Boats

9 – FoLW Board Meeting, open to the public, 7 pm – 8 pm, Sequoya Library

13 – Good Neighbor Gathering

26 – Lake Wingra Community Bike Ride