An urban watershed, like Lake Wingra’s, means that water is not able to naturally infiltrate into the ground as much due to development. Parking lots, roads, and other impervious surfaces often redirect runoff to storm sewers and the sewers bring…
Move out of the way April Showers, May showers are en vogue now! All this rain can make it difficult to get outside with your family on a regular basis. Here’s a fun activity to get your kids outside and…
By Roger Bannerman Our city is renovating the Wingra Park shoreline to reduce erosion and provide easier access for paddlers and log rollers. The new canoe and kayak launching ramp is complete – check it out in the image above!…
Help us pick up trash along Wingra Creek’s shoreline by boat or on foot. Don’t forget your gloves and a bottle of water! Bring your own boat, rentals are not available. A launch is located on the southeast side of…
By Sophia Dramm When snow falls in Wisconsin, children may think about the snowmen they’re going to build, students may think of the school cancellations they’re going to enjoy and drivers may think about their safety on the road. So…
I embarked out on Wingra on Saturday, January 20th. The sun was shining bright and the temperature was 48 degrees. If we didn’t have 12” of ice I’d be pretty timid to test the waters so to speak (being so…
By Casey Hanson Lake Wingra’s natural setting and calm waters may lead you to believe that erosion is not a large concern there, but it is at Wingra Park. Erosion, a natural process that results in part from…
By Phil Gabler, City of Madison Engineering An innovative underground screen structure in design for Wingra Park will offer the public a peek at what debris can be kept out of the lake, while providing treatment to…
By David Thompson As the monarchs make their migration to Mexico, we reflect on another exciting year of Monarchs for Kids and eagerly look ahead to the next year. This year we served roughly 124 classes in 36…
By Casey Hanson Have you heard the superstition that spilling salt is bad luck and that if you did, throwing a pinch over your left shoulder should help avert any evil omens you’ve just incurred? Maybe they…
