January Board Meeting: Open To The Public!
Consider attending our board meeting on January 11 at 7 PM at the Sequoia Library. The complete agenda can be found below.
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Consider attending our board meeting on January 11 at 7 PM at the Sequoia Library. The complete agenda can be found below.
January Board Meeting: Open To The Public! Read More »
You may have noticed we’ve been quiet over the past six months. We’ve been meeting as a board to plan, reprioritize, and get ready to hit the ground running so we can better serve the community.
As part of this transition, we aim to build a full 15-person board this year that is representative of our diverse urban watershed. In doing so, our goal is to embrace the organization’s long-standing scientific integrity, collaboration, and passion for Lake Wingra.
We’re Growing! Applications Open For New Board Members Read More »
September, 2022 We are delighted to welcome Toni Tiemann to the Friends of Lake Wingra Board of Directors! Toni (she/her) joined the Board in August 2022. She moved to Madison
Welcome Toni Tiemann!! Read More »
Summer 2022 We would like to take a moment to send a special thank you to Missy Dunn at barre3 Madison and her amazing crew for the awesome classes she
Barre3 Raising Funds for Friends of Lake Wingra Read More »
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,
Friends of Lake Wingra WATER Grant Read More »
May 11, 2022 Every other year, the DNR stocks and tags 100 Wisconsin muskellunge (muskies) in Lake Wingra. On May 4th, DNR staff were below the Wingra Dam, in Wingra
Musky Data Collection at Wingra Dam Read More »
May 2022 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,
The Springs of the Lake Wingra Watershed Read More »
April 14, 2022 In October of 2012, Jack Nolan asked the Friends of Lake Wingra for help in selecting an Eagle Scout project. Jack wanted to do something to help
Building a Rain Garden at Thoreau School Read More »
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:
Lake Wingra Watershed Gathering Read More »
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
Walking on the Ice Read More »