Welcome Toni Tiemann!!
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 …
Barre3 Raising Funds for Friends of Lake Wingra
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 …
Friends of Lake Wingra WATER Grant
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, …
Musky Data Collection at Wingra Dam
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 …
The Springs of the Lake Wingra Watershed
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, …
Building a Rain Garden at Thoreau School
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 …
Lake Wingra Watershed Gathering
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: …
Walking on the Ice
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 …
Welcome New Board Members Regan & Katy!!
December, 2021 We are delighted to welcome Regan Botsford and Katy Thostenson to the Friends of Lake Wingra Board of Directors! Regan and Katy bring a wealth of talent and …
Lake Wingra’s Water & Mound Connection
November, 2021