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Migrating Birds Visit Wingra

Lake Wingra Monitoring Volunteers Update – April 17, 2019 Birds migrating north are beginning to stop over in Lake Wingra.  We recently had the fun of watching a flock of migrating Bonparte’s Gulls diving into the lake to catch fish…

April 18, 2019
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Native Plants Add Winter Interest to Your Garden

by Liz McBride Photos by Liz McBride and David Thompson Spring through fall, native plants beautify our gardens and provide food for birds and insects. But even in the dead of winter, they lighten the heart and feed the hungry.…

February 5, 2019
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Under the Ice: How Organisms Survive Lake Wingra in Winter

by Grace Graham, WI Master Naturalist Volunteer for UW-Madison Arboretum Just as we are experiencing the transformation to winter, the lakes around us are facing their own seasonal changes. During spring and fall, the water column experiences a process called…

February 5, 2019
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Meet Your Local Aquatic Plant: The Common Bladderwort

By Hannah Buscemi The common bladderwort is an aquatic plant native to the Northern hemisphere, and it can be found in Wisconsin and Lake Wingra. In fact, out of all the Madison area Lakes, this includes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Kegonsa, Lower…

August 7, 2018
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High Temperatures and Clarity Make Wingra Waters Inviting

May 29,2018 By Roger Bannerman Recent warm weather has produced water temperatures in Lake Wingra that are the same as a swimming pool!  At all depths the temperature of the water is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.  A temperature that can…

May 30, 2018
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Kids Stormwater Sleuth Activity

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…

May 14, 2018
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Monarchs for Kids in 2017—Connecting with Mexico

In the library, a monarch butterfly rested on a small boy’s hand.  Suddenly it fluttered upward—zig-zagging over bookshelves toward a window. Four squealing children ran to where it landed on a windowsill.  Catalina approached, coaxing it onto her fingertip.  Her…

May 23, 2017
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Monarchs and Milkweed at Science Thursday

Last Thursday evening was the last Science Thursday of the season at Wingra Boats.  Susan and David presented about Monarch butterflies and Milkweed plants to an enthusiastic group of kids and their parents.  After talking about butterflies, their life cycle…

August 22, 2015
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