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, …
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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: …
Lake Wingra Storm Drain Mural at Vilas Park
October, 2021 Have you seen the new turtle mural above the storm drain at Vilas Park? It features two of Lake Wingra’s favorite creatures to spot: the snapping and painted …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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 …
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