Lake Wingra Monitoring Volunteers Update – April 19, 2019 For the last three days, a flock of Red Breasted Mergansers have stopped on our lake to rest and feed (Figure 1 and featured image above). We saw them diving in…
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…
Lake Wingra Monitoring Volunteers Update – April 10, 2019 The ice is gone (March 28), but the water is too cold for your Lake Wingra monitoring volunteers to venture into the middle of the lake. Instead we have been walking…
Sounds of delight were heard as students from Toki middle school caught fish in the waters around the Lake Wingra dam (Figure 1). The fishing action was steady with Wingra’s large supply of pan fish. The students’…
July 6, 2018 Dip your fingers in Lake Wingra and you will find the temperature of the water has increased by about 10 degrees in the last 12 days. Because of our heat wave, the temperature has increased…
June 24, 2018 A large decrease in water clarity did not discourage young anglers from trying their luck in Lake Wingra last weekend. Joseph Julie was spotted catching blue gills on the Arboretum side of the lake (Figure 1). …
June 14, 2018 By Roger Bannerman A dip in our lake will be a little more refreshing this week. Over the last two weeks the Lake temperatures have dropped from a swimming pool temperature of 80 degrees to a little…
By Casey Hanson Beach and boat season are almost in full swing! These activities are relaxing, playful, adventurous, and downright unpredictable. To borrow from Forest Gump’s mama, having an experience with aquatic vegetation (aka macrophytes) “is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to…
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…
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!…
