Our mission is to promote a healthy Lake Wingra through an active watershed community. It feels a little weird to use the term active community and COVID-19 in the same […]
Family-Friendly Recreational & Educational Watershed Activities for Social Distancing Read More »
Will you be someone’s water Valentine this year? Feeling appreciated and valued makes all the difference to those on the front line of trying to improve our water quality and
We are excited to announce Friends of Lake Wingra joined 1% for the Planet! 1% for the Planet is a global network that connects us with businesses and individuals who
The Friends of Lake Wingra asked each candidate five questions about their connection to Lake Wingra, District 13’s unique environmental challenges, their approach to watershed management, and strategies to understand
Madison Alder District 13 Q&A Read More »
By Roger Bannerman Every Fall the leaves accumulating in our residential streets contribute to making Lake Wingra turn green in the summer. Rain water running through the fallen leaves can
How Brown Leaves Help Turn Lake Wingra Green Read More »
by Tim Kuhman (Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Edgewood College and Friends of Lake Wingra board member) Every autumn as the days get noticeably shorter with each passing
Leaf mulch: good for the flowerbed, good for the watershed Read More »
By Hannah Buscemi, William Wirono, and Vanessa Studer Following a rain or storm, hundreds of gallons of water flow from roofs of houses through downspouts, and eventually end up in our
Children Friendly Storm Water Activity: Building a Rain Barrel Read More »
An urban watershed, like Lake Wingra’s, means that water is not able to naturally infiltrate into the ground as much due to development. Parking lots, roads, and other impervious surfaces
How Property Owners Can Help Our Watershed Read More »
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.
Kids Stormwater Sleuth Activity Read More »
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
Monarchs for Kids in 2017—Connecting with Mexico Read More »
