1000 Edgewood College Drive Madison, WI 53711 (608) 663-2838
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Contact us!
There are a lot of ways to get involved with your watershed, from getting to know it better through recreation to joining your local neighborhood association in working on watershed issues. Here are some of the ways to get involved in the Lake Wingra Watershed:
- Join the Friends of Lake
Wingra in their efforts to create an active watershed community.
Community potlucks are held on the second Monday of most months, 5:00
to 6:30 pm. (See Events for updates.)
Contact our new Administrative Coordinator, Hannah Harris (info@lakewingra.org, 663-2838) or Jim Lorman (lorman@edgewood.edu, 663-6921).
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Sign on to our Listserv: Stay informed with periodic e-mail updates on Friends of Lake Wingra activities. To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/friends_wingra
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Be a Neighborhood Liaison: Chances are, that you are not the only person in your neighborhood with an appreciation for the natural beauty of Lake Wingra. In order to move towards a healthy Lake Wingra, we need the involvement of residents in every neighborhood in the watershed. Find your local Neighborhood Association and join them in their Wingra efforts - or start a Wingra initiative in your Neighborhood Association! Several neighborhood associations are active around lake-related issues, and one has formed a "lake committee" to work with neighborhood residents. These individuals are a key part of the Friends of Lake Wingra. Consider initiating a Lake Wingra project or committee through your own neighborhood association. Just ask us how!
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Storm drain stenciling: Paint the storm drains and connect with the residents in the watershed. Teams will use a stencil to spray paint the logo "Dump No Waste - Drains To Lake Wingra" on city streets near storm sewers. Teams will also distribute informational door hangers on their stenciling route. Call 663-2838 to sign up. Two to three persons make an ideal team for this activity. Stencil teams should have an adult leader. Team leaders can get a brief (20 minute) orientation training from FOLW's coordinator.
This drain at the corner of Leonard St. and Keyes Avenue educates residents about the direct link between city streets and Lake Wingra. It also discourages people from using the storm drain as a garbage disposal.
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Lake Monitoring: Join our Lake Watchers!
Rain Garden work days: Growing rain gardens is easy once you get the hang of it, and the benefits are as great for your pocketbook as they are for the lake. Once your rain garden has taken root, you'll feel good knowing that your property is part of the solution for a healthy Lake Wingra, and no longer part of the problem. Learn with us during our garden design workshops and our hands-on community work days, where we go through the ABCs of soil preparation, planting, and maintenance of rain gardens. See our events page for workshop dates
Examples of rain gardens in the Wingra Watershed can be visited at
1. Edgewood College (east side of the Edgedome, capturing water from the Campus School parking loop).
- Join the Arboretum volunteers and crew in plant community restorations, tours, and other fun activities.
- Participate in Friends of Lake Wingra's meetings and events.