WORT 89.9FM Madison · The Sleeper Population of Spiny Water Flea in Lake Mendota A new report in the journal BioScience finds that it’s not uncommon for “sleeper populations” of invasive species to lie low in new environments for years or even decades. These small, self-sustaining populations of nonnative species can exist […]
Closing Time For Ice Fishing On Lake Mendota
This past week in Madison grass started to peek out from the melting snow for the first time in what felt like forever. The average temperature jumped up to around thirty degrees over the last week. And despite these first signs of spring, ice fishing is surprisingly still in season! In the last five days, […]
Sucking the Muck for a Faster Water Flow
Tuesday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced a multi-million dollar project to clean up the Yahara river. The plan would deepen the river by at least two feet and reduce the risk of flooding. To help prevent intense flooding like the county saw in summer of 2018, a project from the Dane County Land and […]
Don Sanford, “On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota&#...
The Ho-Chunk called it Wonk-sheek-ho-mik-la, “where the man lies.” In 1834, Surveyor Orson Lyon called it Fourth Lake. We call it Lake Mendota. 9,847 acres, 26 miles of shoreline along five municipalities, it’s the eighth largest lake in Wisconsin and the largest body of water in Dane County. And it now has a biographer, my […]
Yahara Lakes 101 with Paul Garrison
Description Yahara Lakes 101: History in the Mucking Join us for Yahara Lakes 101 to learn about the issues that impact our lakes! About this Talk Water quality in Wisconsin’s lakes has evolved throughout time. But how has it changed since the influx of European-American immigrants more than 150 years ago? The history can be […]
Yahara Lakes 101: Back to the Beach
About the talk As part of “Back to the Beach,” Clean Lakes Alliance has partnered with the City of Madison Parks Division to foster increased attention and care for our community’s vibrant public beaches. We invite you to learn more about this partnership and exciting projects underway from James Tye, our Executive Director, and Eric […]
