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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Lake Wingra Watershed Boundary
A watershed is an area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas, in this case Lake Wingra. The Lake Wingra watershed has a natural ground watershed determined by the lay of the land, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Wingra, Storm water, Watershed protection
Tagged Ground watershed, Lake Wingra, Sewershed, Storm water management, water quality, watersheds
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Lake Wingra Springs Threatened by Two Construction Projects
Madison, Dec. 9, 2011—You may have seen the current office building/apartment constructions at Parman Place, and a new apartment building going up behind Jac’s Restaurant, both on Monroe Street. Both projects are good examples of urban infill (instead of suburban … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Wingra, Monroe Street construction projects, Springs, Watershed protection
Tagged Council Spring, Dancing Sands spring, DMNA, Friends of Lake Wingra, Impacts of construction projects on ground water, J. Michael Real Estate, Lake Wingra, Monroe Street construction projects, Parman Place, Springs, water quality, Watershed protection, watersheds
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“Wild In The City”–Lessons from the Pacific Northwest
Willamettestrategies from the Portland-Vancouver area is one of my favorite blogs because of its advocacy for sensible land use policy and natural resource conservation in urban areas. Now, the author, a former natural resources professor at Oregon State University, has … Continue reading
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