Monthly Archives: January 2021

WI DNR: PFAS Found in All Madison, WI Lakes

DNR RELEASES LATEST SAMPLING RESULTS REVEALING BROADER PFAS PRESENCE IN MADISON AREA LAKES AND YAHARA RIVER CHAIN Lake Wingra and Yahara River Chain Included in New Testing Results Madison, WI. January 22, 2021. Yesterday the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading

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Winter Bird Life of the Lake Wingra Springs

Early on New Year’s Day, I was out and about and heard the song of the male Northern Cardinal for the first time this year–this vocalization is a territorial declaration and usually happens in January–and is an important sign of … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Road Salt Awareness Week, Jan. 11-15, 2021

The Wisconsin Salt Wise Partnership is sponsoring next week a series of live-streamed presentations on the wise and safe use of road salt. The Wisconsin Salt Wise partnership is a coalition of organizations working to reduce salt pollution of Wisconsin’s … Continue reading

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