Tag Archives: Dancing Sands spring

Dancing Sands Spring Still Dancing, at least for now

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Steve Glass

Recent reports of the demise of Dancing Sands Spring are an exaggeration and premature. Although the flow rates for the popular natural spring near the Lake Wingra shoreline have declined from a high of 55 gallons per minute (gpm) in 2007 … Continue reading →

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Ground Rules for Restoration Work in Mud Season

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Steve Glass

April 8, 2013 It’s Mud Season in Madison Dancing Sands and Council Springs, Madison, WI–Mud season is upon us.  Mud season is that period from late winter to early spring when open ground and dirt paths such as unpaved roads … Continue reading →

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Dancing Sands Spring

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Steve Glass
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Lake Wingra Springs Threatened by Two Construction Projects

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Steve Glass

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 →

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