Department of Natural Science
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin
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The
Edgewood Wingra Watershed Project connects students with the local
community, using the Lake Wingra watershed as a focus. Students are given
the opportunity to extend their classroom learning by engaging in real-world
issues, working with others to identify and solve problems, and presenting
the results of their work to the public.
Edgewood faculty, students, and staff collaborate with many other organizations and individuals to promote understanding and good management of the Wingra Watershed. Especially important is our partnership with the Friends of Lake Wingra, whose mission is "to promote a healthy Lake Wingra through an active watershed community."
Watershed Projects
The Wingra Watershed
Background and research on the landscape, climate, and people of the Wingra
watershed; information on land use, energy, and transportation in the
watershed
Watershed Management and Water Quality
How what we do in our watershed (including using road salt, managing our
lawns and gutters, and encouraging or discouraging wildlife and pets)
affects the quality of our water, both above and below the ground
Lake and Wetland Ecosystems
What lives in the wetlands in the Wingra watershed and in the lake itself,
and how these organisms are affected by (and affect) people
WCATY STEP 2003 Projects
Edgewood Campus Ecology Projects
Recycling on Campus
Campus Energy Use
Noteworthy Current Projects
Rain Gardens
Urban Geese
Edgewood's Watershed Education Connection
Related Edgewood Courses
Introduction to Natural Science
Environmental Biology
Human Issues: People in Nature
Environmental Literature