Department of Natural Science
Edgewood College
Madison, Wisconsin

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Featured Projects
About Edgewood Wingra Watershed Project

The Wingra Watershed
    Landscape and Land Use Food Systems
        Organic Cheese vs. Conventional Cheese

Climate and Weather
    Urban Heat Islands
    Urban Heat Islands at Edgewood?

People
    Neighborhoods
    Health of Vilas Beach

Energy and Transportation
    Lighting and Light Pollution
    Bike Trails

Watershed Management and Water Quality
    Mapping of Wingra Watershed Management Issues
    Ongoing Studies
        Beaches and Water Quality
        Chloride Levels
        Road Salt and Water Quality
        Better lawns and gutters
            Rain Gardens
            Composting and leaves

    Wildlife management
        Urban Geese
        Geese and other waterfowl

Lake and Wetland Ecosystems
    Fish
    Daphnia
    Geese and other waterfowl

Useful Resources
    Friends of Lake Wingra
    Madison and Midwest U.S. weather information
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
    U.S. Geological Survey "Science in Your Watershed"
    U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources in Wisconsin
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Limnology
    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
    Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

 

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