University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Yahara Lakes

Guest Post: How Madison’s Lakes Came to Be

Holding History, a UW-Madison-based project, helps students explore how cultural knowledge is made and preserved and share what they learn with broader audiences. Their series, Water Lines, is produced by 2019 Trout Lake Station summer student, Julia Buskirk. Story and images by Julia Buskirk A lot of Lake Mendota’s drastic changes have occurred in the …

Guest Post: Why Lake Mendota is Both First (and Fourth) in the Yahara Chain of Lakes

Holding History, a UW-Madison-based project, helps students explore how cultural knowledge is made and preserved and share what they learn with broader audiences. Their series, Water Lines, is produced by 2019 Trout Lake Station summer student, Julia Buskirk. Story and images by Julia Buskirk Lake Mendota, like most bodies of water, is part of a …

Watch This! Madison East Student Documentary on the Yahara Lakes

It’s spring break in Madison and, while we’re not exactly out swimming or boating just yet, that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to love our lakes. Enjoy this video from Madison East High School students on what the lakes mean to our city and how folks (including CFL grad student, Sam Oliver) are working …