Category: Lagoon Restoration
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The Humboldt Park Lagoon needs some love from the Bay View community!
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Humboldt Park’s Waters Are A Reflection Of A Rich Eco-History
Humboldt Park’s lagoon is the centerpiece of the park, a natural focal point for visitors to congregate around and navigate by. The importance of water bodies like these in cities cannot be underestimated, whether that be for their wellbeing benefits or, as the NRPA highlights, their crucial work in cycling and cleaning local water supplies.
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Tim Richter is an Invader Crusader Award Winner
We are delighted to announce that Tim Richter has been awarded the Invader Crusader award from the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council. Tim is our Lagoon Restoration champion and has chaired and worked on our lagoon restoration committee for years.
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Humboldt Park Friends Volunteers maintain lagoon shoreline
Volunteers in boots and waders braved chilly temperatures on October 24 to cut cattails below the water’s surface and remove other invasive plants from the shoreline at two areas along the lagoon in Humboldt Park.
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Volunteers Remove Cattails From Humboldt Park Lagoon
BAY VIEW (October 12, 2019) – Volunteers in boots and waders braved chilly temperatures on October 12 to cut cattails below the water’s surface and remove other invasive plants from the shoreline at several areas along the 125-year-old lagoon in Humboldt Park. Approximately one ton of vegetation was removed in a four-hour period. The cattails…
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Humboldt Park Lagoon Restoration Nets Sweet Water Funding
MILWAUKEE (April 10, 2018) — Humboldt Park’s 125-year-old lagoon will be getting a little makeover beginning later this spring, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and a $4,100 grant from the Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust (Sweet Water). Humboldt Park Friends (HPF), a nonprofit volunteer group, is one of 14 groups receiving grants from Sweet Water…
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Cat Tail Removal Trial
While Humboldt Park Friends are spearheading the lagoon cat tail removal protect, it is a collaboration on many . Our initial launch of conducting a pilot cat tail removal received technical assistance and guidance from Ramsey, of Parks and Craig of WDNR, thank you; representatives from Matt (& son) from the 4th of July Organization…