Who We Are
Mission: To engage the Winona area community in action that improves the health of Lake Winona and preserves it as a valued community resource.
Vision: Lake Winona is a healthy natural environment that supports a variety of native species and provides recreational activities for all ages.
Problems to Solve:
History of Healthy Lake Winona:
On November 12, 2014, 108 people gathered in Winona State University’s Tau Conference Center to connect with neighbors and offer insights for the 10-year Mississippi River-Winona Watershed strategy. Citizens learned about Minnesota’s approach to water quality management and how stressors and impairments are identified in local streams. This Citizen Summit was the third in a series of three hosted by the Whitewater Watershed Project with funding from the State of Minnesota’s Clean Water Land & Legacy Fund.
During the summit, a group of citizens discussed the condition of Lake Winona and its significance to the City of Winona. Out of this conversation arose the idea and nucleus for ensuring that Lake Winona be a healthy water body that contributes to the social, environmental, and economic vitality of the City of Winona and the region.
Interested citizens began gathering regularly to discuss the “state of the lake” and thus the Healthy Lake Winona group was born. Since its inception, the group has gathered information, identified concerns, met with local and state staff and begun to work on ensuring that Lake Winona is an asset to our community for generations to come.
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Vision: Lake Winona is a healthy natural environment that supports a variety of native species and provides recreational activities for all ages.
Problems to Solve:
- Excessive nutrients in the water
- Rapid sedimentation of the lake
- Non-native invasive species
- Inadequate shoreline vegetation
- Shoreline destruction and excrement from excessive waterfowl population
History of Healthy Lake Winona:
On November 12, 2014, 108 people gathered in Winona State University’s Tau Conference Center to connect with neighbors and offer insights for the 10-year Mississippi River-Winona Watershed strategy. Citizens learned about Minnesota’s approach to water quality management and how stressors and impairments are identified in local streams. This Citizen Summit was the third in a series of three hosted by the Whitewater Watershed Project with funding from the State of Minnesota’s Clean Water Land & Legacy Fund.
During the summit, a group of citizens discussed the condition of Lake Winona and its significance to the City of Winona. Out of this conversation arose the idea and nucleus for ensuring that Lake Winona be a healthy water body that contributes to the social, environmental, and economic vitality of the City of Winona and the region.
Interested citizens began gathering regularly to discuss the “state of the lake” and thus the Healthy Lake Winona group was born. Since its inception, the group has gathered information, identified concerns, met with local and state staff and begun to work on ensuring that Lake Winona is an asset to our community for generations to come.
Join us!