Significant flooding from Lake Barney caused damage to homes and farmland surrounding the area. In 2018, Lake Barney flooded for the first time since the 1950s, according to the City of Fitchburg.

About 25 people showed up bright and early Saturday morning to watch trumpeter swans lift off at Barney Lake northeast of Mount Vernon. The Skagit Land Trust, which owns 376 acres near Barney Lake, ...

FITCHBURG (WKOW) — After years of wet summers and snowy winters, Lake Barney on the border of Fitchburg and Oregon is growing. It’s usually about 30 acres wide but it’s expanded to 800 in the past few ...

With help from private donors and grants over several decades, Skagit Land Trust has successfully purchased a 255-acre parcel of land on the eastern edge of Mount Vernon. It lies alongside the ...

FITCHBURG (WKOW) — This week’s rain is putting a strain on communities along Dane County’s lakes and rivers, especially those already dealing with high groundwater. In August, 27 News visited the area ...