Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Council Spring

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Steve Glass

The Council Spring, in the UW-Madison Arboretum,  is one of the 13 or more remaining active springs around Lake Wingra.  (The number depends upon whether one identifies a spring complex as one “spring” or counts the individual spring channels as … Continue reading →

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Storm Water as a Recreational Amenity–Kansas Style

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Steve Glass

In Lenexa Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City,  storm water is viewed not as a problem but as an asset.  Through its Rain-to-Recreation program that emphasizes watershed protection, water quality improvements, open space preservation, and environmental education, storm water is … Continue reading →

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More Examples of Storm Water Best Management Practices

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Steve Glass

Today’s stormwater management advice comes from across the border in Illinois.   The Prairie Rivers Network, a statewide not-for-profit dedicated to river conservation and restoration,  has published an instructional manual called:  “Stormwater Management:  A Guide to Managing Stormwater With Green … Continue reading →

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Examples of Storm Water Best Management Practices

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Steve Glass

The Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) represents and serves the cities, towns, and municipalities of Dane County as a legally constituted commission (under  §66.0309, Wis. Stats. and state Administrative Code NR 121.).  According to its charter: “The Commission is charged … Continue reading →

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Glenway Prairie Work Party This Saturday (8.18.12)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Steve Glass

Sandy Stark, DMNA Path Committee Chair sends this reminder and call for volunteers: “Hello, vacationers and gardeners and volunteers.” “This coming Saturday, from 9:30-11:30, drop by to help dig out or clip burdock, hedge parsley, thistle, ragweed around our Glenway/Path … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Place

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Steve Glass

Restoration Ecology in the Token Creek Watershed TOKEN CREEK, WISC. – For just one day–August 25–the public is invited to an exclusive guided walking tour of a pristine private farm next to the Token Creek County Park.  With a segment … Continue reading →

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Lake Wingra Sunrise and Moon Set

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Steve Glass

This morning was a good opportunity to view, from the Wingra boat launch, both a sunrise and a moon set.

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Greene Prairie’s Summer Tapestry

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Steve Glass

Greene Prairie was planted from 1943 to 1958–almost single-handedly–by Dr. Henry Greene a UW-Madison botany professor and expert on parasitic fungi. Looking southeast we see a matrix of the grass prairie dropseed  (Sporobolus heteropepis) and the baby rattle-shaped rattlesnake master … Continue reading →

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