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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Thoreau Community Rain Garden
The beautiful Thoreau Community Rain Garden now has a brand new sign that’s just as well done as the rain garden it spotlights. The sign, which is as colorful in November as the rain garden is in the summer, now … Continue reading
Dane County Seeks Public Comment On Aquatic Plant Management Plans
Deadlines for public comments on 2013 plan updates range from December 12, 2013 to May 27, 2014. Deadline dates vary by the water body concerned Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission has just issued its final two sets of draft … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatic plant management plans, Dane County lakes, Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, Lake Wingra, Madison lakes and beaches
Tagged aquatic plant, Aquatic plant management, Aquatic plants, Dane County lakes, Jenny and Kyle Preserve Ponds, Lake weed cutters, Lake Wingra, Tenny Park Lagoon, Verona Quarry, Vilas Lagoon, Warner Park Lagoon, Watershed Commission, Watershed protection
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How The Verona Road Interchange Project Impacts Its Neighborhood
Madison, WI November 25, 2013–Those of you who travel Midvale Boulevard and Verona Road or the West Beltline Highway (HIghways 12 & 18 & 151) on Madison’s near SW side are aware of the massive reconstruction and reconfiguration of the … Continue reading
Chicago’s Lakeside Restoration–Burnham Centennial Prairie
On a blustery November afternoon I took a bike ride south from downtown Chicago to explore the city. After a few miles of pedaling along the lake shore bike path from Millennium Park, I passed the landmark McCormick Center and … Continue reading
Restoration Spotlight: Australia’s TREAT, Part II
Lessons Learned from TREAT Focus is on working with people TREAT has been extremely successful in its stream corridor restoration, one of its goals is the restoration of wildlife habitat through the establishment of migration routes for endangered marsupials. TREAT … Continue reading
Posted in Atherton Tablelands, Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Ecological restoration in Australia, Ecological restoration in Queensland, Queensland Australia, Restoration ecology
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, ecological restoration, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers, TREAT
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Restoration Spotlight: An Australian TREAT, Part I
There are many global examples of ecological restoration projects that combine a shared vision and common community understanding of what needs to be done to restore social, cultural, and ecological well-being. Here the spotlight is on an exemplary model of … Continue reading
Posted in Atherton Tablelands, Ecological restoration, Ecological restoration in Australia, Ecological restoration in Queensland, Queensland Australia, Restoration ecology
Tagged Atherton Tablelands, Australian Outback, civic engagement, Community based restoration, ecological restoration, Evelyn Tablelands, Peterson Creek, Queensland Australia, Restoration ecology, traditional ecological knowledge, TREAT, Trees for the Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands, tropical rainforest
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Green Storm Water Infrastructure at Minnetrista in Muncie
Minnetrista means “gathering place by the waters”, in this case the White River that flows through Muncie in central Indiana. Minnetrista is also the name of the home of the F.C.Ball family, the folks who gave their name to Ball … Continue reading
Visionary Plans for Monroe Street and Lake Wingra Watershed
Recently we’ve been covering green infrastructure programs locally and nationally. For example earlier posts described the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative’s “Clean Clear Waters Challenge”; and at the national level the Natural Resource Defense Council’s “Rooftops to Rivers” Emerald City program. … Continue reading
Posted in Bioretention facility, Green stormwater infrastructure, Groundwater, Lake Wingra Watershed, Lake Wingra Watershed management planning, Phosphorus in storm water, Rain gardens, Storm water, Stormwater best management practices
Tagged DMNA, Friends of Lake Wingra, Green infrastructure, Lake Wingra, lake wingra watershed, Marion Dunn Pond, Secret Pond, Storm water management, storm water runoff
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WEI’s Clean Clear Waters Challenge for Local Builders
If you are interested in conserving and restoring our lands and waters you will be interested in this news release just in from the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) inviting you to their latest initiative to move us toward a “sustainable … Continue reading
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