Monthly Archives: September 2015

Greening of Monroe Street to be Feature of Monroe Street Festival October 10

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Steve Glass

Greening Monroe Street The Friends of Lake Wingra, the watershed-based citizens’ group,  has been working with the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, Edgewood College Sustainability Leadership Program and other partners over the last few months on a plan to carry out some tactical urbanism … Continue reading →

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Scenes Along the Nature and History Trail

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Steve Glass

Don’t Forget the Afternoon in the Park with Jens, this Sunday September 20, 2015 from 2pm to 3:30.  Meet at the south entrance to Glenwood Children’s Park.

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Sunday in the Park With Jens, This Sunday September 20

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Steve Glass

A Project of the DMNA Nature and History Trail. SUNDAY IN THE PARK BY JENS September 20th, 2-3:30 p.m. Glenwood Children’s Park, 602 Glenway Street (Cross Street Entrance) Join us on a tour of a landmark-status city park nestled between … Continue reading →

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Prairie Views from the Ice Age Trail

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Steve Glass

The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a 1,000 mile footpath that traverses Wisconsin, following the boundary and landforms created by the area’s most recent glaciation–known as the Wisconsin Glaciation–that ended more than 10,000 years ago. To aid hikers in … Continue reading →

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Restoration Ecology as a Recovery Strategy for the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Steve Glass

Restoration Ecology in Action This photo sequence documents a case in which humans can be part of the solution to environmental problems.   The photos illustrate how The Swamplovers Preserve near Cross Plains, Wisconsin is dedicating some of its ecological restoration … Continue reading →

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