Category Archives: Human impacts on restorations

Challenges for Ecological Restoration–Updated

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Steve Glass

Restoration, like all other human endeavors faces a number of challenges inherent in its basic design and fabric.  Because ecological restoration deals with complex problems it is not surprising that uncertainties are nearly everywhere:  weather, sociopolitical conditions, global climate change, … Continue reading →

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Reading the Landscape

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Steve Glass

  Reading The Landscape by Steve Glass   The advancing urban glacier is shaping our terrain. Pausing in the prairie of Shoveler’s Sink, at this spot on the Green Bay Lobe, I hear the clamor of its westward surges, driven … Continue reading →

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Storm Water Management versus Ecological Restoration–a review of Pond #1

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Steve Glass

Fraying of Social and Ecological Connections Sometimes changes to landscape features happen so gradually, and over such a long time frame that we come to take them for granted. If we see them at all, we consider them part of … Continue reading →

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Leopold’s Arboretum–It’s Drowning in Stormwater and Needs Upstream Help

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Steve Glass

One of the questions that this blog asks is how the science and practice restoration ecology is utilized to address environmental issues and restoration opportunities in urban areas.   This blog examines the challenges and opportunities of restoration ecology through … Continue reading →

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Negotiating Restoration Policy and Outcomes in an Urban Environment

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Steve Glass

One of the lessons of ecological restoration is that it is as much a technical exercise as it is a social and political negotiation about restoration policy and restoration targets and outcomes.   While restoration ecologists are trained to deal with … Continue reading →

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Fitchburg’s Proposed Development Voted Down by Commission

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Steve Glass

Madison, WI November 19, 2014–Dane County’s Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) last week voted against Fitchburg’s plans for its proposed “Northeast Neighborhood”.   According to a story by Capital Times reporter Bryna Godar,  the CARPC, by a 6-5 decision, voted … Continue reading →

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A Proposal for an Urban Restoration Ecology Center in Madison, WI

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Steve Glass

The Idea November 4, 2014–Madison, Wisconsin needs an urban restoration ecology research center to help it create sustainable ecosystems for the future.  An urban restoration ecology center would help Madison and Dane County focus on addressing the ecological, social, and … Continue reading →

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Fitchburg’s Rapid Land Use Expansion Plans Raise Concerns

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Steve Glass

Madison, WI February 28, 2014—On Tuesday February 25 the Fitchburg (Dane County, WI) City Council approved plans to expand sewer and water service to just over 900 acres of open space in the uplands south-east of Madison and overlooking Lake … Continue reading →

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Rainy Morning Scenes Around the Watershed

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Steve Glass
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Ground Rules for Restoration Work in Mud Season

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Steve Glass

April 8, 2013 It’s Mud Season in Madison Dancing Sands and Council Springs, Madison, WI–Mud season is upon us.  Mud season is that period from late winter to early spring when open ground and dirt paths such as unpaved roads … Continue reading →

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