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Tag Archives: Community based restoration
Arboretum, DMNA, and Partners Receive Major EPA Grant for Water Stewardship Outreach
One goal of rain gardens is to improve Lake Wingra water quality through increased infiltration to groundwater Wingra School raingarden project will provide a model for community engagement on pressing environmental issues and document how neighborhood-focused efforts can make a … Continue reading
Posted in City of Madison Engineering Division, City of Madison Parks, civic engagement, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Freshwater resources, Friends of Lake Wingra, Groundwater, Lake Wingra, Lake Wingra Watershed, Lake Wingra Watershed management plan, Rain gardens, Restoration ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Friends of Lake Wingra, groundwater recharge, Lake Wingra, lake wingra watershed, Rain gardens, Storm water management, UW-Madison Arboretum, Wingra School
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What Should We Do Now?
For starters, hold on to good thoughts and healthy visions of the future. In the wake of the stunning results of the U.S. presidential election this week, many of us in America and around the world are dealing with grief, … Continue reading
Update on Madison’s Effort to Control Japanese Knotweed Along SW Bike Path
City Making Progress on Controlling Japanese Knotweed An inspection this spring (2016) showed that last fall’s (2015) herbicide application to the knotweed infestation resulted in a reduction in the number of knotweed stems and a reduction in the total area … Continue reading
SW Bike Path’s Public Gardens on Display August 16 During Nature and History Trail Tour
Five public gardens, each designed, planted, and maintained by community volunteers will be the focus of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association’s (DMNA) Nature and History Trail tour this Sunday August 16, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm. The tour will highlight five … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity initiatives, Community-based restoration, Glenway Prairie, Glenwood Childrne's Park, Stormwater best management practices, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, History Trail, Public gardens, Springs, Storm water management, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood
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Work Party for Gardens at the Prospect Street Ramp Saturday May 16, 2015
The Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association sends along a reminder of the work party this Saturday at the Prospect Street ramps to the SW Bike Path. “Weeds in the gardens surrounding the Prospect Street ramps are really growing during this lovely spring … Continue reading
Posted in Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Garlic mustard control, Pest species, Regent Neighborhood Association, SW Bike Path, Volunteer opportunity
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, garlic mustard, Pest species, Prospect Street, Prospect Street ramps
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April Cleanup in Glenway Prairie Areas: Saturday April 11th
by Sandy Stark, DMNA Path Chair Greetings volunteers! Barring serious rain, this Saturday morning April 11, will be the first of our work events of the season. We will start at 10 am, going to noonish, at our site at intersection … Continue reading
Native Pollinators for Native Plants
“Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants”, the new book by Heather Holm from Pollination Press is one of the most useful and informative field guides that I have seen in … Continue reading
Prairie Postcard From the SW Bike Path
Some of the finest and most lovingly cared-for prairie plantings in the Wingra Watershed thrive along the SW Bike Path. Planted and maintained by dedicated individuals and volunteer groups and sponsored by neighborhood associations, prairie plantings have graced the SW … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Ecological restoration, Friends of Lake Wingra, Lake Wingra Watershed, Landscape photography, Nakoma Neighborhood, Prairie restoration, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, ecological restoration, lake wingra watershed, Prairie plantings, SW Bike Path
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Management Burns of Dudgeon-Monroe and Westmorland Prairies Conducted by Citizen Volunteers
Because restoration is done by humans and involves manipulation of the landscape, some scientists suggest that restoration ecology may be more a test of our understanding of mutually beneficial relations between humans and ecosystems than it is an “acid test” … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Lake Wingra Watershed, Neighborhood restoration projects, Prairie restoration, Prescribed fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, Glenway Prairie, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, prairie restoration, Prescribed Fire, Restoration ecology, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood
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Glenway Prairie Burn Kicks Off Wingra Watershed’s Spring Burn Season
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Glenway Prairie, Prescribed fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Glenway Prairie, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, SW Bike Path
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