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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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Sightings of Free-range Monarchs* in Southern Wisconsin Are Rare So Far This Year
But reports of sightings have increased in the second and third weeks of August. Sightings of monarchs are few and far between here in southern Wisconsin. I saw my first monarch of the season on Friday August 12 in a … 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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Launch Event for DMNA Nature and History Trail on July 9, 2015
A new walking and biking path linking neighborhood and watershed green spaces and historic sites will be launched Thursday evening July 9, 2015 from 7-8:30 pm. The Nature and History Trail map will also be unveiled at the kickoff event. … Continue reading
Jazz in the Park Will Be Greener This Year
The 2015 musical event in Wingra Park strives for zero-waste The 24th annual party in the park is a celebration of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association (DMNA) and features live jazz music, kid’s activities and a local arts and craft fair. Jazz … Continue reading
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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Monroe Street Reconstruction Planning–Listening Session #2
Monroe Street–an important social, cultural, and economic hub of the Lake Wingra Watershed– is scheduled to be resurfaced and reconstructed in 2015 and 2016. Residents of the Wingra Watershed will have an opportunity to learn about, and participate in, planning … Continue reading
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