Tag Archives: Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association

Sightings of Free-range Monarchs* in Southern Wisconsin Are Rare So Far This Year

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Steve Glass

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 →

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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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Launch Event for DMNA Nature and History Trail on July 9, 2015

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Steve Glass

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 →

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Jazz in the Park Will Be Greener This Year

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Steve Glass

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 →

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Glenwood Children’s Park Work Party on Saturday April 25.

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Steve Glass

The Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association has announced a public work party at Glenwood Children’s Park on Saturday April 25, 2015 from 10am until 1pm.  The park is at the intersection of Glenway Street and the SouthWest Bike Path. “Come see the … Continue reading →

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Start of Controversial Monroe St. Project Validates Neighborhood Concerns About Storm Water Runoff

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Steve Glass

From the moment this project was first proposed in the Spring of 2013, neighbors and the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association (DMNA) were concerned that sediment and phosphorous-laden storm water would drain off of the site above and run into the nearby … Continue reading →

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