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Tag Archives: Restoration Volunteers
Garlic Mustard: Cause or Symptom of Forest Ecosystem Disruption?
Garlic mustard pulling season is nearly upon us here in the Upper Midwestern United States, where attacking the pest plant has become a spring ritual. As winter slowly recedes and spring drifts in on cold misty rains, dormant second-year garlic … Continue reading
Posted in Basic assumptions of restoration ecology, Ecological restoration, Garlic mustard control, Pest species, Restoration ecology
Tagged Alliaria petiolata, civic engagement, ecological restoration, garlic mustard, Pest species, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers, White-tailed deer
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Restoration Spotlight: Australia’s TREAT, Part II
Lessons Learned from TREAT Focus is on working with people TREAT has been extremely successful in its stream corridor restoration, one of its goals is the restoration of wildlife habitat through the establishment of migration routes for endangered marsupials. TREAT … Continue reading
Posted in Atherton Tablelands, Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Ecological restoration in Australia, Ecological restoration in Queensland, Queensland Australia, Restoration ecology
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, ecological restoration, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers, TREAT
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Ecological Restoration Conference Draws Global Audience to Madison
More than 1200 people from 57 countries converged on Madison last week (October 5-11) to attend the 5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Sponsored by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER), the conference was a homecoming of sorts for both … Continue reading
Posted in Curtis Prairie, Ecological restoration, Prairie restoration, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SER2013, Society for Ecological Restoration
Tagged conference volunteers, ecological restoration, MADDE, Made a Difference Day Event, Madison Arboretum, prairie restoration, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers, Society for Ecological Restoration, UW-Madison Arboretum, Volunteers
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Volunteer Opportunity at SER 5th World Conference in Madison
Here is a wonderful restoration volunteer Opportunity and a chance to help offset the cost of your SER2013 registration fees while networking with like-minded students and professionals at this fall’s Society for Ecological Restoration Conference in Madison, WI. People who … Continue reading
SW Bike Path Prescribed Prairie Fires
Burn Crew Volunteers from Dudgeon-Monroe and Westmorland Neighborhoods Light Up the Night SW Bike Path Users Experience the Spring Ritual of Prairie Management Burns April 25, 2013, SW Bike Path, Madison, Wisconsin–SW Bike Path volunteers initiated the Wingra Watershed 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood restoration projects, Prairie restoration, Prescribed fire, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, Neighborhood-based restoration, Prairie fire, Prairie plantings, prairie restoration, Prescribed Fire, Restoration Volunteers, SW Bike Path, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
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From Guerrilla to Community Gardening:
A Restoration Story and Plea For Volunteers By Jacob Blasczyk This is a story of a restoration that if it is to continue needs your volunteer help. How to get involved is explained at the end. The story involves The … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Lake Wingra Watershed, Neighborhood restoration projects, Regent Neighborhood Association, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin, SW Bike Path
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, Community restoration, DMNA, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, ecological restoration, Guerrilla gardening, Prairie plantings, Regent Neighborhood Association, Restoration in Madison, Restoration Volunteers, SW Bike Path, WI
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What About Restoration Ecology Appeals To You?
To me it’s because with restoration I can do work that makes things better. And, like the folks on the burn crew above, restoration is a magnet for getting people involved at the local level. The scale and scope of … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Neighborhood restoration projects, Restoration ecology, Restoration in Madison Wisconsin
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, ecological restoration, Prairie fire, Restoration ecology, Restoration Volunteers
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Wingra Oak Savanna
Posted in Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Lake Wingra, Lake Wingra Watershed, restoration, Restoration ecology
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, DMNA, ecological restoration, Lake Wingra, Restoration Volunteers, UW-Madison Arboretum, Volunteers
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City to Continue Weed Control on SW Bike Path
City Engineer Robert Phillips, P.E. announced yesterday that City (of Madison) Engineering will fund a second year of work to contain, and eventually eradicate, Japanese knotweed from areas bordering the SW Bike Path. (See earlier blog post on the status … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, invasive plants, Invasive species, Lake Wingra Watershed, Neighborhood restoration projects, SW Bike Path
Tagged "Bird and butterfly corridor", Community based restoration, DMNA, Friends of Lake Wingra, Glenway Prairie, invasive plants, Japanese knotweed, lake wingra watershed, Pest species, Restoration Volunteers
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Earth Day Volunteers Pull Weeds, Plant Wildflowers
Earth Day and Volunteerism are two of the best environmental ideas ever. When these ideas come together in a neighborhood restoration project, the results are remarkable. This fact was brought home yet again on Saturday April 21 when Dudgeon-Monroe … Continue reading
Posted in Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, invasive plants, Lake Wingra Watershed, Neighborhood restoration projects, restoration, Spring wildflowers, SW Bike Path
Tagged civic engagement, Community based restoration, Community restoration, DMNA, Earth Day volunteers, Friends of Lake Wingra, garlic mustard, Glenway Prairie planting, invasive plants, lake wingra watershed, native wildflowers, Neighborhood restoration project, Restoration Volunteers, Volunteers
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