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Tag Archives: SW Bike Path
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
Madison Tackles Japanese Knotweed Along SW Bike Path
City Initiates Multi-Year Effort to Eradicate the Pest Plant In August of this year, contractors hired by the City of Madison Engineering division, began a concerted effort to contain two large, well-established Japanese knotweed patches along the SW Bike Path. … 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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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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Make Music Madison Comes to Lake Wingra Watershed
Make Music Madison is happening this Saturday, June 21st. Throughout the city there are 382 performances by 249 performing groups at 105 different venues. See the map at http://listingsapi.onesolstice.com/map/?city=Madison. There are several music venues in the Lake Wingra Watershed hosted … Continue reading
Posted in Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Glenwood Childrne's Park, Lake Wingra Watershed
Tagged civic engagement, DMNA, Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood Association Parks and Gardens Committee, Glenwood Children's Park, lake wingra watershed, Madison Classical Guitar Society, Make Music Madison, 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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Unintended Negative Impacts of City Projects on the SW Bike Path
Madison, Wisconsin residents who live in the neighborhoods that hug the City’s SW Commuter Bike Path are accustomed to City-sponsored projects that go awry, that yield negative impacts from maintenance activities, or that simply produce the opposite of intended outcomes. … Continue reading
Posted in City of Madison Engineering Division, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association, Glenway Prairie, Glenwood Childrne's Park, Mud Season, SW Bike Path, SW Bike Path lighting proposal, Westmorland Neighborhood Association
Tagged Deterioration of urban infrastructure, Mud puddles, nakoma road, Neglect of urban infrastructure, Storm water management, SW Bike Path
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SW Bike Path Volunteer Event, Saturday August 17th
by Sandy Stark Chair, Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association Bike Path Committee Greetings, enjoyers of prairies and end-of-summer events: Our August plants need us. There’s still stuff to be pulled and clipped, and there may be some seeds for the harvesting as … Continue reading
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