Tag Archives: Watershed protection

Restoration Ecology Professor Says Society Needs a Wetland Ethic

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Steve Glass

Perhaps it is time for a wetland ethic, to compliment Aldo Leopold’s famous Land Ethic.  So suggests Joy Zedler, Aldo Leopold Chair of Restoration Ecology at the UW-Madison Arboretum. Many of us know about Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic–the essay in … Continue reading →

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Dane County 2015 Budget to Focus on Partnerships to Protect and Clean Up Yahara Lakes

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Steve Glass

Parisi’s upcoming 2015 budget will put more than $10 million into targeted measures and collaborations to clean up lake-polluting phosphorus September 30, 2015 Madison, WI–According to a press released yesterday by his office, “Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced that his 2015 … Continue reading →

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Dane County Seeks Public Comment On Aquatic Plant Management Plans

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Steve Glass

Deadlines for public comments on 2013 plan updates range from December 12, 2013 to May 27, 2014. Deadline dates vary by the water body concerned Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission has just issued its final two sets of draft … Continue reading →

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How The Verona Road Interchange Project Impacts Its Neighborhood

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Steve Glass

Madison, WI  November 25, 2013–Those of you who travel Midvale Boulevard and Verona Road or the West Beltline Highway (HIghways 12 & 18 & 151) on Madison’s near SW side are aware of the massive reconstruction and reconfiguration of the … Continue reading →

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WEI’s Clean Clear Waters Challenge for Local Builders

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Steve Glass

If you are interested in conserving and restoring our lands and waters you will be interested in this news release just in from the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) inviting you to their latest initiative to move us toward a “sustainable … Continue reading →

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Wingra Watershed Planning–Infiltration Team Recommends 25% Increase in Infiltration to Groundwater

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Steve Glass

In the Lake Wingra Watershed in an average year, the surface (storm water) runoff  from rainfall, snow melt, and other sources, totals an estimated 82,968,732 cubic feet (or 620,649,732 gallons.)  Of this volume, 37,892,637 cubic feet (283, 456,637 gallons) is … Continue reading →

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Update: Planning Documents for Alum Application Trial

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Steve Glass

As you recall from yesterday’s post, “Alum Application Trial Public Info Meeting Scheduled”, we requested the trial’s plan and supporting information that will be presented at the meeting on Thursday March 7, 2013.   The plan and other public documents were … Continue reading →

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Wetland Alert–Hearing on Wisconsin Mining Bill

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Steve Glass

As we reported last week, Wisconsin state senator Tom Tiffany (R- Hazelhurst) introduced a “new” mining bill, SB-1, which is a virtual re-hash of the controversial AB 426 that was defeated last session. There only hearing on this bill will … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin GOP Tries Again to Weaken Mining Regulations

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Steve Glass

Impacts on Lakes, Wetlands, and Streams Feared In our last post (Challenges of Restoration Ecology, 01.15.13) we talked about the challenges inherent in restoration ecology that come from working with the complexities and complications of human society and dealing with … Continue reading →

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