Block party--Fiesta del barrio hosted by the Catholic Multicultural Center. Monarchs for Kids will be there. You can see monarchs at all stages, and purchase monarchs and rearing equipment.
Join DMNA and FoLW for another great, collaborative event this Saturday! Brush up on your native plant ID skills, and see bees and butterfly's at work. David Thompson will introduce monarchs at each stage of their lives. Details at: https://dmna.org/node/287
Join us at the Monroe St Festival on Sept 24th! We'll be there to talk about our exciting upcoming projects, to update you on the progress of the Monroe St reconstruction planning, and to talk to people about the Monarchs, rain gardens, and more.
Tickets available online only! Visit https://monarchsforkids.bpt.me
Doing Well by Doing Good What happens in Wisconsin if we get this right? Madison — The Wisconsin Environmental Initiative (WEI) will host a free event on the evening of Tuesday Oct. 18 at the Wisconsin Union Theater on the UW-Madison campus. The event will be headlined by Joel Makower and retired Marine Col. Mark […]
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: DECLINING NUMBERS FOR AN ICONIC INSECT, a lecture by Karen Oberhauser. Oberhauser, one of the nation's top monarch conservation biologists, will describe the amazing biology of migratory monarch populations, and the work of citizens and scientists in documenting monarch numbers at all stages of their migratory cycle. Sponsored by the Madison Audubon Society […]
Please join us on Thursday, October 27 for the Monroe Street Cross Section Open House, the sixth meeting in the Monroe Street Reconstruction community engagement process. Come to learn about the outcomes of the Cross Section Workshop; results of City traffic modeling and analysis; and the final proposed cross section and design opportunities for Monroe […]
Come see Friends of Lake Wingra at "the world's largest paddling expo!" "More than 250,000 square feet of kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, outdoor equipment and clothing, all at the best prices of the season, make Canoecopia a "must go" place for gear! Over 140 seminars and clinics make Canoecopia an educational event where you […]
Join us on a nature hike around the watershed where we will follow the DMNA History Trail and add our own H2O spin. We will meet at the Glenwood Children's Park and make our way through some of the natural and historical landmarks around the Monroe St. neighborhood. It's the perfect opportunity to get out […]
One the challenges of working on water quality issues is that achieving clean water goals relies in large part on voluntary behavior change. Well intentioned information and outreach programs aimed at fostering these behavior changes often measure themselves successful in terms outputs such as “number of brochures distributed” etc., but have failed in actually reaching […]
