Learn All About Home Composting Including Leaf Management

The City of Madison Streets Division will offer home composting workshops this spring. The workshops, taught by Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann will cover home compost basics including what materials to compost, where to put your compost bin, and when to turn your compost pile. Plans for building your own compost bin will also be available.   In addition to home composting, people attending the class will get information on how to manage leaves on their property. Learn …

Prairie Planting at Yahara Heights County Park

Plant a prairie with Dane County Naturalist Wayne Pauly at Yahara Heights County Park

Time and Place: 12:30 to 3:00 pm, Yahara Heights County Park, Catfish Court entrance.  Go to 5200 River Road just east of Highway 113, Madison.  Turn on Catfish Court to enter the park.

Contact: Wayne Pauly pauly@countyofdane.com 608 245-6898

Wingra Boats and Brittingham Boats Potluck and Full Moon Paddle

Kick off the new paddling season and celebrate the opening of Brittingham Boats with a potluck dinner and full moon paddle on Lake Wingra.  Register here http://www.wingraboats.com/Activities.html

Time and Place: Potluck begins at 6:00 pm, Wingra Park, 824 Knickerbocker Street, Madison Full Moon Paddle 8:30 - 10:30 pm

Contact: Tyler at (608) 233-5332 or wingraboats@gmail.com

Arboretum Core Area Work Party

ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!  Help improve native habitat and help native plants thrive by removing invasive plant species near Curtis Prairie, one of the oldest prairie restorations in the world. Learn how the Arboretum is managing stormwater for the Lake Wingra watershed.

Time and Place: 9am – noon, Core Area at the UW Arboretum.  Meet at the Visitor Center front steps, Madison

Contact: Marian Farrior, mlfarrior@wisc.edu; see http://uwarboretum.org/volunteer/positions/#ecological_restoration for more information

Learn All About Home Composting Including Leaf Management

The City of Madison Streets Division will offer home composting workshops this spring. The workshops, taught by Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann will cover home compost basics including what materials to compost, where to put your compost bin, and when to turn your compost pile. Plans for building your own compost bin will also be available.   In addition to home composting, people attending the class will get information on how to manage leaves on their property. Learn …