Environment

City plans to uproot cherished fruit trees

by Rory Linnane | 11/05/2012 - 6:59pm

Neighbors rally to defend six fruit trees in right-of-way outside a Meadowood home.

Tags: Meadowood, Food, Environment, Streets and Sidewalks, Southwest

Director of seed bank highlights importance of biodiversity

by Emily Eggleston | 10/13/2012 - 10:32am

Executive Director of Seed Savers Exchange spoke about the importance of maintaining plant biodiversity Wednesday night.

Tags: Food, Education, Environment, Schenk-Atwood, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Near East

New device will help Madison address algae problem

by Susan Endres | 10/03/2012 - 6:52am

New device will collect and preserve algae samples to help researchers understand its life cycles

Tags: East, Environment, Development, Far West, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Sunflowers inspire efficient solar power

by Emily Eggleston | 09/30/2012 - 3:21pm

Local researcher and professor uses nanotechnology to make solar panels more efficient

Tags: Education, UW Campus, Environment, Isthmus

Achieving “zero waste” at dinner for 160

by Rory Linnane | 09/17/2012 - 6:59am

Purple Cow Organics and Troy Gardens pull off a party together with no garbage

Tags: East, Food, Environment, Lerdahl Park, North

New transmission lines blot landscape along Arboretum and Dunn’s Marsh neighborhood

by Mary Mullen | 09/06/2012 - 6:18am

American Transmission Company has completed their new towers along the Beltline but will adjust their height near the Arboretum in coming weeks

Tags: Allied Drive, Arbor Hills, Dunn's Marsh, Environment, Neighborhood Profiles, Development, Streets and Sidewalks, Near West, South Central, Southwest

Clean Sweep offers home for hazardous waste during moving season

by Nora Hertel | 08/14/2012 - 10:23am

County and city programs offer sites where residents can dispose of household chemicals and electronics

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Services, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Orton Park Festival adjusts layout and volume for Parks Department, neighbors

by Nora Hertel | 08/06/2012 - 8:44am

The Marquette Neighborhood Association met with neighbors and the Parks Department to adjust set-up and amplification for Orton Park Festival

Tags: Marquette, Environment, Parks & Recreation, People, Isthmus, Near East

Pilot project will reduce phosphorous runoff, save money through cooperative efforts

by Susan Endres | 07/23/2012 - 6:53am

Farmers, advocates, and municipalities work together and pool resources to reduce phosphorus runoff

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

City Forester asks residents to help thirsty trees

by Susan Endres | 07/17/2012 - 4:51pm

Trees need a little assistance in the current drought says Madison's Forester

Tags: East, Environment, Far West, Parks & Recreation, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

East side residents put forward their vision for Union Corners' development

by Nora Hertel | 07/02/2012 - 8:13pm

Residents want a grocery store, LEED or green certified structures, and on-site housing that could support the needs of elderly residents

Tags: East, Environment, Neighborhood Profiles, Development

Volunteer army silent keepers of Olbrich Botanical Gardens

by Ian McCue | 06/26/2012 - 2:13pm

Over 600 volunteers work behind the scenes to keep Olbrich Botanical Gardens beautiful and free to the public

Tags: East, Environment, Parks & Recreation, People

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