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Water Star Wisconsin Webinar Series
Water Star Wisconsin was launched on Earth Day and honors cities, villages, towns and counties that have taken important steps to protect surface water and groundwater. The Webinar series consists of eight one hour programs conveniently scheduled over the lunch hour. Anyone can register for the series through Go-To-Webinar at no cost! For questions or comments, contact Andy Yencha at 414-256-4631 or andrew.yencha@ces.uwex.edu, or check out the flyer for the webinar series.
Rain Gardens
A rain garden is a specially designed place in your lawn that allows water to collect and slowly seep into the ground. The plants in a rain garden slow down the storm water runoff and absorb or trap many of the pollutants. To learn more about designing and installing a rain garden, download the How-To Manual for Homeowners or order the Rain Garden Educator’s Kit. For training on rain gardens, see our Upcoming Events page.
Ephemeral Pond Monitoring
Become part of a volunteer project to identify, inventory, and monitor the ecology of ephemeral ponds. Ephemeral ponds are present only part of the year, drying up later in the summer but available as habitat for a variety of amphibians, macroinvertebrates, and wildlife during spring and early summer. To learn more, visit the Southeast Wisconsin Ephemeral Ponds Citizen Monitoring Project web page.
Woodland Owners Conference
The 23rd annual Southeast Wisconsin Woodland Owners Conference will be held on a Saturday in January or February 2012. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact Andy Yencha at 414-256-4631 or andrew.yencha@ces.uwex.edu.
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River Basins
Milwaukee River Basin
The Milwaukee River Basin covers 900 square miles and is home to nearly 1 million people. Everyone who lives, drives, works or plays in the Milwaukee River Basin has an impact on the water quality of the river and everyone has the power to help protect and improve their local water ways. For more information, visit the web site for the Milwaukee River Basin.
Root-Pike River Basin
The Root-Pike River watershed drains approximately 327 square miles in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Kenosha counties. The Root-Pike Watershed is comprised of five smaller watersheds that drain to Lake Michigan: Root River, Pike River, Pike Creek, Oak Creek and Wind Point. For more information, visit the web sites for the Root-Pike River Basin or the Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network.
Fox River Basin
The Fox River Basin is home to 500,000 people in Kenosha, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha counties. The Southeast Fox River Partnership has been formed to protect, restore, and enhance the natural resources of the basin through a cooperative team effort by partners representing federal, state, municipal and private entities. For more information, visit the Fox River web site.
Natural Resources Education Staff
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Andy Yencha Natural Resources Educator Milwaukee County UW-Extension 9501 W. Watertown Plank Rd. Wauwatosa, WI 53226-3552 414-256-4631 phone 414-256-4646 fax andrew.yencha@ces.uwex.edu |
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Gail Epping Overholt Natural Resources Educator Milwaukee County UW-Extension 9501 W. Watertown Plank Rd. Wauwatosa, WI 53226-3552 414-256-4632 phone 414-256-4646 fax gail.overholt@ces.uwex.edu |
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