tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820362533840120152024-03-13T10:04:34.871-07:00Urban Wildernesseddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.comBlogger495125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-13013124869119943262018-08-04T03:47:00.000-07:002018-08-04T03:47:58.089-07:00Phenology at Lakeshore State Park
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“During every week
from April to September there are, on the average, ten wild plants coming into
first bloom. In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a
single day. No [one] can heed all of these anniversaries; no [one] can ignore
all of them. … Tell me of what plant-birthday a man takes notice, and I shall
tell you a good deal about his vocation, his hobbies, his hay fever, and the
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Phenology is the
study of seasonal changes in the landscape, such as the emergence of plants and
the migration of animals. Hearing the term reminds me of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Sand County Almanac</i>, Aldo Leopold’s epic tribute to the natural
world. The quote above is from a chapter entitled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prairie Birthday</i>, which strikes me as appropriate for the landscape
of Lakeshore State Park. This 22-acre treeless island in Milwaukee Harbor,
which was wholly fabricated from debris excavated from Milwaukee’s deep tunnels,
has been planted with flowers and grasses native to Wisconsin prairies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">It is a bold
initiative, creating a park from scratch and in such an unlikely and precarious
location between city and lake. Leopold also wrote this: </span></div>
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definitions of what is a conservationist, … but I suspect that the best one is
written not with a pen, but with an axe. It is a matter of what a man thinks
about while chopping, or while deciding what to chop. A conservationist is one
who is humbly aware that with each stroke he is writing his signature on the
face of his land.”</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">I went to
Lakeshore State Park for a phenology hike. It was a brilliant morning, not a
cloud in the sky. The day promised to be hot, but the cooling effect of Lake
Michigan had so far mitigated the relentless sun. A great time to explore the park.
In the shade of a grove of river birches at the north entrance, I joined a
small gathering, which had been organized by the Southeast Wisconsin Hiking
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">This story was posted June 22 in The Natural Realm, a new blog on the new A Wealth of Nature website. Please <a href="https://awealthofnature.org/phenology-at-lakeshore-state-park/" target="_blank">click here</a> to go to continue reading.</span></em></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Not long ago, while walking along
the Menomonee River in Milwaukee's Three Bridges Park, I experienced the magic of
urban nature. Late afternoon sun lit the undulating hills with a golden glow
when, suddenly, four great blue herons bolted from cover on the near shore.
They flew several hundred yards downstream to land in the upper branches of
tall cottonwoods on the far shore. To see so many of these normally solitary creatures
at one time seemed miraculous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Then, close behind me, a fifth
heron stirred. With a loud, guttural squawk, it unfolded immense, angular wings
and rose with ungainly haste. Once aloft, it glided gracefully up and over the
thin band of riparian trees and circled slowly on slender, widespread wings that,
in the distance, looked prehistoric. Skimming low over the water, it vanished
behind tall grasses lining the riverbank. Farther on, it reappeared, swooped
upward, stalled over the outstretched limb of a dead tree, and came to rest.
The magnificent wings collapsed onto a suddenly svelte body, as if deflated.
Mesmerized, I watched the heron stand warily on its perch where it had a
commanding and enviable view of the river—and the glistening skyline of downtown
Milwaukee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">There is powerful magic here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Southeastern Wisconsin is the most
urbanized region of the state and yet those who live here are blessed with an
abundance of opportunities to experience this kind of magic. Our wealth of
nature makes it possible. When <span class="MsoHyperlink">Preserve Our Parks</span>
initiated this project, we called it “A Wealth of Nature” in order to express
not only the abundance but also the quality and value of the parks, preserves,
wildlife areas and other open space that exist near at hand. Preserve Our Parks
has long been a watchdog organization advocating for these places. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">This story was posted June 22 in The Natural Realm, a new blog on the new A Wealth of Nature website. Please <a href="https://awealthofnature.org/welcome-to-a-wealth-of-nature/" target="_blank">click here</a> to go to continue reading.</span></em></span> </span><br />
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County parks and preserves rolled out the red carpet on Saturday for the annual
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://treasuresofoz.org/">Treasures of OZ
Eco-Tour</a></span>. This year the event featured places on the banks of—and one
in the middle of—the Milwaukee River, billed as <em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Ozaukee’s Other Coast. </span></em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Experts and volunteers at each site
provided visitors with information about the park, the river and the fish and wildlife
that can be found there. I made it to most of the sites, some of which were
familiar. The two that I hadn’t seen before—</span>Hawthorne Hills County
Park<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"> and an island in the
river—were special treats.</span><em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"> </span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;"><em><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">This story was posted June 22 in The Natural Realm. Please <a href="https://awealthofnature.org/treasures-of-oz-2018-focuses-on-the-milwaukee-river/" target="_blank">click here to continue</a> and read about Hawthorne Hills, Riveredge Nature Center, Bratt Woods, Bike Path Island and more.</span></em></span></div>
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magnificent and unmatchable lakefront—where else do you go on Memorial Day weekend, the
traditional start of summer? Especially if the inland temperatures rise above
90</span><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">°
as they did this weekend. Although I tend to avoid crowds, I decided to check
it out this year. It was definitely crowded. Lincoln Memorial Drive was a slow crawl
from end to end all afternoon. But it was in fact noticeably “cooler near the
lake” and a perfect opportunity to observe how much we Milwaukeeans love our
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Bradford Beach, epicenter of the action, was pretty much wall-to-wall
people. A surprising number even ventured into the frigid waters of the lake.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Defending the sand fort</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Not wanting to be intrusive, I tend not to train my camera on
individuals at the beach. But these young people saw my camera and invited me
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that far but it was easy to see the striking display of kite design and flying
ability from Lincoln Memorial Drive. I did find a couple of boys having their
own personal kite festival on the wide-open stretch between McKinley and
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<span style="color: #3b3b36; font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Spring was
still trying to catch up from our unseasonably cold April last week. But this
day dawned brightly and suddenly turned unseasonably hot. Shedding jackets, a
dozen or so of us gathered at the Cottonwood Wayside for a hike into Hartland
Marsh led by Jeff Romagna, a volunteer with the <a href="https://www.iceagetrail.org/">Ice Age Trail Alliance</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3b3b36; font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Hartland
Marsh Preserve is nestled between the Lake Country Industrial Park and the
Gleason Commerce Center in Hartland. Its 180 acres is protected by the <a href="http://www.waukeshalandconservancy.org/">Waukesha County Land Conservancy</a>
in partnership with the Ice Age Trail Alliance and the Village of Hartland. The
Bark River meanders through the middle of it, somewhere out where we couldn’t
see it from the Wayside.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3b3b36; font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Our tour
began on a mulched path, known as the John Muir Overlook, through a hardwood forest
featuring ancient bur oaks. The trail narrowed, then led to a boardwalk across
the marsh and over a small wooded island. </span></div>
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season. This is a rose-breasted grosbeak.</span></div>
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boardwalk looped through last year’s cattails and back to the forest. Here the
trail was hemmed in with thickets of buckthorn. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3b3b36; font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Most of the preserve has a far
more open understory and the difference was striking. Jeff, our guide,
introduced us to Paul Mozina, known as The Buckthorn Man, whose volunteer
efforts have been largely responsible for removing this particularly obnoxious
invasive species. Along with being more aesthetically pleasing to hike through,
the cleared portions enable a more robust diversity of native species to
flourish.</span></div>
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open field we watched as a pair of sandhill cranes shepherded two chicks away
from us towards a pond. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3b3b36; font-family: "Cambria",serif;">A side trail
led us through a beautiful glade, over a hill and across the Bark River on a
footbridge to another small island. Paul pointed out the many natural springs
around the two hills that had led to its being a homestead, now vanished.</span></div>
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cranes watched us warily from the marsh, their colors a nearly perfect match
with the dead cattails. Can you spot all four?</span></div>
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the <a href="https://scuppernongspringsnaturetrail.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/iceagemarsh052709.pdf">Ice
Age Trail Alliance</a>, wetland preserves like this are becoming more and more important
as land is developed and urbanized. Wetlands serve critical ecological
functions that help maintain environmental health as well as sustaining
wildlife habitats.</span></div>
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rainwater and nutrients, a marsh helps reduce flooding, prevents shoreline
erosion along waterways, recharges groundwater, and enhances water quality.</span></div>
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opportunities for recreation, research and education, serving as both a
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Age Scenic Trail</a>. We hiked east along a portion of the trail until we reached
the Aldo Leopold Overlook. The 45-foot tall glacial hill—which could be an
esker or a moraine, according to Jeff—gave us views of the surrounding marsh. As
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Vince Bushell and I would like to thank the ten hardy souls who showed up despite the rain and gloom to take a <a href="https://www.janeswalkmke.com/" target="_blank">Jane's Walk</a> as part of the month-long celebration of the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs. <span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vince is Project Manager for the <a href="https://riverrevitalizationfoundation.org/">River Revitalization
Foundation</a> and our walk began at their headquarters on the bend in the river between Humboldt and North. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our walk took us up the East Bank Trail to Riverside Park, where we discovered this spectacular display of wild bluebells. Then we crossed the Locust Street Bridge to Gordon Park and returned via the Beer Line Trail. By the time we finished the sun had finally peeked out, though it was a good thing everyone came prepared for the rain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had 32 registrations and it's clear from the flurry of emails and text messages I got this morning that the conditions kept most away. Understandable. Virginia, Vince and I discussed the possibility of scheduling another walk for those who couldn't make it. Stay tuned for that.</span><br />
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eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-60766363809055040922018-05-13T04:58:00.001-07:002018-05-13T05:07:07.364-07:00Photo essay: A spring bouquet for Mother's Day!Happy Mother's Day to my mother (in remembrance), to the mother of my children, to the mother of my grandchildren, and all the other mothers out there. After a disappointing April that included a <a href="http://urbanwilderness-eddee.blogspot.com/2018/04/menomonee-river-parkway-close.html">blizzard</a>, May finally has given us spring flowers. Here is a bouquet of wildflowers (except for those at Boerner Botanical Gardens) to brighten up your Mother's Day. <br />
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<img alt="" class="wp-image-1017 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bluebells.jpg" height="426" width="640" /> Crown imperial (fritillaria) nestled among bluebells at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners.<br />
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Hepatica, Genesee Oak Opening and Fen State Natural Area, Genesee.<br />
<img alt="" class="wp-image-1023 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Marsh-Marigold-Patch-1.jpg" height="426" width="640" /> Marsh marigold patch, Greenfield Park, West Allis<img alt="" class="wp-image-1018 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Arch.jpg" height="423" width="640" /> Forsythia and South Ravine Bridge, Lake Park, Milwaukee<img alt="" class="wp-image-1032 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Zinn-Skunk-Cabbage.jpg" height="640" width="480" /><br />
Skunk cabbage, Zinn Preserve, Town of Erin, Washington Co.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1031 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Zinn-Honeysuckle-Budding.jpg" height="439" width="640" /> Hawthorn budding, Zinn Preserve, Town of Erin, Washington Co.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1022 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Kolterman-trout-lily.jpg" height="426" width="640" /> White trout lilies, Niagara Escarpment, Town of Leroy, Dodge Co.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1027 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Trout-Lily-Patch.jpg" height="480" width="640" /> Trout lily patch, Niagara Escarpment, Town of Leroy, Dodge Co.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1030 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Yellow-Trout-Lilies.jpg" height="480" width="640" /> Yellow trout lilies, Sanctuary Woods, Milwaukee County Grounds, Wauwatosa<img alt="" class="wp-image-1029 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Wild-Trillium.jpg" height="480" width="640" /> White trilliums, Jacobus Park, Wauwatosa<img alt="" class="wp-image-1028 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Tulip-Flames.jpg" height="337" width="640" /> Tulips, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1024 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Redbud.jpg" height="426" width="640" /> Redbud, Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners<img alt="" class="wp-image-1038 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bloodroot-in-Morning-Sun.jpg" height="460" width="640" /> Bloodroot, Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha Co.<img alt="" class="wp-image-1019 size-full" src="http://awealthofnature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Flowering-Tree.jpg" height="640" width="480" /><br />
Flowering fruit tree, Underwood Parkwy, Milwaukee County Grounds, Wauwatosa<br />
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eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-49419491557925155052018-05-01T09:38:00.000-07:002018-05-01T09:38:34.371-07:00Jane’s Walk — The Milwaukee River Greenway: our premier urban wilderness
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canoe, floating silently on a wide river in a valley flanked by tall wooded
bluffs. You pass the occasional fisherman. Through the trees a lone jogger runs
by on a riverside trail. A great blue heron starts up at your passing, rises on
thermals, circles and soars away upstream. An idyllic vision.</span></div>
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just minutes away from the towers of downtown. Welcome to the Milwaukee River
Greenway, which, at over 840 acres, is larger than Central Park in New York.
How many cities can you name where you might have an experience like this? One that
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about Milwaukee’s “urban wilderness” for many years and I have numerous
favorite places to go when I want to rejuvenate a spirit that longs for nature.
But the Milwaukee River Greenway is among the jewels in the crown of an
exemplary park system. It is our premier urban wilderness.</span></div>
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lead a walk for Jane’s Walk Milwaukee I immediately thought of sharing my love
of this place. And so, I invite you to come experience the heart of the
Milwaukee River Greenway, one of the greatest urban natural areas in the
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new to Jane’s Walk, I encourage you to check out the <a href="https://www.janeswalkmke.com/">website</a> and read up on Jane Jacobs,
the author of </span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Death & Life
of Great American Cities</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and the inspiration for this
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embarked on a new project with <a href="http://www.preserveourparks.org/">Preserve
Our Parks</a> that will promote parks and encourage people to get out and
explore them. We are calling it <a href="http://www.preserveourparks.org/wealth-nature">A Wealth of Nature</a> to
emphasize how fortunate we are to have an abundance of places to enjoy. I will
introduce the group to the project and explain how you might use its features, which
will include a new website that will help you find places to experience nature
nearby.</span></div>
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be teaming up with Vince Bushell, who is Project Manager for the <a href="https://riverrevitalizationfoundation.org/">River Revitalization
Foundation</a> (RRF), Milwaukee's urban land trust. Vince knows a lot more than
I do about the plants and animals we might see on our walk as well as the historic
efforts by RRF and others to protect the Greenway.</span></div>
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begin at the River Revitalization Foundation, 2134 N. Riverboat Rd., the former
site of the North Ave. dam, and will end at the same location. There is street
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Park pedestrian bridge we will hike along the East Bank Trail north to Locust Street.
This section of the tour is hard gravel and wheelchair accessible. After
crossing the Locust Street Bridge we will walk back along the West Bank Trail,
which is not accessible and may be muddy, depending on conditions. Points of
interest include the Rotary Centennial Arboretum, Urban Ecology Center,
Riverside Park and Gordon Park, with ruins from the period when it was a resort
on the lake behind North Avenue dam. The views from Locust Street Bridge are a
special highlight. <br />
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For more information and to register for the walk, go to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/395710447570760/">Facebook page</a>. The
tickets are free but there is a limit of 30 participants.</span></div>
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Where is spring? I have been complaining about this elusive season
ever since moving to Wisconsin (many years ago now.) But this year has been
particularly egregious (see last week’s post of the blizzard!) On Saturday, a
scheduled “Spring Wildflower Hike” at Havenwoods State Forest caught my eye and
so, with minimal expectation, I went to see if the premise of the theme would
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No, there were no flowers blooming, I was immediately
informed when I arrived. The landscape was as sere and colorless as ever.
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I didn’t wander aimlessly however. I was directed by park
staff member Laura Spencer to where a group of Sierra Club members were
working. They were digging up clumps of purple loosestrife, an invasive
species. I learned that they were not digging them up in order to get rid of
them but to take them back to the Nature Center and grow them. This came as a
surprise until they explained further: The collected specimens would be grown
in an enclosure so that beetles that are used to control the spread of the
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In a small clearing on the bank of the river, under a stand of alders
just beginning to bud, the people gather (right). They form a circle around a
thin wisp of smoke rising from the center. Using only a traditional hand
drill, several volunteers help breathe fire onto collected tinder.
Native American leaders Caleen Sisk and Sky Road Webb offer a blessing,
invoking earth, air, water, and fire, along with the surrounding trees
that shelter us. The last cool tendrils of morning fog evaporate as the
sun rises over the eastern ridgeline, bathing the congregation in warm
light.<br />
For me that moment illuminated the geography of hope. <br />
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The moment occurred on the second day of a conference entitled “Geography of Hope” (hosted by <a href="https://www.humansandnature.org/mightysite/(hosted%20by%20Black%20Mountain%20Circle%20and%20co-sponsored%20by%20the%20Center%20for%20Humans%20and%20Nature)" target="_blank">Black Mountain Circle</a>
and co-sponsored by the <a href="https://www.humansandnature.org/" target="_blank">Center for Humans and Nature</a>), which is held in
Point Reyes Station, California. Though the conference was a long way
from my home in Wisconsin, I had been intrigued and enticed by the
theme: “Finding Resilience in Nature in Perilous Times.” Like so many of
the other participants, I felt an urgent need to nurture resilience
within, if not outright resistance to, our current cultural and
political climate. And while the conference was as inspiring as I had
hoped, what I didn’t anticipate was how much larger its message would
prove to be.<br />
It is easy and predictable, after all, for a lifelong nature lover to
seek comfort in wondrous places. Spending a few days at beautiful Point
Reyes National Seashore, which literally surrounded the conference
site (top and below), may in itself have sufficed—especially for a Midwesterner hungry
for an elusive spring. But, I felt there had to be more to the
conference than lovely scenery, and there was.<br />
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This essay was published in City Creatures Blog by the Center for Humans and Nature.<br />
<a href="https://www.humansandnature.org/finding-resilience-in-nature-a-reflection-on-the-geography-of-hope" target="_blank">Click here to continue reading</a>.<br />
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To see a complete set of photos from Point Reyes and the Geography of Hope go to my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddeedaniel/albums/72157691898062702" target="_blank">Flickr album</a>.<br />
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eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-10106888984880466482018-04-23T16:14:00.000-07:002018-04-23T16:17:50.280-07:00Menomonee River Parkway: Close encounters in an April snowstorm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may think last week's snowstorms were an unseasonable fluke or a sign of the changing climate. You may have felt cheated of spring on the cusp of Earth Day. You may have grumbled about having to shovel out so late in the year. I know I did. However...<br />
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It was beautiful! (Look closely at the center of the photo to see the two deer.)<br />
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I'm not sorry it's melting away now. All I'm saying is when the climate gives you lemons, make lemonade. In this case, go out and enjoy the snow. I know I did.<br />
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One lovely, snowy evening I went to one of my favorite haunts along the Menomonee River Parkway just north of North Avenue. I didn't expect to see the deer, but I saw them, in spades. Both sides of the river. A few of them, as you can see, got up close and personal. (I was not using a telephoto lens.)<br />
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They seemed surprisingly tame, curious...and hungry. When I didn't offer them anything to eat they returned to rooting in the snow.<br />
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The deer were not the only wildlife blindsided by the blizzard. Numerous ducks swam about on the river, ducking for cover.<br />
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Most of the snow had melted by the weekend. On Saturday I joined the hundreds of volunteers for the annual river clean up sponsored by Milwaukee Riverkeeper. While I didn't actually do any cleaning up, I did take a bunch of photos, which you can see on <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eddeedaniel/albums/72157695955333145" target="_blank">Flickr</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">The snow was soft, heavy and surprisingly deep the third day after an unseasonable blizzard in April. But the wide trails over hills and through woodlands were well-trodden and tracked by skis by the time I got there. All the same I had the place nearly to myself on a lovely midweek morning. I say lovely because it was—if you forgot for a moment it being April. Sunny and warm for February.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Like every single person I’ve spoken to since it snowed, I felt betrayed by the weather. I didn’t go out to enjoy it for two days. My loss. I’m glad I broke the spell and ventured out to Waukesha County to explore a park new to me. The snow made an already beautiful place even more enchanting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Nashotah Park is 444 acres nestled within a glacial terrain of rolling hills, woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands. There are two large natural lakes, an oak forest and an oak savanna. There are wide open fields, a cedar glade (I’m told—I didn’t find it), and broad expanses of marsh. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Later, around noon, towards the end of my walk, several skiers zipped by, proving the popularity of the park for cross-country skiing, even after an unexpected spring snowfall. Although they hadn’t been groomed this late in the season, the trails are groomed in winter for both classic and skate style cross-country skiing. There is even a separate trail for snowshoeing, according to the Wisconsin Trail Guide </span><a href="http://wisconsintrailguide.com/cross-country-skiing/nashotah.html" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">website</span></a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">The Waukesha County Parks </span><span style="color: #954f72; font-family: Cambria, serif;"><a href="https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/nashotah/" style="color: #954f72;">website</a> </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">states, “Due to the variety of landscapes, Nashotah Park has an outstanding array of songbirds.” And I saw some, including this pair of male Eastern bluebirds, looking rather cold in the circumstances. I was also surprised to see a couple of great blue herons fly by over the oak canopy—although I suppose it <i>should</i>be warm enough for them by now! The redwing blackbirds were making a ruckus in the snow-dusted cattails, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Don’t let the snow get you down! I know we’re all hoping for balmier conditions and spring flowers to bloom. But, hey! It’s lovely out there in the parks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The other day I was delighted to be able to watch as parts
of Washington Park went up in flames. No, I’m not a pyromaniac and the fires
were carefully controlled by professionals. Although the benefits of using fire
as a management tool have become relatively common knowledge it is still
unusual to get the chance to see it in action—especially in an urban setting!</span></div>
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ecosystems native to the U.S., including woodlands, prairies and even wetlands.
Many native plant communities adapted to fire. Some species even require
burning to propagate. Prior to European settlement, the indigenous peoples used
fire as a management tool in many parts of North America, including Wisconsin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After over a century of fire suppression policies—think Smokey
the Bear—we have come full circle. Once again, fire is being used for ecosystem
management. The benefits of controlled or prescribed burning include reducing weeds
and invasive species, removing the duff layer of last season’s leaves and other
organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil, and invigorating fire adapted
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The burning of Washington Park was done by <a href="http://www.dareecosystemmanagement.com/">Dare Ecosystem Management</a>
under the supervision of the <a href="https://urbanecologycenter.org/">Urban
Ecology Center</a>, which has one of its three branches there. Five separate
patches of prairie were burned. The ability of the crew to control the burn was
quite impressive, especially considering conditions that involved gusty winds
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Although the sun was bright the temps were more reminiscent of
January than April. But that didn't stop hundreds of runners from
participating in today's South Shore Half Marathon. The race began at
South Shore Park and went along the Oak Leaf Trail to Grant Park and
then back for a total of 13.1 miles. Along the way the runners went
through Bay View Park, Sheridan Park and Warnimont Park, one of the
nicest stretches of parkland you'll find in any city anywhere, if you
ask me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay View Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay View Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warnimont Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay View Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warnimont Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warnimont Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay View Park</td></tr>
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<br />eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-8583582972522875362018-04-01T11:59:00.000-07:002018-04-03T13:47:07.384-07:00Searching for Spring: Parks can help ease late winter blues<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Case Eagle Park, Burlington, Racine Co.</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">It’s that
time again—the dregs of the year. The snows of winter have melted. The leaves
and the wildflowers have yet to bud or bloom. The earth everywhere is brown and
gray. Still cold. Groundhog lied again. The first of April arrives and the joke
is on everyone who expects it to feel like spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">In a song
about the seasons John Denver included an instrumental bridge for a fifth
season, late winter, early spring, to which he added parenthetically “when
everyone goes to Mexico.” Spoken out of privilege, of course. Maybe everyone
wishes they could go to Mexico. I know I do. But, since that isn’t an option,
I’ve gone to a few local parks to see nature stripped bare. Here are a selection of
images and the parks where I found them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">This 363-acre park
in the Village of Brown Deer is part of the </span><a href="http://county.milwaukee.gov/Parks"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Milwaukee
County Park System</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">. The
northern half consists of several woodlots separated by grassy fields, along
with a 5-acre lake. The southern half is a golf course, which is groomed in
winter for skate style cross-country skiing. A second trail, maintained for
classic-style skiing, winds around and through the woodlands. In warmer weather
a disc golf course runs through some sections. The pond is stocked with
panfish, trout and largemouth bass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">The </span><a href="https://www.traillink.com/trail/oak-leaf-trail/"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Oak Leaf Trail</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">
runs along the north end of the park on the park road between Range Line Rd. on
the east and Bradley Rd. on the west. The park has numerous amenities,
including a boat house, athletic fields, playground, and restrooms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Brown Deer Park location: 7835 N
Green Bay Road, Brown Deer, WI 53209</span></div>
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County Parks map, click </span><a href="http://county.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntyParks/maps/browndeer2.pdf"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">This
239-acre park features nature trails and a canoe launch on the Fox River, which
runs through the park. The </span><a href="https://www.traillink.com/trail/seven-waters-bike-trail/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Seven Waters Trail</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, a Racine County bike trail also
runs through the park. The 17-mile long, wheelchair accessible trail runs from
Burlington to Muskego Lake and encourages the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-themecolor: text1;">following <b><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">activities: biking, cross-country skiing,
inline skating</span></b> and walking. It connects with the </span><a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/whiteriver/"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">White River State Trail</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-themecolor: text1;"> in Burlington.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Part of
the </span><a href="http://racinecounty.com/government/public-works-and-development-services/parks"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Racine County Park System</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, the entrance is located off S.
Rochester Street, which is also County Highway J. Access is also possible from
N. Brown’s Lake Dr., which is also County Highway W. Amenities include baseball
diamonds and a fenced dog park.</span></div>
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Rochester St., Rochester, WI 53105</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">This 1,495-acre Wildlife Area is
made up of four separate parcels in western Racine County and eastern Walworth
County. Habitats include oak woodland, lowland woodland, shallow and deep
marsh, and grassland. Waterways include Long Lake, Honey Creek, and Sugar
Creek. Wildlife includes deer, turkey, waterfowl, pheasants and other small
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parcel includes the 83-acre </span><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=120"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Cherry Lake Sedge Meadow State Natural Area</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">, which contains southern sedge meadow,
fen, and northern wet forest communities. Of special interest are round-leaved
sundew, shrubby cinquefoil, yellow twayblade, marsh St. Johns-wort, marsh fern,
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featured in the Lake Michigan Region of the </span><a href="http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Great
Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">
as a property with a mix of habitats that provides opportunities to see
flycatchers, terns, great blue herons, American bitterns and Sandhill cranes. </span></div>
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skiing, hiking, trapping, wild edibles/gathering and wildlife viewing. However,
there are no designated trails.</span></div>
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information, go to </span><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/WildlifeAreas/honeycreek.html"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">Honey Creek Wildlife Area</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">.<br />
Three of the four parcels have parking areas. For locations and WDNR map, click </span><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/maps/WM/SER/7630honeycreek.pdf"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I recently went for a short hike along the </span><a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/iceagetrail/"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ice Age National
Scenic Trail</span></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> where it runs through the <a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/loewlake/">Loew Lake Unit</a> of the
Kettle Moraine State Forest. Caught a few shots to share. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Ice Age Trail, of course, runs for 1,000 miles, looping
through Wisconsin along the terminal edge of the historic glaciers. I’ve never
walked more than a few miles of it at a time, but I love the idea of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Loew Lake segment of the State Forest is located at
Highway K and County Line Road in Washington County. There is a parking lot for
the trail there. The park is 1,090 acres of glacial topography and wetlands
along the Oconomowoc River. The trail connects with the Holy Hill segment on
the north and the Monches segment on the south, in case you want to hike
farther than the 4.8 miles in the Loew Lake segment. </span></div>
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83 in the Village of Hartland, Hartland Marsh Preserve spreads across 180 acres
protected by the Waukesha County Land Conservancy in partnership with the Ice
Age Trail Alliance and the Village of Hartland. The Bark River meanders through
the preserve. Ranked as a Class 1 Wildlife Habitat by the Southeastern
Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, the preserve protects ancient bur oaks
and a vital habitat for birds and various woodland animals, including mink and
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I discovered the preserve recently in my efforts to explore new wild lands in Southeastern Wisconsin as part of the project, <a href="http://www.preserveourparks.org/wealth-nature" target="_blank">A Wealth of Nature</a>, that I'm working on with <a href="http://www.preserveourparks.org/" target="_blank">Preserve Our Parks</a>. The goal of the project is to bring awareness to the wealth of opportunities there are in our vicinity for the enjoyment of nature. Stay tuned for the launch of a new website and much more.<br />
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The day I went to Hartland Marsh was warm, almost spring-like except for the overcast and still-thawing ice. I saw no one else the whole time I walked in an around the looping trail, but then said trail was sheer ice and extremely treacherous, so it wasn't too surprising. I managed to get a few nice shots of the wintry but snow-less scenery.<br />
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for a place to get away from it all one of the many DNR wildlife areas in
Southeast Wisconsin might be just the thing. Let me introduce you to Jackson
Marsh Wildlife Area, which is located just east of the Village of Jackson in
Washington County, a mere 25 miles from Milwaukee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At 2,312 acres, the
property is large enough to support a variety of terrains and habitats,
including wetlands, grasslands, woodlots, streams and small ponds. Cedar Creek,
a 32-mile long tributary of the Milwaukee River, runs the length of the
property. In wet weather—including winter thaws like those we’ve had
recently—the main creek and its feeder streams may spill over their banks and
pool in the surrounding wetlands. Some trails, which are generally found atop
dikes that crisscross the wetlands, can be inundated at these times.</span></div>
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Wildlife Area is 1,571-acre Jackson Swamp, which is designated as a State
Natural Area. This section features wet silver maple forest and white cedar and
tamarack swamp, habitats that are more typical of northern Wisconsin. The
Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program has been called “the nation’s largest and
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system.” * The program’s mission is to protect outstanding examples of
Wisconsin's native landscape, including natural habitats, geological formations
and archeological sites, and to provide refuge for rare plants and animals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This story was published in my column at Milwaukee Magazine. <a href="https://www.milwaukeemag.com/jackson-marsh-wildlife-area-seasons/" target="_blank">Click here to continue reading</a>. </span><br />
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Did you get out to enjoy the snow over the weekend? Lots of folks did. Everywhere I went I found people out sledding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, jogging, walking dogs and even cycling in the snow. After our repeated freeze-thaw cycles of January it seemed as though there was finally enough snow to enjoy winter for a change. Here are some photos. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hiking the Pike River trail at Petrifying Springs Park, Kenosha</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fox River Parkway, Waukesha</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Groomed cross-country trail at Whitnall Park, Franklin</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Skiers looking for a trail, Retzer Nature Center</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Minooka Park, Waukesha</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hoyt Park, Wauwatosa</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha</i></td></tr>
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<br />eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-2262917326955395312018-02-05T11:17:00.000-08:002018-02-05T11:17:26.024-08:00Photo Essay: Urban Candlelight Hike 2018
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Excitement had
been building for weeks for the second annual Urban Candlelight, which was held
last Saturday, Feb. 3. After last year’s surprisingly successful inaugural
event drew an estimated 2,500 people on an especially frigid night,
expectations were high among the organizers. And those expectations were
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">People began
appearing on the Hank Aaron State Trail in Three Bridges Park before dark and
the official start time of 5:30 pm. Light snow during the day had frosted the
trail with a fresh white sheen. Before long the few early birds were joined by
dozens and then hundreds. And they kept coming all evening. I don’t think I’ve
seen the trail as crowded at any time of the year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">Almost as if
planned, snow began to fall again as the event got underway. The falling snow coated
hats, softened the landscape and made everything feel magical. The overcast sky
glowed from city lights surrounding the park. It never got truly dark! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif;">The event
attracted people of all stripes. There were many families pushing strollers, as
well as a few wheelchairs. I even saw a few bicycles in the snow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of dogs on leashes. Children ran up the
hills and slid down the steep slopes on their snow pants. Marshmallows were
roasted over bonfires. Selfies were taken everywhere along the trails.</span></div>
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sponsoring organizations, <a href="http://www.hankaaronstatetrail.org/">Friends
of the Hank Aaron State Trail</a>, <a href="http://www.renewthevalley.org/">Menomonee
Valley Partners</a> and the <a href="http://urbanecologycenter.org/our-branches/menomonee-valley.html">Urban
Ecology Center</a>, for the effort involved in making this event so successful.</span></div>
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snow and so many of my images may seem a bit more impressionistic than usual. The lighting was particularly strange and not only because it was dark. The color of the overcast sky kept changing with whatever lights were nearby.</span> </span></div>
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I hope you'll join me this Saturday for the second annual Urban Candlelight Hike in the Menomonee Valley. Last year, despite frigid temperatures, we had an overwhelming response when thousands turned out for the inaugural event. <a href="http://urbanwilderness-eddee.blogspot.com/2017/02/thousands-flock-to-candle-lit-three.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read all about that. This year should be even better!<br />
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Here, and below, is the pertinent information:<br />
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Where: <b><span class="label">Three Bridges Park, the Hank Aaron State Trail and the Urban Ecology Center in the Menomonee Valley</span></b><br />
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When: <b>Saturday, February 3, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Hank Aaron State Trail in 3 Bridges Park, Urban Candlelight Hike 2017</i></td></tr>
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Bundle up and experience an exciting winter adventure!</h2>
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For the second year in a row, hardy northerners will cure their cabin fever at this winter Urban Candlelight Hike in <a data-dont-leave-this-here="nofollow" href="http://www.menomoneevalley-fromthegroundup.org/three-bridges-park1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three Bridges Park</a>.</div>
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Free for everyone: </h3>
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<li>Two miles of candlelit trails on the Hank Aaron State Trail - this event will take place with or without snow!</li>
<li>Roaring campfires - we’ve added a new campfire along the trail this year!</li>
<li>5:30 pm - 7:30 pm:
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<li>REI gourmet s'mores (while supplies last)</li>
<li>This is your chance to get on a fat tire or e-bike! Wheel &
Sprocket will have FREE fat tire bike and e-bike demos on site to try
and test. All ages and abilities are welcome to stop by and check one
out. See why fat tire cyclists have more fun all year round! </li>
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<li>7-10pm: NEWaukee After Party at Third Space Brewing</li>
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Get extras with a “Fun Pass!":</h3>
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<li>Hot chocolate and pastries at the Urban Ecology Center (while
supplies last)! Bring your thermos to save on waste and to take your
cocoa on your hike.</li>
<li>Marshmallow roasting at the FOHAST Fireside Plaza</li>
<li>Entry for great door prizes! Including $100 gift card from Wheel
& Sprocket, $25 gift card to Twisted Fisherman, Rishi Tea prize
pack, and REI prize pack (REI Flash 22 pack with a REI Nalgene
bottle, REI Camp Mug, and REI Day Hiker First-Aid Kit)</li>
<li>One free beer at the Third Space Brewing After Party (for those over 21)*</li>
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<span style="color: navy;"><b>Fun Pass is $10 in advance and includes one adult and all kids under 12 attending with the adult</b></span><br />
*= only available for fun passes purchased on or before February 2.<br />
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This and additional information can be found at the <a href="https://give.urbanecologycenter.org/milwaukee/events/urban-candlelight-hike/e151103" target="_blank">Urban Candlelight Hike website</a>. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Marshmallow roasting, Urban Candlelight Hike 2017</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Posing in Three Bridges Park, Urban Candlelight Hike 2017</i></td></tr>
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Additional images from Urban Candlelight Hike 2017 can be found in my <a href="http://urbanwilderness-eddee.blogspot.com/2017/02/thousands-flock-to-candle-lit-three.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a>. </div>
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<i>Full disclosure: I am a board member of the Friends of the Hank Aaron State Trail, which is among the partner organizations responsible for this event.</i></div>
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<br />eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-90769307071270674272018-01-22T06:34:00.000-08:002018-01-22T06:34:52.775-08:00Please oppose Pay-to-park plan for County ParksCounty plan would charge $3.50 per hour to park in 76 parks and parkways.<br />
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The following op ed by Preserve Our Parks president, Jim Goulee was posted in <a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2018/01/20/op-ed-oppose-the-pay-to-park-plan/" target="_blank">Urban Milwaukee</a> and is reprinted here with permission:<br />
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Imagine having to pay to park your car each time you go to a dog
park, play golf, take your children swimming, play a game of tennis,
soccer or baseball, take your kids to a tot lot, attend a picnic, enjoy a
beer garden, or simply sit and observe nature. These are only some of
the occasions when you would be required to pay a fee to park your
vehicle in one of Milwaukee County’s beautiful parks.<br />
The 2018 adopted budget for Milwaukee County <b>Parks</b> System includes <b>$1.7 million</b>
to be derived from new parking fees that would be incorporated in
numerous parks and parkways. The County Board will soon be considering
the proposed installation of metering and payment devices in as many as
76 parks and parkways for up to $3.50 per hour.<br />
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When this unfortunate idea was presented by County Executive <strong><a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/chris-abele">Chris Abele</a></strong>
in his version of the 2018 budget, many thought there was no way the
County Board would go along with it. Sadly, they did. To make matters
worse, the budget did not include any working capital to accomplish this
task. A small Pay-to-Park Workgroup was commissioned through the budget
to study the paid-parking issue and make recommendations to the County
Board. An informational report by that entity will be presented at the <a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/government/parks-energy-and-environment-committee">Parks, Energy and Environment Committee</a> meeting on January 23rd. This group includes predominantly County employees, with very little representation by citizens.<br />
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Based on meeting notes acquired through the Budget Division of the Milwaukee County <a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/government/department-of-administrative-services">Department of Administrative Services</a>,
the Pay-to-Park Workgroup will recommend that the County award a
contract to an outside parking vendor willing to invest in the necessary
infrastructure and provide ongoing management, collection, and
enforcement. It will also recommend that the contractor pay a base fee
and a percentage of parking revenue to the Parks Department.<br />
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The <a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/government/city-of-chicago">City of Chicago</a>
did something similar a number of years ago for their city-wide
parking. Chicago now receives only 10 percent of all revenue derived
from parking. The other 90 percent stays with the contractor. There have
been countless reports about how much both citizens and government
officials loathe this onerous privatized contract.
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It is interesting to note that during their deliberations, the
workgroup has identified as many as 2,500 potential parking spaces that
could gross as much as $3.1 million dollars at $3.50 per hour. It was
not apparent from the workgroup notes how they calculated the gross
revenue figure. Did they factor in any firm number regarding
parking-space occupancy rates? Did they consider that many park goers
would find alternative free parking in neighborhoods adjacent to parks
and parkways? Have they determined the effects this might have on other
revenue-producing entities such as beer gardens, the Domes and <a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/place/boerner-botanical-gardens/">Boerner Botanical Gardens</a>;
athletics such as soccer and Little League; or the impacts on the
health and well-being of many who will find themselves priced out of
visiting parks they have long loved? Did they factor in the inevitable
parking problems and bad will within adjacent neighborhoods when streets
become inundated with cars of park users? These are questions that must
be answered before the County Board can make a decision whether to
allow the Parks Department to actively seek bids from parking
contractors.<br />
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Let’s assume that the nebulous $3.1 million in gross revenue from
parking fees in parks is attainable. A contract similar to Chicago’s
would net the County a 10 percent return which would be $310,000. Even
if the County could negotiate a contract that doubles Chicago’s return,
or 20 percent, the revenue would still be over a <b>million dollars</b> short of the budgeted $1.7 million dollars needed for the Parks to attain their revenue target.<br />
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To date, this bad idea has been discussed and planned behind closed doors without much in the way of public input. <a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/businesses/preserve-our-parks">Preserve Our Parks</a>,
a local parks advocacy group, feels that it is time for all citizens to
have their say in this paradigm change in the way our parks are managed
and funded. The public will have two opportunities to speak on this
issue. The Parks Energy and Environment Committee of the County Board
will hear comments at their meeting on January 23rd at 9 a.m. in Room
210 at the County Courthouse. There will also be a meeting for the
public on the issue at the Domes Annex on February 6th at 6 p.m.<br />
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Since the founding of our once-envied park system, citizens have enjoyed unfettered access to <b>our</b>
parks whether by foot, bicycle, or motorized vehicle. Now the
politicians who represent us are attempting to reverse that course. They
need to consider very carefully that how they proceed on this poorly
conceived issue will resonate loudly with their constituency.<br />
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<em><strong><a href="http://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/jim-goulee">Jim Goulee</a></strong>, President of Preserve Our Parks</em><br />
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<i>Full disclosure: I am on the board of Preserve Our Parks.</i><br />
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<i> </i>eddeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678818677719730754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582036253384012015.post-7502113707551463902018-01-17T05:41:00.000-08:002018-01-17T05:41:36.306-08:00Tell DNR not to privatize State Parks
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sweeping changes to public lands in Wisconsin may come from
a request before the Natural Resources Board to change its rules and allow
State Parks Master Plans to be ignored. This would open the door to private
development within parks and public lands. Please read my letter below and feel
free to use it as a model for your own. Letters should be sent to the two
officials listed below. To read more about the issue read </span><a href="https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2018/01/13/op-ed-dnr-supports-park-land-for-private-golfing/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">James
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Ms. Laurie J Ross, Natural Resources Board Liaison,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am writing in opposition to the request for a rule change
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As you know, this request is on the agenda for the January
24 meeting of the Natural Resources Board. Please register my opposition to the
request.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Furthermore, I understand that there is an effort to close
public commentary after January 19. I also oppose the rule change that would
allow this to happen. Decisions like this one must remain transparent and open
to public debate and input. The public has a right to a hearing on this rule
change and a right to have enough time to learn the issues and to prepare
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The rule change that would allow a park’s master plan to be
ignored would enable a private company to use State Park land. The request
seems to specifically target the Kohler Andre State Park’s Master Plan, written
in 1989, in order to permit a controversial golf course proposed by the Kohler
Company to encroach on public park land. No part of this beautiful,
ecologically important and popular park should be sacrificed to any private
development.</span></div>
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protectors of the both the public interest and the natural environment. I urge
you to reject this and any other request that would diminish or degrade public
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Laurie J Ross, Natural Resources Board Liaison<br />
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Daniel Meyer, DNR Secretary<br />
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offered to take me on a hike along Lincoln Creek near 35<sup>th</sup> Street I
didn’t quite know what to expect. But I never would have expected to see a
great blue heron. It is December 23, officially winter. The heron would have
been a surprise even in summer here in Milwaukee’s 30<sup>th</sup> Street
Industrial Corridor. It certainly doesn’t belong here now! I watch it rise, circle
slowly over the neighborhood like a protective spirit, then slide silently off to
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revelatory: sufficient natural habitat to sustain it in this unlikely setting. West
of 35<sup>th</sup> Street the formerly channelized Lincoln Creek runs straight
and narrow between rows of neighborhood houses. It’s easy to imagine the
concrete that once controlled the flow of water. But we walk east—and north, where
the creek bends and the greenway, now decked in wintry shades of ochre and
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into a shallow valley. We thread our way through tall thickets of Japanese
knotweed, beautiful but invasive. Stands of trees rise on either side of the
stream. When they leaf out again in spring they might even hide from view the
line of black tank cars that frames the eastern horizon. The ever-present railroad
still defines the industrial corridor, even as the factories have disappeared,
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This story was published in my column at Milwaukee Magazine. <a href="https://www.milwaukeemag.com/sierra-club-bringing-nearby-nature-to-milwaukees-inner-city/" target="_blank">Click here to read further</a>.</div>
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