Invasives upset the ecological balance

Invasive plants threaten the ecology of our natural areas.  We know they are not good and keep out good native plants but they also disrupt the ecology of areas for other plants.  Discover, remove, replace with natives to restore balance. Many sites to learn what plants are harmful, some located in our Sites We Appreciate.

Project RED Training Opens New Volunteer Opportunities

We held a training and paddle at the Nature Conservancy Lulu Lake Preserve last week. The attendees learned about some new invasives on the horizon  that we want to become aware of before they become out of control.  We intend to search for and identify any of these emergent species in the Mukwonago Rive watershed. Read more about Project RED Training Opens New Volunteer Opportunities[…]

Friends awarded River Protection Planning Grant

The Friends of the Mukwonago River is proud to announce that we have received a $10,000 DNR River Planning Grant to support the 2nd phase of our organizational capacity building. This grant will allow us to move forward as we put our strategic plan into action. This is the 2nd River Planning Grant the organization Read more about Friends awarded River Protection Planning Grant[…]

August 3 Project RED training sponsored by the Friends of the Mukwonago River

The Friends and the River Alliance are presenting a training to identify emerging invasives that impact waterways and an afternoon paddle on Lulu Lake and the Mukwonago River on August 3.  Details here. The Friends of the Mukwonago River host a Project RED classroom training and paddle to teach citizens how to monitor for invasive Read more about August 3 Project RED training sponsored by the Friends of the Mukwonago River[…]

America’s Most Endangered Rivers

Sixty-five percent of our drinking water comes from rivers, yet many of our rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming, and other basic uses. And the threats to this year’s endangered rivers are serious: Cancer-causing mine waste. Record floods. Sewage. Dams.  Our favorite new threat: hydraulic fracturing (fracking). These American rivers are at risk.  Love Read more about America’s Most Endangered Rivers[…]