Friends have three scheduled paddles this summer on the Mukwonago River. These require your own canoes/kayaks and personal flotation devices for each person. Eagle Spring Pub has boats for rental, contact them directly 262-594-2337. Each person attending will be required to sign a liability release waiver. Remember adequate water and snacks for your party. RSVP Read more about Summer Mukwonago River Paddles[…]
Project RED manual. The Nature Conservancy is hosting a local Riverine Early Detectors (RED) classroom training and paddle on June 25. During the free training, Anna Moyer and Tina Wolbers, WDNR will teach you to monitor your river by canoe, kayak, or on foot for species of concern. The protocols are easy and fun. Along with invasive Read more about Project RED Training at Lulu Lake Preserve[…]
2nd Annual Watershed Pancake Breakfast A Fundraising event for the Friends of the Mukwonago River to support the Mukwonago River watershed by means of education, preservation and restoration. Lake Beulah Yacht Club N9220 East Shore Road East Troy, Wisconsin 53120 Pancakes with sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, juice and coffee – $15 ~Kid’s $10 June 2, 2013 Read more about 2nd Annual Watershed Pancake Breakfast – Fundraiser[…]
Eric Howden, a Mukwonago River watershed dweller since 2004, has become our Watershed Coordinator. Eric is married to Gina, and they have two children, one of whom attends Eagleville School, a Mukwonago School District Charter school with an environmental education focus, where Eric chairs the PTO Green Team committee. Eric has a very diverse background Read more about Welcome Eric Howden, Watershed Coordinator[…]
The Friends are looking for Citizen Scientists to help us with stream monitoring on a long term basis. Habitat Assessment is just one of the many aspects that determine stream health. You can become a Water Action Volunteer and periodically assess your watershed. Check this UWEX WAV site for more information. There are several programs that Read more about Citizen Water Quality Monitoring[…]
The Friends’ 2012 Newsletter with our 2012 events and accomplishments is available under Newsletters here. We are now entering our 14th year and have much exciting work ahead in 2013. Two grants to complete, a new Watershed Coordinator for the next phase of our growth, master planning at the Mukwonago River Unit and Lulu Lake, and much Read more about Friends’ 2012 Newsletter[…]
Nature’s Classroom hosted and instructed a two day educational ‘Watershed Awakening’ for 23 Eagleville Elementary 5th & 6th graders, 8 Nature’s Classroom Montessori 4th-6th graders, and 26 Eagle Elementary 1st graders on March 11 and 12, 2013, facilitated by Emily Stahl, Timber-Lee Camp; Natalie Dorrler, Briana Kyle, Shari Rosenberg & Andrew Zielinski, Nature’s Classroom Institute; Mike Rutenbar, Read more about Water Education Days – Watershed Awakening[…]
It is the time to consider protecting turtles as they cross the roads. WDNR has a new citizen monitoring site with reporting forms and turtle information. Please help the Friends assist a turtle across the road and reduce mortality due to vehicle incidents. The Friends has been a longtime advocate for turtles. We have 11 species of turtles Read more about Turtle Awareness Season[…]
Please plan to attend our Annual Member meeting March 16, 2013 at the Mukwonago Community Library. An agenda will be available soon. Tom Slawski, SEWRPC, will be talking about the Mukwonago River Watershed. Membership will vote for the board of directors whose terms are up. A board member normally has a three year term. Since we Read more about Friends’ 2013 Annual Member Meeting[…]
2 Trillion gallons. Where do we use all that water? “In one year, Wisconsin power plants, municipalities, large farmers, papermakers and other industries take more than 2 trillion gallons of water out of lakes, rivers and underground aquifers. Surface water. The largest users by far of the state’s lakes and rivers are 30 power plants with Read more about Wisconsin uses over 2 trillion gallons of water annually[…]
The Friends of the Mukwonago River, a grassroots non-profit organization located in Southeastern Wisconsin, seeks a part-time Watershed Coordinator to assist its Board of Directors in: facilitating watershed protection and restoration projects, improving our funding base, reaching out to the community and our partners, growing our organization, increasing watershed awareness, and performing administrative duties. We seek Read more about Friends Seeks a Watershed Coordinator Candidate[…]
Planning for Protection in SE Wisconsin a report by Tom Slawski, Jeff Thornton, and Hebin Lin. “The strategic plan (Mukwonago River Watershed Protection Plan) is based upon three primary concepts, namely, restoring connectivity along the main stem of the Mukwonago River, restoring and maintaining connectivity of the tributary streams to the main stem of the Mukwonago River, and protecting and expanding riparian buffers.” This is Read more about Planning for Protection: SE Wisconsin’s Mukwonago River Basin[…]