The Friends have finalized the Friends Strategic Plan for 2011-2015. We thank those of you who volunteered to assist us with this very important road map for our future. We are very excited to start implementing this plan, and look forward to your continued participation. The 2011- 2015 Strategic Plan, which aligns with the organization’s Read more about Strategic Plan Final[…]
Keep these invasive plants and animals on your radar. They are not good for our environments. I haven’t seen many feral pigs lately, but they may be out there. Eagle Spring Lake has been eliminating carp. Teasel is an odd looking plant and on the rise. It spreads very fast. Eliminate it on your property before Read more about SEWISC Invasive species[…]
2011-2012 Year of the Bat. Bats perform many beneficial services for humankind. Intro to bats.
We are picking up the Friends’Trifold Brochure at the printer today. The Friends are excited about this and hope you will be too. They will be placed in strategic places throughout the watershed. Find one and pass it on to other interested people. We are trying to grow members and volunteers and Friends, and hope Read more about Friends Brochure[…]
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.
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[…]
Tonight at 5:30 p.m. held at Waukesha County Technical College. See DNR site for informational hearings the next three days. What happens with this diversion application may impact the Mukwonago River. Stay informed.
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[…]
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[…]
This Lake Beulah case in the Mukwonago River watershed is a victory for future high capacity well applications and their potential impacts on groundwater and surface waters. This will be very important in our watershed as well as others. Press release from Midwest Environmental Advocates.
Project RED manual. The Friends is hosting a local training/paddle on Wednesday, August 3. We hope that as you paddle, hike, tube, bike, fish and swim this summer along our rivers and streams, you assist us in keeping an eye out for invasive species and report any suspicious findings. PREVENT THE SPREAD: WIPE YOUR FEET. Read more about Project RED Riverine Early Detectors[…]
Help to save this Wisconsin/Minnesota treasure from a massive highway bridge project. St. Croix National Scenic Riverway.