DMNA News

DMNA News Edgewood Master Plan Meeting

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:00 GMT

Neighborhood Meeting -  Edgewood Campus Master Plan Wednesday, May 22, 2013 – 6:00 p.m. - 108 Sonderegger Hall, Edgewood College Under the City’s new zoning code (adopted Jan 2), the Edgewood campus needs to develop a ten-year master plan.  Edgewood and the neighborhood liaison committee have been working hard to find common ground on various proposals.  Please join us at this neighborhood meeting to hear the latest on the master plan and to share your own thoughts. This meeting called by Sue Ellingson, Alder – Madison District 13, <a href="mailto:District13@cityifmadison.com">District13@cityifmadison.com</a> – 259-1824, <a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/council/district13">www.cityofmadison.com/council/district13</a> The DMNA representatives to the Edgewood Liaison COmmittee are Daryl Sherman and Shawn Schey.

DMNA News - Prospect garden work days 5/20 & 6/1

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:07:00 GMT

<hr /> Prospect Gardens: May 20th and June 1st Work Days   Spring is finally here and the 1500 square feet of Gardens around the Prospect Street ramps to the Southwest Bike Path need some tender love and care. On Monday May 20th from 9 to noon, the gardens will be weeded and mulched. On June 1 from 9 to noon, if not already done, mulching will continue and a bed of 32 sedges will be planted after dirt is laid.  Please help out on any or both days and for any length of time. Monday is a good day for those who are retired or those who want to take off and enjoy spring.  If you want to work on other days and on your own schedule please contact me. You will get some good exercise while enjoying the company of your neighbors. Plus you will make a lasting contribution to our neighborhoods.  If you have a wheel barrow, please bring it as well as a fork or shovel suitable for moving mulch. Please contact Jake Blasczyk at 608-251-9506 or email <a href="mailto:jblasczyk13@gmail.com">jblasczyk13@gmail.com</a> with any questions. <hr />

DMNA News - Glenwood Urban Forestry Plan meetings

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:59:00 GMT

<hr /> Glenwood Children’s Park Forestry Plan: Three public meetings have been scheduled about this plan: <ol> <li> Neighborhood Meeting--Thursday, May 16 • 5:30 p.m., Glenwood Children’s Park, 602 Glenway St. Rain location: Wingra School. This meeting has been called by Alder Sue Ellingson. </li> <li> Madison Parks Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee – Public Hearing - 5/23/13, 4:00pm, Goodman Maintenance Building, 1402 Wingra Creek Pkwy </li> </ol> <ol start="3"> <li> Parks Commission – Public Hearing - 6/12/13, 4:30pm, Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave </li> </ol> A copy of the Urban Forestry Plan is posted at <a href="http://www.dmna.org/parksgardens">http://www.dmna.org/parksgardens</a>. <hr />

DMNA News - Help pull garlic mustard next Monday

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT

GLENWAY WOODS Garlic Mustard VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, MONDAY MAY 13TH, 5-7pm A dedicated group of neighborhood volunteers has pulled garlic mustard in these woods for years. We'd like to formalize the effort this year as part of a proposal to restore and maintain this neighborhood asset. Come for some or all of the time we will be there. Bring a garbage bag/small digging tool (not a shovel!); wear gloves and sturdy shoes. (We will have some garbage bags if you forget that detail). Here are other details: ✪1. Volunteer crew chiefs will gather at 5pm at the Glenway golf course entrance to the woods that comes off the SW Path closest to the steep incline at one end of the re-engineered ravine with a gravelled road access from the path.  On the left, a trail that goes along the woods; on the right, the road that parallels the path. This is not quite the midpoint between Glenway St and the Virginia Terrace/Sheldon/Fox/path intersection. ✪2. From there, we will lead smaller groups to sites marked by red or orange flags. There will be one "Glenway Woods Maintenance Project" sign at the bottom of the first incline over the small stream, and red flags there. At the top of that path, where turning right is easier than crawling under fallen trees, there will be other patches of garlic mustard, and at the end of that winding path, the stormwater ravine that runs from the 6th hole on the golf course and beyond, perpendicular to the path. Turn left, and watch for signs. ✪3. If you access the woods from the Cemetery side (near Virginia Terrace Ramp), you will run into a Glenway Woods Project sign right before the area mentioned in #2. Pick there, or watch for our crews heading north. Feel free to holler! Questions? email Sandy Stark, volunteer coordinator, at <a href="mailto:sestark@wisc.edu">sestark@wisc.edu</a>

DMNA News Wingra Wingding - resend with time & place

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:30:00 GMT

<title></title> <hr /> Saturday, June 1st, 4 - 7 PM, at Vilas Park shelter. The Friends of Lake Wingra would like to invite all members of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association to our Wingra Wingding event. We will be celebrating our 15th anniversary with friends, food and music. See the flyer at <a href="http://www.dmna.org/images/WingrawindingFlyer.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dmna.org/images/WingrawindingFlyer.pdf</a> If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Nancy Sheehan, Program Coordinator, Friends of Lake Wingra, <a href="mailto:nancy@rockrivercoalition.org" target="_blank">nancy@rockrivercoalition.org</a> <img alt="" src="http://www.dmna.org/dada_mail_support_files/file_uploads/images/buTMQOoy-2013-05-01--inline.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 773px;" /> <hr />

DMNA News - Wingra WingDIng

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:27:00 GMT

<hr /> The Friends of Lake Wingra would like to invite all members of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association to our Wingra Wingding event. We will be celebrating our 15th anniversary with friends, food and music. See attached flyer. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Nancy Sheehan, Program Coordinator, Friends of Lake Wingra, <a href="mailto:nancy@rockrivercoalition.org" target="_blank">nancy@rockrivercoalition.org</a> <img alt="" src="http://www.dmna.org/dada_mail_support_files/file_uploads/images/buTMQOoy-2013-05-01--inline.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 773px;" /> <hr />

DMNA News - Glenwood Plaque Dedication Sunday

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:24:00 GMT

<hr /> <img id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s720x720/943380_520216841348198_1896530922_n.jpg" style="max-height:665px;" /> Hope you all will come by over the lunch hours of 1130 - 130  this Sunday !!!! <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;"> A lot of work has gone into the process of getting approval for the large donated stones from Findorff Construction (thanks to Findorff Project Manager Rick Milburn) from their Epic Software Campus.</div> <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">  </div> <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;"> Thanks to Geologist Bruce Brown for his help in locating bedrock outcropping stone that would appropriately tie in with Glenwood's quarry history & the introduction to Rick Milburn at Findorff.</div> <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif; font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;">  </div> <div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;"> Thanks to Madison Preservation Planner Amy Scanlon for the funding to underwrite the new Landmark Plaque and to Madison Parks staff Sarah Lerner & Kay Rutledge for their assistance in the placement of these stones at Glenwood as was originally envisioned by Jens Jensen in 1949 as a feature to mark the park's main entry.</div> <div>  </div> Best Regards Peter A. Nause Landscape Architect Parks Committee Chair Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association <hr />

DMNA News - SW Path volunteers needed for Prospect Crossing

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:50:00 GMT

<hr> SW Path - Prospect St crossing Neighbors from Dudgeon Monroe and Regent are into the fourth year of restoring areas surrounding the Prospect Street ramps to the Southwest Bike Path.  Nearly 1500 square feet with beds of prairies flowers and grasses, perennials, raspberries, strawberries and a promising cheery tree need care. Weeding is always a top priority.  More planting is also scheduled for the near future. Please volunteer to help on your own schedule or during periodic workdays, which are scheduled as needed.  You will be making a lasting contribution to our wonderful neighborhoods while getting to know your great neighbors. Please contact Jake Blasczyk at 608-251-9506 or email jblasczyk13@gmail.com. Jake will help you set up your schedule or put you on his email list for announcing workdays. And, see the wonderful article, "A more beautiful Southwest Bike Path" about Jake and this project in the Isthmus - at <a href="http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=39774">http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=39774</a>. <hr>

DMNA News - SW Path Walkabout

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:40:00 GMT

<hr>Just in case you don't have enough to do in Madison this weekend, the DMNA Path committee will be sponsoring a Path Walkabout and Garlic Mustard Pull this coming Saturay, 10am-noon, for those interested in learning about our native restoration projects and how to get started identifying, pulling, and bagging garlic mustard that is starting to bloom like crazy along the path and the Glenway Woods area. Meet up at the Glenway Prairie site, intersection of Path and Glenway Street (behind the golf course), and we'll get you started. Or come on your own: just contact me (sandy stark) for some guidance before you head out. We will be working in this area all season, so if you're interested, stay in touch. Otherwise, enjoy your weekend and the weekend after Earth Day doing something nice for your green spaces. Take care, Sandy Stark DMNA Path Chair <hr>

DMNA News - Please continue to STAY OFF the Madison Parks Fields and Turf, etc

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:13:00 GMT

<hr>Madison Parks: Please continue to STAY OFF the Madison Parks Fields and Turf More bad news�. Forecasts Wednesday through Friday call for three more inches of rain. Unfortunately, Madison Parks will have to extend the ban on play on our parks, athletic fields and turf.   The grassy areas in the parks are not in condition to handle large numbers of people.  This ban is for all grassy areas in the parks, not only the athletic fields. Please stay off. When games or practices are played on fields with poor or unsafe conditions major damage to the fields can result. Afterwards, it can take months, or even years, for the fields to get back into quality playing condition. Madison Parks asks that team practices and pick-up games refrain from being played on the fields and parks until we give notice that it is safe to be on the fields. Any team violating this ban will be assessed damages. If you see any teams out playing in the parks, please call the Parks Manager on Duty at 239-7187.Staff will evaluate the conditions of the fields on Monday, April 22. Madison Parks thank you for your understanding and patience! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other announcements from Julie Stroick, City of Madison Neighborhood Planner follow: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earth Day Challenge Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013 Location: Various City Parks Celebrate Earth Day with your neighbors and friends by cleaning up your local park and neighborhood. Join this communitywide effort in April to make a difference. HOST an Earth Day Challenge Volunteer Project We are currently encouraging groups and neighborhood leaders to host an Earth Day Challenge Project in their local park. Projects should be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013. The volunteer project organizer can determine the starting and ending time, as well as the scope of the project. Past projects have included garbage cleanup, weeding, mulching, and maintaining flower beds. If you need ideas, please feel free to contact the Parks Office. The Parks Division may be able to provide some supplies for your group including trash bags. Please fill out this <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013EarthDayProject">2013 Earth Day Challenge Project Form (hosts only)</a> with details about your project. VOLUNTEER for the 2013 Earth Day Challenge-April 27, 2013 Earth Day is a great opportunity to get out and help support our Parks. Earth Day Challenge Projects are held all over Madison in many of our 260 parks. Volunteers may assist with trash pick up, weeding, or other beautification projects. Be sure to note the park name on your Earth Day Challenge Volunteer Sign up form - link below. Sign up! If you and/or a group are interested in volunteering on April 27, 2013 for Earth Day, please fill out this online volunteer form <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013EarthDayVolunteer">2013 Earth Day Challenge Volunteer Sign Up Form </a> Sign up to volunteer for one of the Earth Day projects on April 27, 2013 Elvehjem Sanctuary, 1202 Painted Post Drive Picking up trash and removing invasive plant species Westmorland Park, 4114 Tokay Blvd Please note this project is on April 20 Spring clean-up: weeding, pruning, raking, mulching, hauling Edna Taylor Conservation Park, 802 Femrite Drive Picking up litter on trails and in parking lot; removing garlic mustard Demetral Park, 601 North Sixth Street Trash pick-up, mulching and removing garlic mustard Brittingham Park Beach House, 401 Brittingham Place Picking up trash along the shoreline Vilas Parks and Beach, 1339 Vilas Park Drive Picking up trash along the shoreline and raking the beach Olin Park, 1156 Olin-Turville Court Picking up trash along the shoreline and raking the beach Marlborough Park, 2222 Whenona Drive Picking up trash, mowing areas, cleaning playground and pulling weeds James Madison Park, 614 East Gorham Street Picking up trash, gardening plant beds and raking the beach and playground Hiestand Park, 4302 Milwaukee Street Picking up trash and removing invasive plant species Warner Park, 2930 North Sherman Avenue Picking up trash and dog poop, raking the beach, weeding and gardening South Cherokee Marsh, meet at corner of Wheeler and School Road Planting shrubs and trees by the new pond Questions can be directed to <a href="parksvolunteer@cityofmadison.com/">parksvolunteer@cityofmadison.com</a> or 608-267-4919. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Neighborhood USA" Conference - Minneapolis NUSA 2013 LogoMake plans to join us in Minneapolis May 22-25 for the 2013 NUSA Conference. You can register online TODAY by <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=hkkzhkeab&oeidk=a07e704fcw9baf932fe">clicking here</a>  and take advantage of the early registration fee of $200. After Friday, April 26th, the registration fee for the conference goes up to $300. For a copy of the 2013 NUSA conference registration book to help you choose what workshops and special events you will attend, <a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=hkkzhkeab&oeidk=a07e704fcw9baf932fe">click here</a>. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis for NUSA's 38th annual conference on neighborhood concerns!<a href="https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=hkkzhkeab&oeidk=a07e704fcw9baf932fe" target="_blank"> <hr> </a>

DMNA News - Please continue to STAY OFF the Madison Parks Fields and Turf, etc

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:13:00 GMT