For your home
We are finding information that can be helpful to people trying to make their own living spaces more sustainable and ecologically friendly. See below links for information.
Native Trees
Are you looking at planting a new tree? (please). Here is a reference for trees that are indigenous to our area and help to strengthen the biosystem of our region.
The link is from the Natural Wildlife Federation.
Invasives
Ugh, invasives. We all have them, and some are even beautiful and fairly benign. Check out this site on the ones that are harmful to our area, and how to control them. The Midwest Invasive Plant Network has great information and recommendations.
How to make your lawn more native
The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has wonderful information on how to transition from a chemical-enhanced turf lawn to one that is intentionally managed.
The NWF has a great newsletter and website. Check them out if you are seeking information on changing your personal space to be more wildlife friendly.
More reading:
Biodiversity in Your Back Yard
UW Extension website (Horticulture page)
How to attract wildlife
woodlandinfo.com
Local Resources
Please let us know if you have any local businesses that you think should be here.
Burlington Garden Center has added true natives to their extensive offerings.
Wild Ones is a national organization, with a local chapter that has great tours and a plant sale that is amazing. Find the Kettle Moraine Chapter site here.
And more...
Light can be harnessed
These pieces were a part of this presentation by Geneva Lake Astrophysics and Steam (GLAS) to the Lake Geneva Council. Here is a link to the video of the full meeting of June 12, 2023 Committee of the Whole.
Here are the materials presented:
Dark Skies_ Light Pollution & What We Can Do About It- pwrpt to COW 6.12.2023
Light Pollution Fact Sheet – GLAS
Five Lighting Principals – GLAS
Retiring Golf Courses
We’re not the first community to let a golf course go back to a natural state. There are several examples in this article from CNN. The title is “Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature”