Win a Gary Fisher “Monona” bike, a kayak from Rutabaga, a CSA share from Two Onion Farm, or one of TWENTY-THREE valuable prizes in The Natural Step Monona’s “All Things Monona” raffle! You can’t win if you don’t enter! Tickets are only $5 each, and the drawing is at 4:00 at the Monona Community Festival on July 4.

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Gorgeous weather, a good team effort in publicizing and staffing, and interesting green projects and exhibits helped create a well-attended and successful inaugural Green Monona Tour on Sunday, June 14.

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[ June 30, 2009; 6:00 pm to 6:55 pm. ] Please note the time change to accommodate “Concerts in the Park.”

On June 30, learn about ways to save big money by saving energy. Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability presents Amy Lord of Focus on Energy, and Monona’s own Laura Paprocki, Home Performance with Energy Star Consultant.

Amy explains Focus on Energy programs and financial [...]

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On Saturday, May 30, the Community Landscape Project began its second phase. Members of The Natural Step Monona and other citizens of Monona took plants started in the seed starting class in March, added divisions of perennials and grasses donated by community members, mixed in plants purchased through a grant from the Dane County Environmental Council, and put the plants into the ground!

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[ June 9, 2009; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Erin Schneider, EnAct Program Manager for Madison Environmental Group, Inc. will lead an information session about the EnAct: Steps to Greener Living program. EnAct is an action-oriented book club focused on environmental stewardship, social sustainability, and healthy living. Past participants have reaped financial savings and drastically reduced their environmental impact. Collectively, EnAct participants have reduced [...]

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[ May 17, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. May 24, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. May 31, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. June 7, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] On May 17, 24, and 31, The Natural Step Monona will be taking orders for Rain Reserve rain barrels at the Monona Farmers’ Market from 9:00 to 1:00. Distribution of the barrels will be on June 7th, also at the Monona Farmers’ Market.

For more information about the barrels and other water-saving devices offered by Sustain [...]

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