Our 2012 champion is water goddess and Monona do-gooder, Suzanne Wade. Let’s have a round of hurrahs for all she’s done for our community!

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Check out the article about Monona’s Year of Water on page three of the Rock River Coalition’s Winter 2012 edition of Rock River Reflections. Thank you, RRC for sharing this info!

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Great ideas come out of The Natural Step Monona’s Study Circles and Study Arcs. In spring 2010, the idea came up for a local voter guide. Last year we published our first, with 100% of candidates responding. We thank the candidates who responded this year for helping educate the voters of the City of Monona as they prepare to exercise their democratic right to vote.

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FACT: Over 20,000,000 ash trees have been killed by the emerald ash borer.
TNS Monona is pleased to partner with Sustainable Atwood in educating our community about the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a deadly invasive species headed for our ash trees! Emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Kenosha, Caledonia (northern Racine County), and La Crosse.
Much [...]

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By Lance Green

We all have good reasons to be good stewards of our water resources. The Year of Water (2012) provides opportunities to learn about, improve, and conserve our precious water. Find facts, events, and tips for helping you, and your friends and neighbors, to take steps to improve the way we use and manage water.

Continue reading Monona’s Year of Water Kicks Off...

[ January 31, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] January 31, 2012, 6:30 – 8:00
Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road

Groups that have chosen to take on water conservation and management projects during the Year of Water will share their plans, ask questions of experts, and get more ideas and help from community members about how to implement their good deeds for Monona. This fall/winter [...]

Continue reading Green Tuesdays: Monona’s Water: Cleaner, Safer, Better....

Do you want to join others in moving toward a more sustainable future?

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Voting matters. Some people are just now learning that they need to pay more attention to what the candidates for office stand for and how they have governed in the past. Local elections seem to be the most neglected elections, but are the ones that directly determine whether a community moves forward or backward on sustainability. Last spring, a member of a TNS Monona Study Circle brought forth the idea for a local guide to assist voters in making informed choices. We hope Monona voters find this Voter Guide helpful to their decision-making for April’s elections.

Continue reading Monona Voter Guide: Mayor and Aldermen...

[ November 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] When: Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Road

More information can be found on the Sustainability Committee pages of the city’s website: http://www.mymonona.com/pages/city_government/committees/details/57

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Watch this :59 video from 350.org for a little bit of “why.”

Continue reading …and why we need a Global Work Party...