By Heather Gates

Last week, members and friends of The Natural Step Monona (TNS Monona) celebrated our fifth anniversary with a potluck and party. Each year, I write a new poem to share, and, after reciting this one to the crowd, member Penny DePaola suggested it should be our next column. I hope you’ll celebrate our milestone.

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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.

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Heather Gates, Executive Director and co-founder of The Natural Step Monona, was named a 2011-2012 Nelson Institute Community Fellow. The Community Fellows Program selects leaders who are allies of the Nelson Institute and champions of the environment. Many government agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, grassroots environmental groups, and individuals maintain relationships with faculty, staff, and students [...]

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[ October 19, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm. ] Join us as we present at Wednesday Nite @ the Lab, a free lecture series sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Presentation: An academic-community partnership for addressing environmental issues. Presenters: Professor Randy Stoecker, Heather Gates, and Dadit Hidayat

Discussions about environmental sustainability have taken place all over the globe. But there are serious challenges confronting attempts to engage local [...]

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Big thanks to you, Mononans, for being open and kind to the UW Nelson Institute students and TNS Monona volunteers who recently delivered surveys to your door. You made it an enjoyable experience. Now you’re invited to help with the next step. Join your neighbors and a host of others to learn and share at “Sustainable Monona 2025″ on May 5 at 6:30 at the Monona Community Center.

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