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...

You got a lot of livin’ to do! Discuss the state of the globe and see award-winning films at Green Tuesdays & Thursdays Films & Lectures. Participate in Energ!ze Monona forums to help Monona become energy independent (with the help of a great line-up of presenters). Get in on the Year of Water projects, including the Water Conservation Challenge!

Continue reading A blast of activities for you this fall (and beyond)...

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 [...]

Continue reading Heather Gates Named a Community Fellow...

[ October 3, 2011; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] UW Nelson Institute Capstone Course. Last semester’s students partnered with us to survey Monona residents on sustainability topics. This
semester’s class takes residents’ number one concern—water—and develops a year-long program of education, outreach, and projects around improving the ways we interact with it. On October 3 at 6:30 pm, the class is being held at the [...]

Continue reading UW Capstone Class – Open to Public...

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.

Continue reading Thank you, Monona. And an invitation....