Celebrate Monona’s Year of the Bike and Green Living month at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center with the next in our public lecture series on nature, climate, energy, and sustainability! Join special guest Maggie Grabow (PhD, MPH) from the University of Wisconsin’s Global Health Institute to learn about the environmental and human health benefits of bicycling. There are […]
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Running Wild on the Summer Solstice
From time immemorial, the summer solstice has been celebrated by people and cultures across the globe. The ancients depended on the yearly pattern of day-light hours to set their calendars and determine the best time to plant and harvest crops. The summer solstice, which typically falls on June 21st, is the longest day of the […]
Natural and Edible
Take a step outside and breath in that fresh spring air! Let your eye wander until you catch sight of budding crab apple. Bring your gaze back in close to the green grass near your feet. Likely as not, the happy tufts of bright yellow dandelion will greet you. Though avid gardeners may be less […]