In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 1970), we wanted to share Bud Jordahl’s tribute to Earth Day founder, Gaylord Nelson. Senator Nelson and Bud are true conservation and natural resource protection legends in Wisconsin and they were both instrumental in the forming of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin back in 1996. […]
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On March 10th, our Transportation Policy Analyst, Gregg May, presented – Transportation Solutions to Climate Change, at the Governor’s Climate Change Task Force meeting in Stevens Point. Gregg shared why Wisconsin needs to commit to walking, biking and transit policies and initiatives as part of our climate solution. Transportation remains a major contributor to climate […]
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How Bad are our Local Roads in Wisconsin? – A retrospective on “Fix-It-First” How bad are local roads in Wisconsin? In case you missed it, the New York Times recently described Trempealeau County roads looking like “losers in a barroom brawl. Thick, jagged cracks run down the asphalt like scars, interrupted at points by bruised […]
Read more about "How Bad are our Local Roads in Wisconsin? A retrospective on “Fix-It-First”"Statewide Coalition Urges WisDOT, Gov. Evers to Prioritize Transit with $75M Multi-Modal Grant Program Applications from Transit Agencies Show Tremendous Need for Investment [Madison] – In July, Gov. Evers announced the creation of a $75 million Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) program to support critical transportation projects in communities across the state. Local governments and transit […]
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Green Tier Trees for Great Lakes Water Quality by Abe Lenoch A brief but intense rain came to a halt just as Bill Sturm and I pulled up to one of the sites that the City of Oshkosh chose for a set of street tree plantings. With the leaves still wet, Bill and I got […]
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Download and read the full December 2019 Landscapes Newsletter, focused on what we are doing to fight Climate Change.
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