Grounds Maintenance Services: Summer heat brings changes in lawn, plant care for homeowners
1130 Davidson Road
Brookfield, WI 53045
262-784-8219
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Brookfield, Wis. – With mid-summer heat baking lawns and landscaping throughout southeastern Wisconsin, some tactical changes can help homeowners keep their grass and plantings healthy during this dry, hot period.
Mid-summer lawn care is unique. Established lawns turning brown are not a cause for concern, said Todd Ruedt, owner of Grounds Maintenance Services, Brookfield. Grass...
Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: State diesel truck idling reduction grant program accepting applications
Contact: John Murray, Department of Safety & Professional Services 608/266-8608 or john.murray@wisconsin.gov
MADISON - Wisconsin motor carriers are eligible to apply for grant funding through the Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program. Previously this grant was implemented by the Department of Commerce, however because of departmental restructuring; the program is now housed at the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)...
Hamilton Wood Type: Hosts Wayzgoose 2011 Nov. 4-6
Two Rivers, Wis. (July 2011) - Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum announces the third annual Wayzgoose conference on Nov. 4-6. Among the featured presenters at this internationally-renown, three-day conference will be:
* Tracy Honn, printer and curator of Wisconsin-based Silver Buckle Press, whose work is part of the “Graphic Design: Now in Production” exhibit at the Walker Art Center;
*...
UW-Madison: Student phot campaign aims to end gender-based violence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE7/22/11CONTACT: Lauren Lugo, 626-419-4555, llugo@wisc.edu; Chloe Longmire, 414-315-0031, clongmire@wisc.eduMADISON - As she prepares for a year in South Africa, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Erika Dickerson-Despenza has many priorities: saying goodbye to friends, adapting to a new culture. But as her own life changes, she hopes to change the lives of others as well. A member of the...
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Board: Forum on land-applied wastes from municipal, septic and industrial sources
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Release: 7/22/11
Contact: Denny Caneff, LWCB member, (608) 257-2424, Ext. 115 dcaneff@wisconsinrivers.org
MADISON--A Madison-based forum planned for August 2 will examine the regulatory, environmental and practical aspects of land-applied liquid wastes, better known as “sludge.”
The Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Board is sponsoring the gathering titled “Land-Applied Wastes from Municipal, Septic and Industrial Sources,” scheduled for...
Lawrence University: Awarded $50,000 grant for new “Sustainable China” initiative
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2011APPLETON, WIS. — A $50,000 grant from the New York City-based Henry Luce Foundation will support the development of new Lawrence University courses, study-abroad opportunities and collaborative research projects in China, all with an environmental focus, college officials have announced. Utilizing resources of Lawrence’s current East Asian Studies and Environmental Studies programs, the new “Sustainable...
