Category Archives: Outdoor Wisconsin
Milwaukee River wins gold vs. Seine in Paris
After the Paris Olympics triathlon event was postponed because its Seine River was too polluted for safe swimming, Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District (MMSD), pointed out that the event could have been held safely in … Read the rest
10,000 acres preserved, despite GOP resistance
Wisconsin is blessed with a vibrant land trust movement, and Washington County is particularly blessed as the home to two of the best land trusts of the more than 40 in the state. That was highlighted Thursday when Tom Stolp … Read the rest
After 30 years, “City of Sculptures.”
Back when West Bend Friends of Sculpture (WBFS) started three decades ago, its goal was to add one, maybe two, pieces of three-dimensional art each year in our community. The concept of the group was to create a non-profit corporation … Read the rest
The good life: trails network, wild flowers
It was a good week indeed when out on the trails of Washington County I could claim first sightings of 1. A patch of Trilliums, 2. A small swamp full of Marsh Marigolds, and 3. An early bloom of a … Read the rest
