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This blog began with the name "Saving the Hillcrest-Upland Greenway." It has expanded to cover wider isues of water quality and sustainability in Madison.

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Rain Gardens

My blog on rain gardens

Previous rain garden articles on this blog

Free rain garden program in Pennsylvania
Terrace rain gardens can solve a host of problems

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Water photo of the Day
Liquid landscape

Popular Posts on this blog

  • Monarch caterpillar behavior
    . Previous posts on my pet monarchs Raising monarchs from the egg Monarchs are growing steadily Most people have heard of the miracle o...
  • Cement dust is a hazard for children and pedestrians
    ... They trust us to keep them safe.  Children play near masons (behind trees) who are spreading toxic dust. Portland cement--in its va...
  • UW student group cleans up Wingra Creek
    . On September 29, a UW student group called "Clean Up Wingra Creek" turned out from 8-10 am.
  • How road salt led to poisoned water in Flint, MI
    . It's time to recognize that spreading too much salt in Madison could have dangerous and unforeseen consequences. In Flint, MI, road...

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Links

  • Inspirational people--Badger Bioneers
  • W.Michigan Env Action Council
  • Clean Lakes Alliance of Dane Co.
  • Blog on ponds and pond products
  • Wisconsin Wetlands Association
  • Wisconsin Lakes Partnership
  • Stormwater: Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals
  • Facts--Dane Co groundwater
  • Key article on green infrastructure
  • Yahara CLEAN understanding
  • Study: Effect of development on lakes
  • Portland's Green Streets Program
  • Blog by designer of green streets
  • Madison public works contracts
  • Madison's stormwater ordinance
  • Case studies--green infrastructure
  • Stony Brook--Gone but not forgotten
  • EPA Green Infrastructure website
  • Adopt-a-Stream Foundation
  • Greenways Land Trust Blog
  • Study--street rain gardens
  • My Lake Wingra site
  • Madison area stormwater partnership
  • My Fair Lakes--Madison area
  • Edgewood College watershed programs
  • Stormwater infiltration project at Odana Golf Course
  • Sustailnable approaches to water resources
  • Green Infrastructure Statement
  • Westmorland/Midvale Hts Neighborhood Plan
  • Friends of Lake Wingra
  • Madison City stormwater site--good stuff
  • Newspaper story on our greenway
  • Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis
  • Provides help to Friends groups
  • A place where water is still pure
  • A topnotch wedding photographer
  • Greenways Land Trust in CA
  • Seattle is restoring urban creeks
  • Artistic landscaping for greenways
  • Dane Co. Office of Lakes & Watersheds
  • Better Lawns & Gutters Tour
  • Friends of Hillcrest Upland Greenway
  • Find out about rain barrels
  • A trend to uncover urban streams
  • Friends of Strawberry Crk in CA
  • Waterkeeper Alliance

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Other blogs by David Thompson...

  • Overuse of road salt in Madison
  • Greener Madison--about sustainability
  • Rain Gardens in Madison--techniques and personalities
  • Glenwood Children's Park
  • Odana Pond (on the west side)
  • Friends of Monona Bay
  • My trips to Baja California
  • Protests at the Capitol--photos

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