Grants awarded in 2006 include:
- The Council supported the James Madison Memorial High School biodiversity
project on school grounds for putting in prairie and bluebird
houses as part of an ongoing conservation biology class project.
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The Council funded the Friends of Monona Bay to purchase equipment for monthly
shoreline maintenance teams for removing refuse and noxious plants
from the shoreline and waters of Monona Bay.
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The Council supported the Dane County Chapter of the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation
project to restore degraded oak savanna on the Valley View tract in the
Town of Middleton on a heavily used part of the Ice Age National Scenic
Trail. They will be working with chapter volunteers and Madison West High
School students for this project to remove invasive shrubs and collect
and plant native prairie seeds.
- The Council also supported the Sherman Middle School Cherokee Marsh field
science service-learning project to test water and soil quality. The grant
will fund testing equipment and transportation to the field site.
Grants awarded in 2004 include:
- The Council supported the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council
to help develop a new interpretive trail at Camp Brandenburg
in Middleton.
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The Council helped the Prairie Enthusiasts purchase equipment to help
prepare ground for planting prairie around remaining remnant prairies.
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The Council assisted the Greater Madison Healthy Lawn Team in purchasing
ergonomic weeding tools to lend to neighborhoods to assist people
with non-chemical weed control practices.