Authors Discuss Eat Smart Culinary Guidebooks
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Area authors Ronnie Hess, Joan Peterson, and Brook Soltvedt will be at Arcadia Books, 102 E. Jefferson Street in Spring Green on Saturday, February 11th, 4-6PM, to discuss their guidebooks and provide tips on getting the most out of one’s travel experience. The richly detailed and well-researched Eat Smart culinary guidebooks explain how to find [...]
Energ!ze Monona: Families Go Green
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
On February 18 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., families can create art from recyclables, take quizzes, start seeds, see a model train, make buttons, test their smarts about how much energy household items use, compare transit options, and energize themselves at the Monona Public Library. The final Energ!ze Monona event in a series of six, [...]
Volunteers Needed For The Banff Mountain Film Festival
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
The Aldo Leopold Nature Center (ALNC) is seeking volunteers to assist with the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour’s stop in Madison on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18. This is a terrific opportunity for individuals to see award-winning films for free while helping raise money to support children’s educational programs at the Aldo [...]
Yahara Bay Distillers Wins Two Gold Medals at International Competition
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
As a first time participant at the World Spirits Competition, Yahara Bay emerged as the gold medal winner in two of the 12 spirit categories. Competing against spirits giants from around the world such as Dewars and Bacardi, four products were selected in each category and given medals; platinum, gold, silver and bronze. Gold medals [...]
Aldo Leopold Nature Center Announces New Board Member
January 31, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Senator Mark Miller has been elected to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s Board of Directors, a not-for-profit environmental education organization with campuses in Monona and Black Earth. No stranger to Wisconsin natural habitats, for new Board member Senator Mark Miller, working with an organization committed to environmental education is a “natural.” Currently, Senator Miller is [...]
Home Sales Fall but Turnaround Predicted
January 31, 2012 by Jamie Miller · Leave a Comment
Selling a home in Dane County was more difficult in 2011 than previous years, but the numbers suggest the beginning of a turnaround.
2012 Dane County Parks Prairie Seed Weigh/Bagging Project – Volunteers Invited!
January 26, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
You are invited to join in the next step of our prairie restoration process. We will be weighing and bagging the prairie seeds collected last fall and get them ready to be disbursed to a variety of prairie plantings planned for 2012. We work inside the Dane County Parks Shop located at 4318 Robertson Road, [...]
Nation’s Largest Organic Farming Conference Returns to La Crosse
January 26, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) hosts its 23rd annual Organic Farming Conference, February 23-25, 2012, at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, WI. The annual Organic Farming Conference (OFC) is the nation’s largest and foremost educational and networking event for the organic farming community. The farmer-centered OFC will feature more than [...]
U.S. Department of Energy Releases New Wave & Tidal Energy Assessment Reports
January 26, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Reports demonstrate major potential for wave and tidal energy production near U.S. coasts, Alaska & Hawaii The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released two reports detailing the country’s ocean wave and tidal resource energy potential. Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource report is a follow-up to the Electric Power [...]
Funding For Henry Vilas Zoo’s First Ever Onsite Animal Health Center Kicks Off
January 26, 2012 by Sustainable Times · Leave a Comment
Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison announced today a $150,000 gift from Madison Community Foundation to be used toward a new Animal Health Center. The Animal Health Center will enable the zoo’s veterinarians and keepers to provide care for its animals on site, which will greatly reduce animal stress and promote rehabilitation. read more
