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, Madison, WI.
The dates are Feb 14, 15 & 16 with shifts 9 am - 12 noon and/or 1pm - 3pm. Please see schedule availability below.
Tuesday, Feb 14
9:00 - 12:00
1:00- 3:00
Wednesday, Feb 15
9:00 - 12:00
1:00- 3:00
Thursday, Feb 16
9:00 - 12:00
1:00- 3:00

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 65 informative workshops, 160-plus exhibitors, nationally known keynote speakers, and locally sourced food and live entertainment. MOSES expects attendance to be about 3,000 farmers and agricultural professionals.

Friday, February 3, 2012
5-9 pm

Absolutely Art and Café Zoma are proud to feature the artwork of Megan Monday and Mariko Kostreva for the month of February. Please join us for live music by the FORWARD! Marching Band (http://forwardband.org/), catering by Bunky’s Café and spectacular artwork the night of the reception.

Donations to the CHIP program reached an all-time high in 2011: over $180,000. The CHIP program—a partnership between Community Shares/CHIP and Willy Street Co-op (east and west Co-op locations)—offers Co-op Owners the chance to add a 1% donation to each purchase. Community Shares/CHIP developed the program in 1971. The Co-op became a CHIP site in 1978, and ever since then its Owners have shown steadily growing support for the program.

The 2012 Wisconsin Envirothon: “Going Green with Low Impact Development (LID) Technology to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution” is scheduled for Friday, April 20 at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station in Amherst Junction.

Asian, European and Latin American fleets have devastated fish stocks in the southern Pacific, once among the world’s richest waters, a new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has found.

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.

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 Research Institute's (EPRI) 2004 study, with the most recent evidence suggesting a 26 percent increase in wave energy resources.

Capital Brewery Company, Inc. has been awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) to conduct a study as part of the Profitable Sustainability Initiative (PSI). This program is funded through our State and Federal governments.

In the past, Capital Brewery has implemented a number of energy saving measures including new boilers, chiller and HVAC units. Now we are partnering with WMEP to further develop sustainable initiatives for our company. In short, we are taking action on our vision of more sustainable and efficient business operation.

Animal lovers and Zoo supporters are invited to “Take a Ride on the Wild Side” with Jungle Jack Hanna on Saturday, March 10th from 7:00-11:00 p.m. at Smart Motors on Odana Road. “Take a Ride on the Wild Side” is an adult-only event where guests can enjoy the acclaimed animal expert and his wild animal friends up close and personal. The event will raise money for the completion of the Arctic Passage exhibit for the Zoo’s Polar Bears and Seals.