May 20th: Wildflower Walk: Early Prairie Wildflowers of Koltes Prairie & Westport Drumlin

Join us for a hike through some amazing prairie remnants just a few miles out of town.  We'll see shooting star, wild geranium, prairie phlox, prairie violet, hoary pucoon and many other flowers in bloom at these high-quality prairies just north of Madison.  Don't miss it!  This event is co-sponsored by Good Oak Ecological Services and the Madison Chapter of Wild-Ones Native Landscapers.

We'll meet at 5:30 at the Good Oak World Headquarters, 205 Walter St. in Madison, to car-pool. If you are driving yourself, take Northport Dr. north out of Madison, which becomes Hwy 113. 1.7 miles north of Highway M, take a right turn onto Bong Road Park along the side of the road 0.6 miles east of Hwy 113.

For more information, see our wildflower walk web page.

Green Roof Presentation

On Thursday May 13th there will be a meeting to discuss green roof possibilities and opportunities here in Madison.  I will be giving a brief presentation on native plants for green roofs among a series of presentations by experts in fields relevant to green roofs.  Following these presentations there will be time for Q&A and discussion. The event will be held at the Sequoya Branch Library starting at 6pm. http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/about/sequoya.html#map  Refreshments will be provided.

GREEN ROOFS
IN MADISON

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 6:00pm
SEQUOYA BRANCH LIBRARY

Topic:  Building Earth Hall
Dr. Cal DeWitt, Professor of Environmental Studies
http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/community/faculty-staff/dewitt/index.html


Topic:  The Environmental, Economic and Community Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Emily Green, Sierra Club
http://www.wisconsin.sierraclub.org/


Topic: The Benefits of Green Roofs (the Water Resources Standpoint)
Michael Rupiper, Environmental Engineer
http://www.capitalarearpc.org/


Topic: Terra Caelum, the Production Facility for XeroFlor Pre-vegetated Mats
Bruce Johnson from TerraCaelum
http://www.terracaelum.com/


Topic: Pioneer Roofing
Anthony Mayer from Pioneer Roofing
http://www.pioneerroofing.net/?page_id=11


Topic: Hydrotech 
Ron Rediger and/or Bill Schaefer from Hydrotech
http://www.hydrotechusa.com/


Topic: Grants for Green Roofs
Sean Foltz, Associate Director of the Clean Water Program for American Rivers
http://www.amrivers.org/

Topic: Maintaining a Green Roof
Tom Miskelly Facility Manager at The First Unitarian Society
http://www.fusmadison.org/green/intro.shtml


Topic:  Using Native Plants for Green Roofs
Frank Hassler, Good Oak Ecological Services
http://www.goodoakllc.com/about.html

Spring WIldflower Walk: Today at 6pm!

If anyone is coming to our site to find out more about the Good Oak / Wild Ones wildflower walk for this evening, here is the info:

Meet at the west side of Heritage Heights Park on Madison's east side, at 6pm.   Take Cottage Grove Rd. east of Stoughton Rd, then go north on Meadowlark Dr. for 3 blocks. We'll take a hike through these two hidden gems on Madison's far east side and enjoy the rich suite of spring wildflowers.

Spring Wildflower Walk coming up April 22nd: Note the date change!

Enjoy Earth Day by visiting dutchman's britches, rue anemone, spring beauties, toothwort and more of our spring ephemeral wildflowers. Meet at the Wingra Springs Parking Lot, on top of the hill, north of the Arboretum's main Visitors Center.

Note that we've moved the date of our April wildflower walk forward a week to accommodate the early spring we are having.  Still, many of the flowers we expected to see in late April are already blooming and will be done by the time we get there next week, never mind the original date we had set!

This wildflower walk is sponsored by Good Oak and the Madison Chapter of Wild-Ones.  There should be a lot of beautiful MID-spring wildflowers in bloom, we hope you can join us!  For more information, see our wildflower walks web page.

First Wildflower Walk: Thursday March 18th

This coming Thursday, March 18th Good Oak Ecological Services and the Madison Chapter of Wild Ones will be hosting our first wildflower walk of the spring.  We will be seeking out skunk cabbage, our first native plant to bloom in the spring, which is able to melt its way through snow and attract carrion flies to its unique flowers.  Meet at 6pm at the Wingra Springs parking lot, on top of the hill, south of the Arboretum's main visitor center.

For more information, see our wildflower walk page.