Sweet Dreams - it's Cooling Down at Juneau Park Native Plant and Pollinator Garden
Volunteers from Milwaukee business Grant-Thorton do a clean-up in the Juneau Park Garden.
The Juneau Park Garden was selected as one of Grant-Thorton's 2011 Community Workdays.
At the Juneau Park Garden in downtown Milwaukee - we're still at it … and so are the butterflies and the bees…
Following is a short summary of some of the activities that occurred this past year, our third, at the Juneau Park Native Plant and Pollinator Garden in downtown Milwaukee. This is in addition to all of the foraging pollinators, blooming flowers, and seeds being set!
* The Milwaukee County Parks staff spent seven days from June through September working on the Juneau Park Native Plant & Pollinator Garden for a total of 112 staff hours.
* Grant-Thorton (downtown business) chose the Juneau Park Garden for one of their 2011 community workdays and donated 50 staff hours.
* Activities at the garden revolved around invasive species control.
* The site was also prepared for fall (November) planting of native prairie seeds that will be collected from other Milwaukee County Parks properties.
RadioMilwaukee also interviewed us about our garden during their broadcast entitled "Make a Difference: Learning, Environment, and Volunteerism." We discussed the joy involved with learning about the environment and also discussed a larger theme. How does an organization "make a difference" in Milwaukee regarding learning, environment, and volunteerism? Also - how does it make a difference for us to be a part of the USDA Forest Service? We had a most enjoyable time visiting with Lisa Jo Goldman, Producer at 88Nine RadioMilwaukee. Thier office is located at 5312 Vliet Street Milwaukee, WI 53208. Lisa's contact information is: lisa@radiomilwaukee.org or 414-475-8552). Our interview about the Juneau Park Garden can be heard here.
Previous Success Stories about our Juneau Park Native Plant and Pollinator Garden can be found at: