Creeping Charlie is the bane of many lawn enthusiasts, because it tends to grow no matter what you do to stop it. It has small, scalloped, dark green leaves that may turn red or purple in full sunlight, and grows in long stems along the ground. Flowers are purplish to blue. You can make positive […]
November 2002
Mutual Respect Policy Called for in Riverside Park Between Dog Walkers and UEC
People who walk their dogs in the park near Riverside University High School, just east of the river, are technically breaking a county ordinance. They can be (and sometimes are) ticketed. But it’s one of the biggest, safest green spaces around. So what’s a dog-walker to do?
The North Avenue Dam is Gone But Not Forgotten
Most people I have asked say, “Oh, it’s been at least ten years.” Or they say, “The dam’s been out since the early nineties.” Or in some cases, “I think it came out in the late seventies.” By looking at the land on both sides of the Milwaukee River above the North Avenue bridge, it is hard to know that the dam was removed in 1997. Barely five years ago!
Green Spaces: Think Spring!
I know November is hardly spring. The cold north winds foretell the winter. But the ground usually does not freeze for quite some time, and if you have the will to dig the soil, you can bury a treasure of color and fragrance that will greet you with the return of the sun. I am talking about bulbs — Tulips, Daffodils, Hibiscus, Scilla, Crocus, Fritellaria, and a host of others can still be planted as long as you can work the soil. You may catch the benefit of buying bulbs on sale in November as well. The bulbs need to be chilled for weeks before they can spring to life again. Our winters are plenty long, and you can plant any time before hard winter freezes the soil.
Kilbourn Reservoir Park Master Plan Revisited
What would you put in a neighborhood park if you had a chance to help design it almost from scratch? That’s the question more than 30 Riverwest residents tried to answer in a meeting held October 9 at Pierce School. They met with Carrie Lewis, Superintendent of the Milwaukee Water Works, and members of Schreiber Anderson Associates, a landscape architecture firm, to help develop a new master plan for the park. An earlier plan was developed with neighborhood input in 2000.
Pictured here: grading has begun in Kilbourn Park. Mayor Norquist, Ald. Marlene Johnson-Odom, and Tom Schneider, Executive Director of COA Youth and Family Centers, all spoke at a press conference announcing the links that will be created to Riverwest and Harambee.
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