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Ask the Ecologist:

by Belle Bergner Q: What are the most effective energy efficiency techniques I can use to save energy and lower heating costs this winter? A: A lot depends on the current condition of your home or apartment, amount of insulation, quality of windows, etc. It doesn’t hurt to do some research and find out where […]

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Ask the Ecologist:

by Belle Bergner Q: My maple tree looks like it is dying because some of the branches are dead at the ends. Is this something that will be gone next year and my tree will recover, or will it cause my tree to die? – Robin Leenhouts, Riverwest Resident A: What you probably have is […]

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A b j e c t P o e t r y

by Mary K. Vuk Marie Larson, director of marketing at Woodland Pattern, will leave Milwaukee in August to pursue graduate studies in poetry at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Larson said that working at Woodland Pattern has been “a priceless education.” “It was an opportunity for me to immerse myself and learn about what’s going […]

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Garden of the Month

by Jackie Reid Dettloff This month’s garden is a tiny jewel. Pat Buckett’s front yard at 3053 North Pierce St. is a miniature work of art. Five years ago when Pat moved here from Wauwatosa, she inherited a steeply-sloped yard with grass and a clump of day lilies. What she wanted for herself was a […]