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By Denise Thornton on May 7, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

YOU CAN MAKE WEATHER FORECASTING BETTER!

Thousands of volunteers nationwide are helping to make understanding and forecasting weather more accurate.

By Denise Thornton on February 12, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

IS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR YOU?

A conservation easement can give peace of mind to know conservation efforts on your property are protected when you are no longer there.

By Denise Thornton on February 5, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

HOUNDS KILLED BY WOLVES = $700,000 TO HUNTERS

In 2017 the state of Wisconsin paid a record $99,400 to hunters whose dogs were killed by wolves. Senator Risser says there are better ways to use the state’s resources.”

By Denise Thornton on January 29, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

A GREEN REMODEL STARTING FROM THE BOTTOM UP

  Doug and I are remodeling a house in Madison with our daughter, Della, who is a green architect. She spent three years in Chicago remodeling existing structures. In Madison, […]

By Denise Thornton on January 5, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

THE UW ARBORETUM’S NEW DIRECTOR

“It’s both awe-inspiring and humbling to look out my office window and see the first prairie restoration in the world.”

By Denise Thornton on October 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

TRADING BEANS FOR BEEF WOULD BE COOL FOR EARTH

Feeling helpless to stop our ever-faster rush toward habitat destruction and loss of diversity?   There is something we all can do that will make a difference immediately. STOP EATING […]

By Denise Thornton on October 2, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

A GREAT SOLAR GROUP BUY

As the deadline approached, people decided to take the leap and it accelerated rapidly. It was like watching a drama unfold.

By Denise Thornton on August 26, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

LEARN ABOUT BUILDING A COB OVEN

Cob ovens are not too difficult to build and can be a lot of fun.   One of the people building Underhill House, Brad Selz, had some experience in making cob ovens and offered to guide us through the process. So after house construction was done for the day, we spent […]

By Denise Thornton on July 23, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

FUN WITH THE SUN: teaching kids about solar energy

Summer is a great time to teach kids about solar energy. (So are spring, fall and winter – but summer is when organizations tend to schedule enrichment activities for obvious […]

By Denise Thornton on July 16, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

LOCAL FRESH-CUT BLOOMS RULE!

Here is my most recent publication – an article on the thriving local, fresh-cut flower growers in Southwest Wisconsin. This article may have generated the most gorgeous Isthmus cover ever. When […]

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