This came in on my neighborhood listserv, and I thought some Bikies might want to see it as well. If you have questions, please contact the people named in the message (or the City.)
On a side note, I want to thank all the people around the city, and some on this list in particular, for putting so much effort into making our paths and other small public spaces so nice, by doing volunteer gardening, planting, seeding, weeding, and other care. Some have permission, and some do not, as noted in a recent madison.com story: http://host.madison.com/mobile/article_8d0267bd-2a5d-5eda-9fd4-6c8a5d37c721.html (Many know who "John" is, the person responsible for the prairie plantings along the East Isthmus Path.) Anyway, on to the original reason for posting. [start forward] The City, Regent Neighborhood and Dudgeon Monroe Assocs are improving the vegetation on the bike path. All are attempting to remove the invasive species and weeds. At the Prospect ramp in particular, we are investing $1,000 to restore the area and beautify it - including new plantings and a design plan. That means however, that to improve the area, they are applying some herbicide. Contact Jake or Steve if you would like to find out the exact date. The area is to be posted with signs in advance of the event. Right now, the weather is not cooperating. A big thanks to Steve Arnold and others for all the work that has gone into this. Here is the message from Steve and Jake: “The Dudgeon Monroe and Regent Neighborhood Associations are continuing to restore this area to gardens with perennial and prairie pants One of the first steps of this process is reducing the density of weeds currently on the site. Within the next few days, we may apply herbicide to some of the vegetation in this area. If you have any questions about this work, please contact Jake Blasczyk (251-9506)) or Steve Arnold (233-1784).” [end forward] Robbie Webber Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee www.bikewalkmadison.org Join our group on Facebook! _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
