District 13 Blog

We've enjoyed some lovely weather, but, sadly, summer is over and fall has begun. And fall means fall leaves, and for many of us, that means lots of yard work to rake leaves and put gardens to bed for the winter.  All of this generates a tremendous…

The Vilas/Greenbush Leaf Collection Pilot The Streets Division with cooperation with the Friends of Lake Wingra will be piloting a new leaf collection method this fall in the Vilas and Greenbush neighborhoods. Residents in the pilot will know…

Please find information and important dates related to the review of the F35 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) below.   The Executive Summary of the EIS is here, the full report can be accessed here. Please feel free to share yout thoughts with…

"The reality of a developing urban community means tree loss from growth, infrastructure, invasive pests, diseases, and climate change. A tree canopy that is healthy for residents is 40% in an urban atmosphere; Madison is currently at 23%. To ensure…

The opportunity to receive curbside yard waste collection this spring has ended. Streets Division collection crews are wrapping up the final round, and it is too late to add additional material to the curb to guarantee pick up. Rather than placing…

An Important Note from D13 Resident Jon Standridge: I am writing to personally ask you to take a very quick action to help preserve a livable future for us all. The short version is that I am asking you to vote to urge MGE to create a plan to get…

Backyard composting of yard waste is optimal.  Half of the phosphorous load in our urban stormwater can be attributed to leaves in the street.  But not everybody can compost, so please take note of this update from the city on the final round this…

Earth Week Tip #2 Looking for a volunteer position with an environmental organization?  Do you know of a student looking for an internship working on key environmental issues? The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies has an entire page of…

Today is Earth Day, a day of special meaning for those of us in Wisconsin inasmuch the celebration was founded 49 years ago by Gaylord Nelson.   We have a very strong environmental tradition in this state, one that we must uphold as our city grows…