Thursday, August 16, 2007
Apple Harvest Festival
The Pewaukee River Partnership has been accepted as a participant in the yearly Fall festival held at Retzer Nature Center (S14 W28167 Madison St., Waukesha, WI 53188). The event will be on Saturday, September 22, 2007.
PRP will display photos of work that has been accomplished. The Simmons Woods Boardwalk along the Pewaukee River will be featured. The display will also explain the monthly Pewaukee River Monitoring Project as well as the Pewaukee Is Our Place Project.
This event will kick off the new fundraiser: "Plant A Piece of Pewaukee History". Orders will be taken for spring delivery of official Pewaukee Apple trees. The trees sell for $29.50 prepaid. Donations for trees to be planted in the Pewaukee Apple Memorial Orchard will also be solicited.
Labels: Pewaukee Apple Tree, Pewaukee Is Our Place, Pewaukee River Monitoring Project, Publicity
Monday, August 13, 2007
August 23, 2007 Meeting
Parking Lot Proposal
The sucess of the Main Street retail center on Wisconsin Avenue in the Village of Pewaukee has been very good for the community. However, that very sucess has created problems.
The center is wedged between the beach at the east end of Pewaukee Lake and the railroad tracks. Because of the topography of the land, the street running between the stores and the beach is only two lanes wide with angle parking. At times traffic congestion is very severe. As popularity of the stores, restaurants and beach have grown, the need for additional summer parking has become crucial.
Jim Siepmann, developer of the retail center, recently met with the Pewaukee River Partnership to explain plans for developing a "summertime" parking lot between the rear of the stores and the railroad tracks. Because the outfall from Pewaukee Lake as well as the Pewaukee River would be directly impacted by this plan, Siepmann asked that PRP actually work with him to develop the site to control stormwater run off in a way that would be compatible with the River. Since this proposal is currently being developed, Siepmann has promised to return to PRP with further ideas.
The above photo was taken at the the outfall from Pewaukee Lake. It joins the Pewaukee River at the center of the photo. The Main Street retail center is located on the right of the outfall. The proposed parking lot would be built on the left.
Labels: Parking Lot, Restoration Work
Friday, August 03, 2007
Plant a Piece of Pewaukee History
Early Pewaukee farmer, George Peffer, established a tree nursery in the area of Highways 16 and M. In 1870 he created and registered the Pewaukee Apple tree.
Twenty years ago local residents sponsored a drive to plant Pewaukee Apple trees in our community. Once again, you are able to purchase one of these trees
to plant on your property!
Or you can donate a tree to be planted in the Pewaukee Apple Memorial Orchard!
Pewaukee Apple Trees
$29.50 per tree plus shipping/handling ($5.30 per tree)
In order to encourage pollination, you may want to plant two trees.
Trees will be shipped directly to you at planting time next spring.
For further information , call
Pewaukee River Partnership
Mary Schwister at 262-691-2341
Twenty years ago local residents sponsored a drive to plant Pewaukee Apple trees in our community. Once again, you are able to purchase one of these trees
to plant on your property!
Or you can donate a tree to be planted in the Pewaukee Apple Memorial Orchard!
Pewaukee Apple Trees
$29.50 per tree plus shipping/handling ($5.30 per tree)
In order to encourage pollination, you may want to plant two trees.
Trees will be shipped directly to you at planting time next spring.
For further information , call
Pewaukee River Partnership
Mary Schwister at 262-691-2341
World Water Monitoring Day
Ray Schwabe, River Monitoring Chairman, has announced that the Pewaukee River Partnership will participate in the World Water Monitoring Day event again this year.
PRP sponsored one monitoring team in 2006. This year PRP will sponsor 9 teams. In addition to their usual monitoring duties, each of the teams will include PH testing for the event. They will report their monitoring results on the Internet at http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/.
This event is a program of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). "Adopted by WEF in July 2006, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is an international outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. Held annually between September 18 and October 18, the program engages communities in monitoring the condition of local rivers, streams, estuaries and other water bodies. Since its inception in 2002, more than 80,000 people have participated in 50 countries. "
Labels: Pewaukee River Monitoring Project, Wetland and River Research
Name Change
The name of the Laidlaw River Restoration Project has been changed to the Lynn Path River Restoration Project.
A search into Pewaukee historical sources has revealed that the original quarter-mile long walkway was built by Jim Ackley Sr. on property he owned along the Pewaukee River in the early 1940's. It was named Lynn Path in honor of his wife, Anita Alma Luenzmann Ackley. (Her maiden name was pronounced Lynnsman.) The photo was taken about 1986 at the rededication of the path on its 22nd anniversary.
Labels: Laidlaw Project
