Tag: environment
Grant Elementary 5th Graders Create ‘Junk Robot’ Sculptures
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) One person’s junk is another’s treasure, at least to an artist.
Fifth graders at Grant Elementary took the idea to heart in...
Prince Harry announces massive travel sustainability project
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The eco-minded Prince Harry is embarking on a massive travel sustainability initiative in partnership with key...
Trump order could weaken protections for monarch butterflies
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Hand-raising monarch butterflies in the midst of a global extinction crisis, Laura Moore and her neighbors...
Wastewater Utility Prepared for New Phosphorus Limits
DNR Takes Steps to Address Water Quality
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) Phosphorus in Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers have left a quarter of the state’s 700 waterbodies...
Parks Department Takes First Step Toward Organic Playing Fields
Marshfield, WI (OnFocus) It’s a growing topic in parks management, and now the Marshfield Parks & Recreation Department is getting ahead of the trend....
Local Family Raising Monarch Butterflies Surpasses Goal
Gwiazda Family Works to Save Monarch Butterflies
UPDATE 9-21-18:
"When we started raising butterflies, our original goal was to get to 100. It escalated quickly to...
Clean Sweep Program Promotes Safe Disposal of Hazardous Waste
A grant program for the safe disposal of hazardous waste aims to keep chemicals away from drinking water, lakes, and rivers.
Clean Sweep safely and...