There
are three notable news items relating to Coulee Region blufflands.
Blufflands
Master Plan Public Information Meeting
The
La Crosse Area Planning Committee has published the first draft of
their master plan for the area blufflands – “A Plan for
Conservation and Recreation Throughout The La Crosse – La Crescent
Region.” A link to the draft is on their website.
There
is a public informational meeting on Thursday night, June 2 from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Black River Beach Neighborhood Center, 1433 Rose St.,
La Crosse. Anyone concerned about the La Crosse-Onalaska-Holmen-La
Crescent blufflands is encouraged to read the plan and attend the
meeting to give their comments.
Friends
of the Blufflands
A
new group has been formed – The Friends of the Blufflands – “to
promote sound conservation practices in the Coulee Region blufflands
and to be a voice for a wide variety of blufflands users who value
the area blufflands for the animal and plant habitat they provide,
for the natural beauty they provide for residents and visitors to the
area, for the outdoor nature study and recreation opportunities that
they provide, and the values green space provides to local
communities and their residents.“ For more information or to
express interest, contact Pat Wilson.
City
of La Crosse Bluffland Restoration Work Days
The
La Crosse Park and Recreation Department is making a major effort to
restore the blufflands in Hixon Forest and other park properties in
the bluffs. The goal is to eliminate invasive species and to clear
the goat prairies of invading plants. The Park Department hired
Sunshine Love as the Hixon Forest Vegetation Manager. Sunshine has
scheduled two public work days to help clear the goat prairies,
though tremendous progress has been made already.
Scheduled
work days are:
* Thursday
June 16, 2016. 10am-1pm -- Rain Day June 20, 2016
* Tuesday
July 26, 2016. 10am-1pm -- Rain Day July 27, 2016
Chainsaws
will be in use at the site, and only those 18 years old and older are
allowed. For more information or to register as a volunteer, call
608-789- 7309. You could be applying herbicide, using a brush cutter,
or, for those with chainsaw safety certification, using a chainsaw.
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