GO GREEN Be the Change for Tomorrow 2009 May 1-2, 2009 at the Mequon Nature Preserve 8200 W. County Line Rd. Mequon, WI Free & Open to the Public John & Cynthia Lhost Thanks To Our Green Sponsors and Moraine Park Technical College Partner
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust Go Green: Two days filled with activities for families, businesses and individuals to enjoy nature, restore land and learn natural ways to care for land. The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (OWLT) is a nonprofit conservation organization. Our mission is to protect and preserve the natural areas, open spaces and rural character of Ozaukee and Washington Counties. The Mequon Nature Preserve is OWLT s largest property. The Preserve was created through a partnership between the City of Mequon, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and OWLT. Friday, May 1 Day at a Glance 5:00 Welcome & Information 5:30 Keynote Speaker John Torinus 6:30 Panel Discussion Green Strategies for Business 8:00 Welcome & Information Morning Bird Walk 9:00 Invasive Plants Workshop Building Tour The Lorax Family Story Time Tree Planting Buckthorn Pull Nature Scavenger Hunt 10:30 Wisconsin Native Plants Workshop Going Buggy-Art in a Suitcase Noon Tree Planting 1:00 Rain Garden How To Workshop Building Tour Nature Scavenger Hunt Parking is limited Pre-registration is required 1:30 The Tortoise and The Hare-Art in a Suitcase Wildlife Monitoring 2:30 Land Preservation Workshop 5:00 Volunteer Recognition & Dinner All Day Events Self Guided Nature Walks Educational Resource Area/Green Practices To register complete this form. Mail to: OWLT, PO Box 917, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095 Email to: cwenzel@owlt.org OR Fax to: 262-338-1796 2
Go Green 2009 Adults Friday, May 1 Welcome & Information The welcome desk is located in the main entrance of the PieperPower Education Center. 5:00 pm Green Strategies for Business Keynote speaker: John B. Torinus, Jr., Chairman of Serigraph, Inc., will speak about Green strategies for businesses and corporate responsibility for the environment. Panel discussion: Green practices and benefits for business, energy and building efficiency, government leadership, water management, and native landscaping. 5:30 7:30 pm Welcome & Information Pick up information, site maps and check-in for workshops. The welcome desk is located in the main entrance of the PieperPower Education Center. 8:00 am 3:00 pm Morning Bird Walk Enjoy a beautiful morning bird walk during Wisconsin s prime time in the migratory flyway. Wild Birds Unlimited owner Dan Panetti will help you explore the wonderful world of birds. Bring your binoculars, wears shoes for wet conditions, and dress for the weather. 8:00 9:00 am Invasive Plants The Ten Least Wanted in Wisconsin Learn the best methods to remove the common invasive plants that are invading your backyards and Wisconsin's forests and natural landscapes. 9:00 10:30 am Green Building Tours See our newly renovated green building. 9:00 10:00 am 1:00 2:00 pm Self-Guided Nature Walks. Discover the preserve on your own and visit the new Observation Tower. Stop by the Education center to pick up a map. 9:00 am 3:00 pm Baby Buckthorn Pull Eradicate an alien invader-buckthorn! Work in a beautiful forest with your fellow volunteers learning why and how to remove buckthorn from the forest. Enjoy making a large impact in a short time period. 9:00 am Noon Tree Planting Help restore and reforest a native Wisconsin forest at the Mequon Nature Preserve with fellow volunteers. One thousand trees will be planted around a newly restored wetland and another 1,000 on the north side of the preserve. 9:00 am Noon Noon 3:00 pm Wisconsin Native Plants Native plants have existed over thousands of years in a specific ecosystem. This workshop, presented by Johnson s Nursery, will help you gather ideas and information to help you incorporate Wisconsin native plants into your landscape. 10:30 am Noon Rain Garden- How to Help protect Lake Michigan by planting a rain garden in your back yard. It is Mother Nature s way of reducing manmade problems like polluted storm water runoff, while adding beauty and attracting birds, butterflies and wildlife. 1:00 2:30 pm Wildlife Monitoring Wildlife monitoring helps track the progress of habitat restoration efforts. Learn how to monitor native reptiles, amphibians, birds and invertebrates. Demonstrations will be given on OWLT methods of snake surveying, frog call identification, and bird monitoring. Training will conclude with outdoor activities. 1:30 3:00 pm Land Preservation Understand the basics of land preservation and the range of methods used to preserve our landscapes for future generations. Learn about how OWLT protects these Lands and what you can do to help. 2:30 4:00 pm Volunteer Recognition Dinner Annual OWLT volunteer recognition dinner. OWLT staff will give a presentation on volunteer accomplishments followed by a meal. 5:00 6:30 pm PieperPower Education Center (8200 W. County Line Rd) Bacher House (8519 W. Donges Bay Rd) 3
Go Green 2009 Families & Children Welcome & Information Pick up information, site maps and check-in for workshops. The welcome desk is located in the main entrance of the PieperPower Education Center and will be open all day. 8:00 am 3:00 pm The Lorax Story Time & Fun Family story time with the Weyenberg Library staff. Enjoy a story, finger play, songs and activities. The story time will conclude with an outdoor hands-on activity. 9:00 10:30 am Baby Buckthorn Pull Eradicate an alien invader-buckthorn! Work in a beautiful forest with your fellow volunteers learning why and how to remove buckthorn from the forest. Enjoy making a large impact in a short period. 9:00 am Noon Tree Planting Help restore and reforest a native Wisconsin forest at the Mequon Nature Preserve with fellow volunteers. One thousand trees will be planted around a newly restored wetland and another one thousand on the north side of the preserve. 9:00 am Noon Noon 3:00 pm Self-Guided Nature Walks. Discover the preserve on your own and visit the new Observation Tower. Stop by the Education Center to pick up a map. 9:00 am 3:00 pm Going Buggy presented by Mary Tooley using her Art In A Suitcase classroom. Mary is an art teacher who has taught for 20 years and travels to bring art and natural science programs to a different type of classroom setting. Going Buggy is all about, you guessed it, BUGS! - - How they creep, and how they crawl. The program is all about the arthropod family: insects, spiders, myriapods and crustaceans. This is a one and a half hour activity with everyone working on a creepy crawly mural. 10:30 am Noon The Tortoise and The Hare presented by Mary Tooley. The originator of Art In A Suitcase, Mary s unique original programs have reached over 20,000 children. The Tortoise And The Hare will teach the children how to tell a tortoise from other kinds of turtles and a hare from a rabbit. Fabulous facts about four kinds of turtles and different types of hares. This is a one and a half hour activity with everyone working on a metal tooling project that will be taken home. 1:30 3:00 pm Nature Scavenger Hunt for Families Come Get off the Path and explore the Mequon Nature Preserve. From a 40+ foot Observation Tower, to ephemeral wetlands, native Wisconsin forests and an array of woodland and wetland creatures excitement awaits you at every corner! Activities and treasures! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the education center for instructions to start your hunt. 9:00 11:00 am 1:00 3:00 pm BRING YOUR LUNCH AND SPEND THE DAY! PieperPower Education Center (8200 W. County Line Rd) Bacher House (8519 W. Donges Bay Rd) 4
Number of individuals attending: First Name Last Name Guests/ Family Members Attending Address City State Zip Phone email Registration Form Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 22 Parking & workshop space is limited REGISTRATION REQUIRED!! Will be held Rain or Shine FREE EVENT (Enter number of attendees in boxes below) Adults Families & Children 8-9 Bird Walk (two groups 20 each) 9-10:30 The Lorax Family Story time (limit 35) 9-11 Scavenger Hunt 9-10:30 Invasive Plants 1-3 Scavenger Hunt 9-10 Green Building Tour 1-2 Green Building Tour 10:30-12 Going Buggy (limit 25) I regret I will not be able to attend, but I d like to support Go Green 2009. Enclosed is my contribution of $. 1-2:30 Rain Gardens 10:30-12 WI Native Plants 2:30-4 Land Preservation 1:30-3 The Tortoise and The Hare (limit 25) Friday, May 1 Keynote Address & Panel Discussion (Enter number of attendees in box below) 5:30-7:30 pm Green Strategies for Businesses Keynote & Panel PieperPower Education Center (8200 W. County Line Rd) Bacher House (8519 W. Donges Bay Rd) 1:30-3 Wildlife Monitoring (limit 35) Volunteer Activities & Other (Adults, Families and Children) 9-12 Tree Planting 9-3 Self-guided Nature Walk 12-3 Tree Planting 9-12 Buckthorn Pull 5-6:30 Volunteer Recognition Dinner To register complete this form. Mail to: OWLT, PO Box 917, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095 Email to: cwenzel@owlt.org OR Fax to: 262-338-1796 5
Mequon Nature Preserve Map Donges Bay Road 8519 W. Donges Bay Rd Batcher House Parking Bacher Woods Swan Road Swan Road Parking Lot & Trail Head Stauss Woods New Observation Tower Gengler Woods Wauwatosa Road PieperPower Education Center & Parking Grass Trails Gravel Trails 8200 County Line Rd. County Line Road Will be held Rain or Shine 6