Madison Parks hosts an annual Earth Day Challenge and this is the first time back since the pandemic. This year, hundreds of volunteers at almost 50 parks around the city helped with trash pickup, raking, mulching, and weeding. Feature story contributor Carrie Ann Welsh went out to talk to the volunteers at James Madison and […]
City to use goat grazing to address invasive plant life
Last week, the city of Madison announced that it would be using a herd of 40 goats to help deal with invasive plants. The goats will spend the next several weeks grazing in Greenside and Acewood parks. According to city parks planner Sarah Close, the goats have an important job to do, and there are […]
