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ANNUAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Friends of Starkweather Creek

2017 Annual Meeting

Thursday, October 19, 2017
7pm

Come Hear about FUN and SCIENCE on Starkweather Creek!

Goodman Community Center
149 Waubesa St, Madison

Co-Chair Dea Larsen-Converse will present our past year’s activities

Co-Chair Lance Green will present on the creek’s health

We will elect board members

All are welcome to help plan and direct our next year’s actions

Drinks and refreshments for all!

Thanks for your support!

Here’s video taste of our adventures this year:

Paddling Adventures

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2016 Calendar of Events

Friends of Starkweather Creek
2016 Calendar of Events

CONTACT US at info@starkweatherfriends.org if you want to volunteer to help at our listed events or if you’d like to lead a bike/hike/canoe tour. 

June

11th:    Tree Walk led by Sean Gere. 10:00 am. Walking Tour of Starkweather Creek led by certified arborist Sean Gere of Gere Tree Care. Meet at Olbrich Park near the beach.

15th:  Goodman Summer Camp begins (featuring tours of the creek for the campers)

19th: Solstice Bonfire.  5:00 – 10:00 pm.  Friends of Starkweather Creek and the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood Association are going back to basics with the 14th annual Starkweather Summer Solstice Celebration on Sunday, June 19th from 5 – 10 pm. This free event, held below the sledding hill at Olbrich Park on Lake Monona, features free canoe rides starting at 5 pm, music, drumming, singing, and dancing all finishing with a bonfire lighting before dusk. Bring thoughts to forget and lose in the fire ash and wishes to ascend with the smoke as we celebrate the beginning of Summer. For information: madsolstice dot org or 608-251-1893.

21st:  Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

28th:  Earth Partnership for Schools tour of Starkweather Creek

FSC Board Activities:  Creek Monitoring, Watershed Wanderers Camp in partnership with Goodman Center

 July

19th:  Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

30-31:  Table at Atwood Fest.  Learn more about Starkweather Creek at our table.  VOLUNTEERS TO BE AT THE TABLE ARE NEEDED.  To volunteer, send us a message at info@starkweatherfriends.org

FSC Board Activities:  Creek Monitoring, Watershed Wanderers Camp in partnership with Goodman Center

 August

16th:  Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

TBD:  Bike Tour

FSC Board Activities:  Creek Monitoring

 

September

20th:  Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

TBD: Canoe Tour

FSC Board Activities:  Creek Monitoring

 

October

Annual Meeting:  TBD

 

18th:  Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

FSC Board Activities:  Creek Monitoring

 

December

Dec 21st:  Winter Solstice Celebration at Olbrich Gardens.  Meet at the baseball diamond near the lake for a parade and BONFIRE.
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FSC February Agenda

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Friends of Starkweather Creek Board

February 16, 2016

7 pm, Goodman Community Center

Agenda

  1. Water Quality Monitoring – Laura Rozumalski, P.E., President, FreshWater Engineering LLC
  2. Carpenter Ridgeway Neighborhood improvements – Melissa Denman
  3. Budget – Doug Johnson
  4. Outreach – Watershed wanderers update
  5. Quarterly Meeting with City of Madison – agenda items discussion
  6. Voit Property Redevelopment Plan – update and discussion
  7. Trailer & canoe transportation – Dave
  8. Lowell Grounds Rebuild Project – Lance

Next Meeting: March 15: Board Meeting, 7-8 pm, Goodman Center

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Annual Meeting

2015 Annual Membership Meeting Report

Goodman KidsWe welcomed attendees to our annual membership meeting with food from the Willy Street Coop and presentations by the kids from the summer Goodman Camp, and by Paul Noeldner about his bird nature walks in the parks. We also presented about our 2015 activities and thanked the many volunteers that make Friends of Starkweather Creek a vibrant and welcoming group. At our business meeting we re-elected two board members, Dea Larsen Converse and David Pulkowski, and elected one new member, Dane Wudel. We look forward to tackling new challenges in the coming year. Come join us on the creek!