McKinley Marina North & Shorewood Residential Bluff Projects Win WI ASLA Awards
The Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Landscape Architects (WI ASLA) have honored two of Marek’s projects for this year’s awards program. The McKinley Marina North Conceputal Design project received an Award of Merit in the Un-Built Works Category, and the Shorewood Residential Bluff project received an Award of Merit in the Residential Category. Marek... Learn More
Mitchell Park Domes Honored as MMSD Green Luminary
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is highlighting local inspiring leaders in sustainability through its Green Luminary program. The Milwaukee County Mitchell Park Domes, which has made numerous sustainable design upgrades over the last five years, is this month’s honoree. Milwaukee County hired Marek Landscaping to construct a state-of-the-art entryway rainwater harvesting system, comprised of 10,000 sf... Learn More
Marek Presenting about Floating Islands at the Midwest SER Annual Chapter Meeting
Marek Landscaping is presenting about Floating Islands at the Midwest-Great Lakes Society of Ecological Restoration (SER) Chapter Meeting on Saturday, March 28. We will be sharing our findings from the four Floating Island installations in the Milwaukee River Estuary over the past two years. The meeting, which has a theme of “Cultivating Ecological Restoration within Human Dominated... Learn More
Mike Marek a Featured Speaker at the Wisconsin Groundwater Association Conference
Mike Marek will be speaking about Phase 3 Ecological Considerations at this year’s Wisconsin Groundwater Association Conference taking place at the Milwaukee Marriot West on Friday, March 13. Visit WGWA’s website for more details.
Floating Island Poster Presentation at Wisconsin Wetland Association Conference
Zach Kron, Ecologist at Marek Landscaping, will be presenting at the Wisconsin Wetland Association’s 20th Anniversary Wetland Science Conference poster session taking place next week February 25 in Madison, Wisconsin. He will be discussing the exciting preliminary results of the use of Floating Islands in the Milwaukee River Estuary. We look forward to seeing many of our colleagues... Learn More
Marek Landscaping to Present about Floating Islands at Lac Lawrann Conservancy
Marek Landscaping has been invited to participate in Lac Lawrann Conservancy’s Science for Everyone lecture series. Marek’s presentation is entitled “Floating Islands: Surrogate Fish Habitat in the Milwaukee River Estuary”, and will discuss the four Floating Island installations that Marek has helped design, install and monitor. The presentation is on Tuesday, January 27th at 7pm,... Learn More
2nd Annual Fundraiser for the Riverwest People’s Ice Rink
Saturday, November 22nd is the 2nd Annual Fundraiser for the Riverwest People’s Ice Rink at the Riverwest Public House Cooperative at 815 E. Locust St. Beginning at 4pm, the pay-what-you-can event aims to raise money to maintain a grassroots ice rink several Riverwest community members – including Marek Landscaping – have created for the public.... Learn More
Wild Ones’ “Landscaping with Native Plants” Conference a Success
On November 8th, 2014, Marek Landscaping participated in Wild Ones’ “Landscaping with Native Plants” one-day conference as a vendor. The 10th annual seminar celebrates the beauty and usefulness of native plants in natural landscapes. The event took place at Cardinal Stritch University and we thoroughly enjoyed the engaging presentations and our conversations with visitors. It’s... Learn More
Mike Marek and Floating Islands Featured on Milwaukee Public Radio
WUWM (89.7 FM) Environmental Reporter Susan Bence interviewed Mike Marek of Marek Landscaping, LLC about the Floating Islands in the Milwaukee estuary for a story entitled “Habitat Restoration Afoot in Milwaukee Inner Harbor”. Listen to the story and see images of the islands here.
Marek Recipient of The Daily Reporter’s 2014 Sustainable Commitment of the Year Award
September 22, 2014 – Marek Landscaping, LLC is proud to be the recipient of The Daily Reporter’s 2014 Newsmaker of the Year Award in the Sustainable Commitment category. The Daily Reporter is one of the top sources for news in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction industry in Wisconsin. We are honored by this recognition and want to take... Learn More