Presentations at 2013 Joint State of Lake Michigan & Great Lakes Beach Association Conference
October 16, 2013 – Marek Landscaping, LLC will be giving a presentation on the Atwater Beach stabilization project and a poster presentation on the McKinley Marina Conceptual Plan at the conference being held October 15 – 17, 2013 at the Blue Harbor Conference Center, Sheboygan, WI. Use this link for more information on the conference.
Public Tour of Atwater Beach
August 24, 2013 – The Village of Shorewood, Marek Landscaping, LLC, and Friends of Atwater Beach will be hosting a public tour of the park to discuss the Lake Michigan bluff & dune stabilization and coastal plant community and habitat restoration. The tour will take place on August 24th, 2013 at 9:30am at Atwater Park... Learn More
Can Perch Be Revived?
August 11, 2013 – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel interviewed Mike Marek for an article about the declining perch population in Lake Michigan and using floating islands as a means to restore fish habitat in the Milwaukee River Estuary. Read Here
Three Bridges Park Grand Opening Festival in the Menomonee River Valley
July 20, 2013 – Milwaukee celebrated the opening of the 24-acre Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee River Valley. This site was formerly a wild rice marsh, turned rail yard, turned vacant brownfield. The park now boasts a mile of trails, three bike/pedestrian bridges, community gardens, native plant communities, river restoration, and wildlife habitat. Marek was... Learn More
Marek Landscaping Featured in Erosion Control Magazine
June 24, 2013 – Mike Marek was interviewed regarding our erosion control and bluff stabilization methods. Use this link to read the article.
Milwaukee’s First Floating Island Installed in the Milwaukee River Estuary
May 21, 2013 – We installed the first of four floating islands in the Milwaukee River Estuary after four years of planning and partnering! The idea is to re-introduce aquatic & wetland habitat along the sheetpiled shoreline of Milwaukee’s harbor. Marek Landscaping, LLC applied Floating Islands International’s technology to the riverine environment. We would like... Learn More
Residential Client Highlighted in Historic Milwaukee Tour of Homes
May 18, 2013 – A residential client’s home is part of Historic Milwaukee’s 32nd Annual Spaces and Traces Neighborhood Tour. Marek Landscaping, LLC completed a bluff stabilization, a trail down to the Lake Michigan beach, a 90-foot long living retaining wall, and a deck and stair system on top of the bluff. Be sure to... Learn More
Marek Landscaping, LLC Featured on WUWM 89.7FM
April 26, 2013 – Susan Bence, Environmental Reporter for WUWM 89.7FM, interviewed Mike Marek/Restoration Ecologist regarding the aquatic habitat restoration work in the Milwaukee River estuary. Listen and read the interview.
Atwater Bluff Restoration Receives Fund for Lake Michigan Grant
April 3, 2013 – Marek Landscaping assisted the Village of Shorewood in obtaining funding from the Fund for Lake Michigan to continue native bluff and dune habitat restoration at the Lake Michigan beach. The grant award was highlighted in the Shorewood Patch.
Awarded Milwaukee’s McKinley Marina Conceptual Design
December 2012 – Marek Landscaping, LLC, with The Sigma Group, was awarded the McKinley Marina Conceptual Design by Milwaukee County. The work will involve developing three conceptual designs for the 11 acre project area, including marina layout, stormwater management/rainwater harvesting, and outdoor community space plus stakeholder and public meetings. We were awarded the conceptual design... Learn More