floating islands Archives | Marek Landscaping https://mareklandscaping.com/tag/floating-islands/ Stewardship | Design | Contracting Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:55:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mareklandscaping.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/favicon.png floating islands Archives | Marek Landscaping https://mareklandscaping.com/tag/floating-islands/ 32 32 Kayaking Tour of the Floating Islands https://mareklandscaping.com/kayaking-tour-of-the-floating-islands/ https://mareklandscaping.com/kayaking-tour-of-the-floating-islands/#respond Thu, 28 May 2015 22:06:57 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4412 Join the Milwaukee Kayak Company and Marek Landscaping on a tour of the floating islands in the Milwaukee River Estuary on July 16th. This is a great opportunity for an up-close look at the wetland habitat. Mike Marek and Dylan Olson will offer in-depth information about how the islands are constructed and installed, and why...

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]]> Join the Milwaukee Kayak Company and Marek Landscaping on a tour of the floating islands in the Milwaukee River Estuary on July 16th. This is a great opportunity for an up-close look at the wetland habitat. Mike Marek and Dylan Olson will offer in-depth information about how the islands are constructed and installed, and why they are important to the estuary.

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/kayaking-tour-of-the-floating-islands/feed/ 0 Floating Island Poster Presentation at Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-lakes-partnership-convention/ https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-lakes-partnership-convention/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:54:01 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4398 Marek Landscaping will be presenting a poster about floating islands at the  Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention, April 23-25, 2015. This is the conference’s 37th year, and Marek is excited to be a part of it. Ecologist Zach Kron will be discussing how floating islands bio-mimic wetlands in waterways, including rivers and lakes, and the numerous...

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]]> Marek Landscaping will be presenting a poster about floating islands at the  Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention, April 23-25, 2015. This is the conference’s 37th year, and Marek is excited to be a part of it. Ecologist Zach Kron will be discussing how floating islands bio-mimic wetlands in waterways, including rivers and lakes, and the numerous benefits they provide.

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-lakes-partnership-convention/feed/ 0 Marek Presenting about Floating Islands at the Midwest SER Annual Chapter Meeting https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-presenting-about-floating-islands-at-the-midwest-ser-annual-chapter-meeting/ https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-presenting-about-floating-islands-at-the-midwest-ser-annual-chapter-meeting/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:13:18 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4318 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...

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]]> 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 Landscapes”, runs March 27-29 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, and is hosted by the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Plant Biology and Conservation Program at Northerwestern University. Click here for more information about this great event.

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-presenting-about-floating-islands-at-the-midwest-ser-annual-chapter-meeting/feed/ 0 Floating Island Poster Presentation at Wisconsin Wetland Association Conference https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-wetland-association-conference/ https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-wetland-association-conference/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2015 04:11:29 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4314 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...

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]]> 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 and clients there!

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/floating-island-poster-presentation-at-wisconsin-wetland-association-conference/feed/ 0 Marek Landscaping to Present about Floating Islands at Lac Lawrann Conservancy https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-landscaping-to-present-about-floating-islands-at-lac-lawrann-conservancy/ https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-landscaping-to-present-about-floating-islands-at-lac-lawrann-conservancy/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:10:21 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4312 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,...

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]]> 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, at 200 Schmidt Road in West Bend, and is open to the public. For more information, go to www.laclawrann.org.

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]]> https://mareklandscaping.com/marek-landscaping-to-present-about-floating-islands-at-lac-lawrann-conservancy/feed/ 0 Mike Marek and Floating Islands Featured on Milwaukee Public Radio https://mareklandscaping.com/mike-marek-and-floating-islands-featured-on-milwaukee-public-radio/ https://mareklandscaping.com/mike-marek-and-floating-islands-featured-on-milwaukee-public-radio/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:01:00 +0000 http://mareklandscaping.com/?p=4304 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.

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]]> 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.

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