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The Future Of Monarch Trail, Eschweiler Buildings Still In Play

This past Friday, the Friends of the Monarch Trail hosted a Blue Moon Event on the county grounds in Wauwatosa. The event was a smashing success:

When all the parking spaces at the Milwaukee County Parks building were full up, people started parking on the peripheries. And when they filled up, they started parking along the drive, [...]

Blue Moon Event At The Monarch Trail

From our friends, the Friends of the Monarch Trail, a special invitation:

The county grounds where the Monarch Trail is located is the only spot in Milwaukee County where one can see the sunset and the moon rise at the same time.

If you are [...]

Walker’s Sale Of Eschweiler Buildings, Razing, Legal Questions

A few weeks ago, Milwaukee County First alerted the public to the sad waste

The Monarch Trail has been used as an educational tool for children in Milwaukee County for years.

that could be in store for two of Milwaukee County’s finest and most understated treasures, the Monarch Trail and the Eschweiler Buildings which [...]

Let The County Grounds Serve As Symbol Of Scott Walker’s Legacy

In the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, there is an area that is commonly referred to as the “county grounds.”

It is a vast area of land, parts of which is leased to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital (which was once the county-owned Doyne’s Hospital until sold off decades ago). The county grounds also [...]

Moon Party At The County Grounds

From our friends, the Friends of the Monarch Trail, a special invitation:

A Tale Of Two County Grounds

Every year, the Friends of the Monarch Trail hold an annual kick off to the Monarch migration season. This year, that event was held on Saturday night.

My wife and I went there. When we arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by the large turn out they had. The parking lot was full and there was [...]

Events At The Monarch Trail

We received this from our friends at The Monarch Trail:

Monarch Migration Events 2011

Monarch butterflies will soon start their 2,000 mile annual migration from Canada to Mexico. They feed and roost by the hundreds on our very own Milwaukee County Grounds before they head for their winter roosting site. Best time to visit to [...]

Help Preserve The Monarch Trail

From our friends at the Monarch Trail, via Urban Wilderness:

The City of Wauwatosa is hosting an open house for public input regarding trail connections on the County Grounds – Monday, May 2. May 2nd– 4:30 – 7:00 pm Wil-O-Way @ Underwood Parkway 10602 W Underwood Creek Parkway (across from Hanson golf course) Please come share [...]

Walker Again Attacks County Grounds

As county executive, it was well known that Scott Walker couldn’t care less about keeping his promise to preserve the county grounds and the Monarch Trail, and went about selling this valuable property for a song to a group of private land developers.

Now, as governor, Walker is at it again. As a pay back [...]

Save A Butterfly: Let The Bad Deal Die

For the past couple of years, Milwaukee County has been trying to sell thenortheast quadrant of the county grounds to the UWM Foundation, a misleadingly-named group of land developers that want to build an engineering school on the grounds. They also want to build hotels, restaurants, high end apartments and other assorted businesses on the [...]

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