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Recycling and Storm Water Updates Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land UseLand Resources Division 515 W Moreland Blvd AC 260 Waukesha WI 53188262-896-8300
Land Conservation/Storm Water:
[email protected] waukeshacounty.gov/cleanwater
Recycling & Solid Waste:[email protected]/recycling
Dear Municipal Storm Water and Recycling Partners,
The Earth Day Finale was also the grand opening of the new recycling and
water interactive exhibits. If you missed the grand opening, you can visit
the new exhibit space at Retzer Nature Center between 8 and 4:30, seven days
a week. Check it out!
This update will cover May and June. Expect your next edition in July.
We welcome your comments and feedback on these monthly updates. Please
send comments/feedback via email to [email protected].
Thank you!
Grand Opening Success!New Recycling & Water Conservation Exhibits at
the Retzer Environmental Learning Center
The public grand opening
of the new interactive
exhibit space was held
during the Friends of
Retzer Nature Center's
Earth Week Finale Event
on Saturday, April 28. The
grand opening was well
Interaction with the new exhibit space
Recycle Raccoon at the
grand opening
Recycle monster craft at the grand opening
received with almost 400
people in attendance that
learned about the
environmental and
economic benefits of
recycling and resource
conservation!
The exhibits are now
open to the public,
Sunday-Saturday from
8am-4:30pm at the
Retzer Environmental
Learning Center.
Help Residents Recycle Right
In the continued effort to address contamination and protect workers
safety along with the public investment in equipment, we will be
launching another intensive recycle right promotional campaign in August
and we need your help to educate residents!
Stay tuned. We will provide promotional materials for the Recycle Right
campaign, like the image below for social media, municipal websites and
other public postings.
Together we can combat the contamination and maintain a strong and
sustainable recycling program!
Download the Recycling Guide
Request for Program Contact Updates
Please take a moment to review and provide updates to the recycling
and solid waste program contacts. We will maintain this list for all
correspondence regarding the recycling, yard waste, hazardous waste
and electronic/appliance recycling programs.
Please take a moment to review and provide updates to the MS4
partner community contacts. We will maintain this list for all
correspondence regarding MS4 information and education activities.
Please provide the contacts updates by June 1, 2018 to
THANK YOU!
Electronics/Appliance Recycling Report
HERE is the collection event data for the March collection and cumulative
totals for 2018. Thank you again to the City of New Berlin and their
staff for hosting the event as well as the vendors for great execution!
The next event will be in the City of Muskego on May 12.
Thank you again for the continued cooperation to provide safe,
convenient recycling options for residents in Waukesha County.
Important note: Many sites offer other services to residents (general
recycling, yard waste, etc.) during these collection events and we ask
that municipalities communicate pertinent information to the vendors
prior to the event to ensure they are able to provide accurate
information to residents.
Homeowners Association Stormwater
Education Initiative
Education programs are critical when a homeowners association (HOA)
is responsible for maintaining a stormwater pond or other BMP.
However, it can be a difficult to educate an HOA--how do you contact
them and what do you tell them? Will they come to a workshop and
what will their reaction be? Working with the Town of Delafield, a pilot
Homeowners Association Education Workshop will be held June 6th at
Delafield Town Hall.
The workshop will present information on what homeowners
associations can do to maintain their BMP's including what they can do
themselves and what they will need to hire out. A list of helpful
resources will also be made available.
Check back in the next issue for a report on how this pilot program was
received and consider signing up to host one in your community!
Clean Boats Clean Waters Trainings
Waukesha County is happy to support lake districts, lake associations,
municipalities, and conservation organizations in applying for Clean
Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) grants. This year, we have had awesome
CBCW grant participation with 11 organizations in the County receiving
grant funding for the summer of 2018!
Please see the table below for dates, times, and locations for
2018 Clean Boats, Clean Waters watercraft inspector training.
Date: County: Time: Place: Address:
5/5/2018 Washington 9am-
11am
Big Cedar Lake PRD
- Classroom
4480 Gonring
Dr, West Bend
5/5/2018 Waukesha 2pm-
4pm
Oconomowoc
Community Center
- Room C
220 W Wisconsin
Ave,
Oconomowoc
5/19/2018 Washington 9am-
11am
Public Agency
Center - Room
3005
333 E
Washington
Street, West
Bend
5/19/2018 Waukesha 2pm-
4pm
Summit Town Hall
(new Town Hall)
37100 Delafield
Road,
Oconomowoc
To remain up-to-date, training should be completed at least every two
years. To register, send your t-shirt size and training location to
NEW FOR YOU!PREFER TO MAKE A PROGRAM REQUEST ONLINE?
Check out
www.WaukeshaCounty.gov/EnvironmentalEd
for information on these programs:
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PLANETARIUM
RECYCLING
RETZER NATURE CENTER
UW-EXTENSION
WATER RESOURCES
Edition: February 2018
- August 2018
THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE
WAUKESHA COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ACTIVITY GUIDE
FOR ADULTS, FAMILIES,
YOUTH & SCOUTSExpect a delivery of these family activity
guides from Waukesha County staff in the
next couple weeks to your municipal hall and
local libraries. Please continue to distribute
these to residents and contact Abbie at
[email protected] to request
more!
ATTENTION TEACHERS!
2018-2019 Waukesha County Environmental
Education School Guide
is now available!
Get the latest and greatest education news
and teacher tours by signing up for
The Environmental Educator e-news, here!
Upcoming Events
May 1
Water testing program at Prairie Springs Field Station
Butler Middle School
May 3
Water testing program at Prairie Springs Field Station
Horning Middle School
May 5
Citizen Stream Monitoring Training
UW-Waukesha Field Station, Waterville
May 11
I Live in a Watershed program
Homeschool group at Retzer Nature Center
May 12
Retzer Spring Sale pick-up
Native plants, rain barrels and compost bins
May 14
Watershed and Macroinvertebrate program for Brownies
Woodside Elementary
May 17
Water Resources program
Horizon Elementary, Pewaukee
May 31 and June 1
Field Testing Experience
Camp Whitcomb-Mason
June 6
Homeowner Association Education Workshop
Delafield
June 18, 19, 21
Environmental Science Merit Badge Class
Retzer Nature Center
June 23
Clean Water Festival outreach booth
Pewaukee
June 26, 27
Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge Class
Retzer Nature Center
Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use
515 W Moreland Blvd AC 260
Waukesha WI 53188
262-896-8300
www.waukeshacounty.gov/cleanwater
www.waukeshacounty.gov/recycling
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This communication is provided by the Waukesha County Dept. of Parks & Land Use - Land
Resources Division as a component of cooperative agreements executed with municipal
partners to provide coordinated stormwater education and operate an effective recycling
program, under applicable Wisconsin environmental laws and permits.