Our annual green feature reinvigorates the eco scene with a selection of tips, tricks, and articles that make living sustainably second nature here in the Chippewa Valley. Take baby steps toward a change using the tip calendar, find out what's hot and what's not, see who's picking up on the trends in the community, and recycle in ways you never imagined possible.
This past summer while hitting up local rummage sales with my husband and parents, I made the find of the day when I stumbled across a magnificently old but perfectly solid chair. I loved it immediately; with its very worn but original yellow ...
It wasn’t the mowing that drove Linda Soltis to an alternative lawn – it was the moles. Mole tunnels riddled the postage-stamp-sized patch of grass that she labored over watering, weeding, and fertilizing, and she was tired of it. Her solution? ...
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Wisconsin is right on track with efforts to curb climate change and water pollution. We’re among nine other states in the “green zone,” meaning we have policies in place to manage carbon ...
Local litter hater Jim Schumacher has an iPhone, and he’s not afraid to use it. Jim’s always done his part to combat stray garbage, but his recent discovery of a Japanese-made litter-tracking, social networking iPhone app has taken his game to a ...
It really is easy being green with Wisconsin’s new Focus on Energy program, which assists Wis. residents and businesses manage rising energy costs. The program encourages eligible Wisconsinites to update to more energy-efficient and cost-effective...
