2 - BROUWER and First Vice Chair THORESEN
Recused:
E. Items Requiring Committee Action - None
F. Presentations - None
G. Reports to Committee
1. Heritage Center and education program update
LWRD Education Program 2021 Overview Presentation
Lael Pascual gave the attached 2021 education program presentation. Over 1,000
people, both youth and adults, participated in programs this summer. Programs included
the Conservation Art Contest, Get Outside program, summer field trips, Girls Inc
camp-outs, Junior Naturalists, Youth Environmental Leadership Experience, Youth
Volunteers for Conservation, School's Out Outdoor Adventure Days, and public events
like art, movies, yoga and presentations in the park. Lael also discussed interpretation
and education exhibit updates in the Heritage Center and throughout William G Lunney
Lake Farm Park.
2. Wisconsin Humanities Council Mini Grant update: interpretive plan for the
archaeological district in William G Lunney Lake Farm Park
Earlier this year, the Friends of the Capital Springs Recreation Area received a mini-grant
from the Wisconsin Humanities Council to partner with the Dane County Historical
Society, the Ho-Chunk Nation, Dane County Parks and Madison Metropolitan Sewerage
District to develop an interpretive plan for cultural and natural resources for the Capital
Springs Recreation Area. They hired an archeological consultant to foster the various
partnerships and facilitate four planning sessions. The planning sessions culminated with
the development of a shared vision statement: To preserve and protect the natural and
cultural landscape within the Capital Springs Recreation Area for future generations; to
enhance the visitor experience through interpretation of these resources; to recognize the
inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and their ancestral ties to this
landscape; and to collaborate on projects of mutual benefit for all stakeholders. This
vision statement will be used as a roadmap to guide how these organizations can work
together to further develop an interpretive plan for the archaeological district in William G
Lunney Lake Farm Park.
3. Recap Mazomanie Area Projects public information meeting held November 3, 2021
Dane County Parks staff held a public information meeting for a number of projects
planned for the Mazomanie area. The meeting was held at Wisconsin Heights High
School. Over 30 people attended and overall the feedback on all projects was very
positive.