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The Middleton High School Aquatic Restoration Team:

By: Zachary Nonn, Barbara Liu, Beth Hartig, Adam Schneider, and Mario Hevesi. The Middleton High School Aquatic Restoration Team:. -A Lexus Eco-Challenge Project on Shrinking Wetlands and Aquatic Habitats. The Lexus Eco Challenge is a program designed by Lexus and Scholastic to educate and

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The Middleton High School Aquatic Restoration Team:

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  1. By: Zachary Nonn, Barbara Liu, Beth Hartig, Adam Schneider, and Mario Hevesi The Middleton High School Aquatic Restoration Team: -A Lexus Eco-Challenge Project on Shrinking Wetlands and Aquatic Habitats

  2. The Lexus Eco Challenge is a program designed by Lexus and Scholastic to educate and empower students to take action to improve the environment. In our case, we well be improving wetlands an aquatic habitats for the water portion of the challenge. What is a Lexus Eco-Challenge?

  3. Within our town, Middleton, lies the 550 acre nature preserve known as Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Running through the conservancy is Pheasant Branch Creek which flows naturally from the springs found on conservancy grounds. Unfortunately, development projects have polluted the stream as well as fragmented the habitat that the conservancy provides. Our Issue:

  4. Pheasant Branch Conservancy Source: http://www.pheasantbranch.org/images/PBCmapLG.jpg

  5. The springs and creek system provide over 2.6 million gallon of water a day to our local lake system. The wetlands in the conservancy act as a sponge, filtering the water that is headed towards our lakes. A healthy creek will provide for healthy lakes, a true treasure to the people of Madison, the City on Two Lakes. A Greater Picture...

  6. The Pheasant Branch Creek Watershed Pheasant Branch Creek flows directly into Lake Mendota, the largest of the Madison lakes. http://www.pheasantbranch.org/images/rechargePBSprings.jpg

  7. Human development and pollution has degraded the aquatic habitat that the creek currently provides. Years ago, the creek was used as a dump; today, you can find large glass shards, tires, and metal objects in the creek bed. A rotting, rusting fence, once installed to keep cows out currently encases the springs, fragmenting habitat and generating debris which will be swept downstream. The Problem

  8. - Lend a hand on Sunday, November 30th as we join forces with the Friends of Pheasant Branch to pull out the decaying fence which currently surrounds the springs. For info, email: acschneider2@wisc.edu - Join us on restoration volunteer Sundays as we clean up the creek and wetlands. To sign up for the mailing list, write to: acschneider2@wisc.edu What You Can Do:

  9. - We've joined Water Action Volunteers, help us do monthly creek studies, we'll train you! For info, email: hevesimario@yahoo.com - Join our regular litter pick-up walks. For times, email: hevesimario@yahoo.com - Keep up-to-date with us as we attempt to restore the creek to a more natural and healthy state at: http://mhsrestoration.wordpress.com More that You can do...

  10. Spread the Word! Thank you for your support! And Remember...

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