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Welcome to the Town of New Glarus Parks Commission website!
Whether you are a current resident of the Town of New Glarus or a visitor we welcome you to the rolling hills, wooded valleys and spectacular scenery of our portion of Green County. This website is designed to provide you with information regarding the natural beauty of our area and the work we are doing to preserve and restore our native habitat.
The
Parks Commission is active in a number of activities in the community
including an annual Spring Clean-Up of our scenic rural roads, donation
and planting of trees for Arbor Day and assisting with the 2010 Alphornman
Triathlon. The Parks Commission has also offered a variety of programming
and workshops including: Bluebirding in Wisconsin, Conservation Planning,
Pre-Settlement History of New Glarus, Settlement History, Native Plant
Species, Restoration of Native Plants, Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens,
and Preserving Your Driftless Area Family Lands.
Currently the Parks Commission is working to restore a native prairie and oak savannah. Recently the five acre parcel was cleared of non-native species and the next step will be a controlled burn in the spring of 2011. The Commission is also looking to establish a green space for a community park that may also contain a Town Hall. Another project is to continue the wonderful trail system that we have in our area to encourage non-motorized transportation and recreation within the rural portions of our community.
We hope you use this site to learn more about the Town of New Glarus and the many natural and recreational opportunities that it offers to residents and visitors. Please visit the main Town website at www.tn.newglarus.wi.gov/ for additional information and resources.
This proposed 2011 update to the Parks Plan is for the public to review prior to the Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Town of New Glarus Office, 1101 Highway 69, New Glarus, WI 53574-0448. Citizens of the Town of New Glarus can attend the Annual Town Meeting to discuss and potentially approve the 2011 Parks Plan.