Living Building Challenge at MREA Energy Fair (June 2015)
Leah Samson-Samuel will be presenting at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's annual Energy Fair, where she'll be talking about the Living Building Challenge. She'll also be teaching kids a fun way to recycle by making paper beads from old magazines.
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Small Business & Sustainability (December 2014)
Leah Samson-Samuel presented at the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference on what initiatives Madison Environmental Group is taking to be sustainable, waste less and save energy. She also offered options for small businesses to consider in their own day-to-day operations.
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Green Buildings (November 2013)
Leah Samson-Samuel gave a talk for the Synergists about what makes a building "Green" along with examples of green buildings in the Madison area..................................................................................................................
Sonya Newenhouse Copresented on "Megatrends: Technologies and Techniques that are Changing the Built World" (June 4, 2011)
Steve Mouson, President of the New Urban Guild, copresented with Sonya Newenhouse. Steve provided the big picture view of sustainability while Sonya ended with her NewenHouse prototype case study -- a house for the future that's furnace free.
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Sonya Newenhouse Panelist on "Sharing the Ride, on Two Wheels or Four" at the Congress of New Urbanism (June 3, 2011)
Sonya Newenhouse talked about Community Car and shared lessons learned in starting a carsharing business. You can find out more about CNU here.
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Small, Super Insulated and Sustainable (April 2011)
At the Kickapoo Earth Day in Readstown WI, Sonya Newenhouse presented on "Small, Super Insulated and Sustainable: The NewnHouse Kit Home provides a solution for the future."
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NewenHouse and Sustainable Lifestyles (April 2011)
Sonya Newenhouse was a keynote speaker at the Sauk County Earth Day in Baraboo Campus, WI. Check out the presentation in the NEWS!
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Isthmus Green Day Greener Faster Presentation (April 2011)
Sonya Newnenhouse, Anne Nardi and the six Greener Faster Families presented on their jouney this past year to reduce their eco-footprint by 40% from the Madison average.
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Sonya Newenhouse Panelist for CleanTech Connections Kick Off (February 17, 2011)
Sonya Newenhouse was a panelist at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery CleanTech Connections Kick Off.
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Leap Frog to Ultra Low Energy Homes, Better Buildings: Better Business Conference (March 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse and Carly Coulson presented on Newenhouse, the super insulated, sustainable, small kit home Madison Environment Group, Inc. is developing. Wisconsin Dells, WI
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Planting Fresh Seeds: How Women are Transforming Sustainability
(July 31, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse spoke on a panel about how women are taking a more active role than ever in sustainable business. Sonya and the other panel members were featured in a GreenBiz article. Kickapoo Country Fair, La Farge WI
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Small, Super Insulated, Sustainable Homes (June 19, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse provided a history of small and super insulated homes and an overview of the new Passive Hause Certification standards. She ended with a NewenHouse prototype that will be 80% more efficient than cose. MREA Energy Fair, Custer, WI
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Greener Faster (May 18, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse,Whole Foods, Madison, WI
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An Eco-Entrepreneur's Path Mid Stream (May 3, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse gives this lecture annually to Professor Jack Kloppenburg's Environmental Studies undergraduate class, UW-Madison, WI
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WGBA, Madison Member Circle Meeting, Lunch and Learn (April 21, 2010)
Leah Samson-Samuel presented on Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s Recycling and Indoor Air Quality Activities, J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc
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Climate Change Solutions (April 21, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse, Nelson Institute Earth Day at 40 Conference, Madison, WI
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Greener Deeper Faster (April 17, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse, Isthmus Green Day Event, Madison, WI
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Legal Issues of Importance to Business Managers (April 7, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse gives this lecture annually to Professor Joan Schmit's class in the MBA program at UW-Madison
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LEED – Current Practices and Paradoxes (April 6, 2010)
Leah Samson-Samuel presented at CEE 698-002 Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management, UW-Madison, WI. .................................................................................................................
Small, Super Insulated, Sustainable Homes (February 16, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse, Professor William Cronon's breakfast seminar, Memorial Union, Madison, WI
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Environmental and Social Sustainability Top 10 (February 15, 2010)
Sonya Newenhouse, Sierra Club meeting, Wauwatosa, WI
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Small Homes and the Green Building Movement (June 21, 2009)
Sonya Newenhouse,Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, Custer, WI
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Environmental and Social Sustainability in Tough Economic Times (April 25, 2009)
Sonya Newenhouse, Isthmus Green Day Event, Madison, WI
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An Eco-Entrepreneur's Story Mid Stream (April 22, 2009)
Sonya Newenhouse, UW Whitewater Earth Day Key Note, Whitewater, WI
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NewenHouse: Smaller, Smarter Homes for Green Living (March 11, 2009)
Sonya Newenhouse, UW Madison Business School, Madison, WI
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Community Car, An Emerging Business in Madison (December 4, 2008)
Sonya Newenhouse, Rotary Club West Side Meeting, Madison, WI
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NewenHouse: Smaller, Smarter Homes for Green Living (October 29, 2008)
Sonya Newenhouse, Sustainable Real Estate Conference, Fluno Center, Madison, WI
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Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: Making Sense of the Carbon Issue (February 26, 2008)
Kevin Coleman, 18th Annual Energy Design Conference, Duluth, MN
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How to Develop a Construction and Demolition Recycling Program and Get Results (August 13, 2007)
Sonya Newenhouse, ASTSWMO State Solid Waste Managers Conference, Portland, OR astswmo.org
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EnAct: Steps to Greener Living (July 12, 2007)
Kevin Coleman, Woodlander’s Gathering, Shake Rag Alley, Mineral Point, WI
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Green Remodeling 101 (July 12, 2007)
Christi Weber, Woodlander’s Gathering, Shake Rag Alley, Mineral Point, WI
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Your Carbon Footprint (June 17, 2007)
Kevin Coleman, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair, Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Custer, WI
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Green Living Spaces (June 15, 2007)
Christi Weber, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair, Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Custer, WI
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Capitol West Case Study: Getting Results with Reuse (May 14, 2007)
David Waisman, speaker at Building Materials Reuse Association's DECON '07 Conference, Madison, WI
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The Business of Green Building (April 5, 2007)
Sonya Newenhouse, speaker at The Business Forum, The Madison Club, Madison, WI
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Green Remodeling 101 (March 26, 2007)
Christi Weber, Madison Environmental Group Office, Madison, WI
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Green Interior Design 101 (March 16, 2007)
Christi Weber, Interior Design Club, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI
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Sonya Newenhouse, speaker at American Planning Association, Wisconsin Chapter Conference, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI

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Green Building (March 6, 2007)
Sonya Newenhouse, speaker at Sociology of Environment class, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

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Sustainable Transportation and Parking Options (February 26, 2007)
Sonya Newenhouse, speaker at Downtown Madison Kiwanis meeting, 11:30am, Edgewater Hotel, Madison, WI
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Green Building in Downtown Madison (February 22, 2007)
Sonya Newenhouse, speaker at Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. event, 7pm location TBA, Madison, WI.................................................................................................................Sustainability (October 11, 2006)
Sonya Newenhouse, panel member for Regent Neighborhood Association Development Discussion, Madison, WI.................................................................................................................
Can fashion and green design coexist? (September 18, 2006)
Sonya Newenhouse, Design Gallery, UW-Madison School of Human Ecology, Madison , WI .................................................................................................................
Sustainability (September 14, 2006)
Sonya Newenhouse , Friends of Arboretum fall lecture series, UW-Madison Arboretum, Madison , WI .................................................................................................................
Green Building 101(August 16, 2006)
Sonya Newenhouse, Madison Community Foundation Board Meeting, Madison , WI .................................................................................................................
Green Solutions for the Future (August 7, 2006)
Sonya Newenhouse , Dodgeville Kiwanis, Dodgeville , WI
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Two New Concepts to Improve Household Budgets in Northeast Wisconsin (April 18, 2006)Solar Mining Company Brown Bag Seminar. 826 Vanderbraak Street, Green Bay, WI. Noon-1:00pm. 
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An Eco-Entreprenure's Career Path (March 29, 2006)
Guest Lecturer for Environmental Studies Class. University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI. 
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The Greening of Madison: Past, Present and Future ( February 1, 2006) Downtown Rotary at Inn on the Park. Madison, WI.  read Rotary announcement»
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The Greening of Madison (January 23, 2006)
Strang, Inc. Green Team Lunch Seminar. Madison, WI. 
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The Greening of Madison: Build Green, Manage Green, Live Green 
(November 29, 2005)
Vantage Point Lunch Seminar. Madison, WI. 
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Build Green, Manage Green, Live Green: From an Owner's Perspective 
(November 9, 2005)
Cascade Asset Management National Headquarters Grand Opening. Madison, WI. 
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Green Building/Recycling Materials (November 8, 2005)
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Conference. Madison, WI. 
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Madison Transportation Panel Discussion (September 16 , 2005)
Leadership Greater Madison Education Day. Madison, WI. 
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Save Some Green: Green Development Trends and Opportunities 
(May 11, 2005)
Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Regional Sustainability Conference.  Milwaukee, WI. 
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The Greening of Madison: Steps Toward Environmentally Friendly Development and Transportation (April 28, 2005)
Downtown Madison Inc. “What's Up Downtown” Breakfast.  
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Toward a Greener Bottom Line (April 25, 2005)
Panelist for a discussion of green business decisions.  Madison, WI. Other panelists include: Jim Bradley (Home Savings Bank), Janet Brandt (Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation), Curt Brink (Archipelago Village), Cecil Wright (Organic Valley Farms), Joh Imes (Arbor House and Wisconsin Environmental Initiative), and the facilitator Jeanan Yasiri (Dean Health System).
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An Eco Entrepreneur's Path to Green Development (March 30, 2005)
Guest lecture for The Social Perspective, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
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Save Some Green: Green Development Trends and Opportunities (March 10, 2005)
Closing speaker for Spring 2005 Conference for the Wisconsin Chapter of the American
Society of Landscape Architects, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI
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An Interdisciplinary Environmental Career from the Perspective of an Eco-Businesswoman (March 4, 2005)
Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, New Hampshire
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Green Renovation on a Budget: A Case Study of the Crescent Building (February 9, 2005)
National Association of Women in Construction, meeting at the Crescent Building, Madison Environmental Group's home office, Madison, WI.
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Green Renovation on a Budget: A Case Study of the Crescent Building (February 1, 2005)
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference,Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI
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Green Business Opportunities: An Alum's Career Path (January 26, 2005)
Doris Duke Fellows Conservation Leadership Skills, 5:30-7:00pm, 175 Science Hall, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
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Save Some Green: Affordable Green Development (January 24, 2005)
Madison South Rotary Group, Sheraton Hotel, Madison, WI
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Affordable Green Building Options (December 1, 2004)
WHEDA's Multi-Family Housing Conference, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI
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An Eco Entrepreneur's Path in Progress (October 14, 2004)
Nelson Institute Board of Visitors, UW-Madison, Madison, WI
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Green Building Opportunities (April 28, 2004)
Presentation requested again for International Facility Manager Association, Annual Conference, Madison, WI
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A Path in Progress: Creative Writing (April 25, 2004)
Breakfast presentation for Women in Conservation, Midwest Land Trust Conference, hosted by Gathering Waters Conservancy, Madison, WI.................................................................................................................

An Eco Entrepreneur’s Path to Green Building (March 31, 2004)
Guest lecture for Professor Jack Kloppenburg, Environmental Studies: The Social Perspective, UW-Madison
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Green Building Opportunities (March 16, 2004)
Presentation to International Facility Manager Association, Madison Meeting
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An Eco Entrepreneur’s Path in Progress (February 11, 2004)
Presentation to Business Association for Sustainable Enterprise (BASE), UW-Madison
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EnAct: Fostering Sustainability in Congregations and Neighborhood Groups (February 9, 2004)
WI Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign Conference, Oshkosh, WI
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Green Building Presentation and Tour (December 10, 2003)
National Association of Women in Construction, Madison, WI
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Car-Free City Challenge (December 8, 2003)
STAPPA/ALAPCO/EPA Communicating Air Quality Conference, Orlando, FL
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Community Car: A New Sustainable Business (October 22, 2003)
Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) Seminar, UW-Madison
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An Eco Entrepreneur’s Path in Progress (September 4, 2003)
Presentation for Chuo University students visit, UW-Madison
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Opportunities for Downtown Madison (June 26, 2003)
Presentation to Capitol Neighborhood Association, Madison, WI
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Less is More: a little less car is a lot more for the environment (April 26, 2003)
Sauk County Earth Day, Baraboo University, Baraboo, WI
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Community Car: A Sustainable Business (April 9, 2003)
FH King Talk, UW-Madison
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Community Car: A New Option (April 9, 2003)
Institute of Environmental Studies, Environmental Activism Seminar, UW-Madison
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Interdisciplinary Work (February 24, 2003)
Institute of Environmental Studies, Research Methods Seminar, UW-Madison
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Starting Your Own Business: A Path in Progress (February 4, 2003)
Institute of Environmental Studies, Conservation Leadership Skills Seminar, UW-Madison
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Construction Waste Management: Recycling at Work at Overture (August 12, 2002)
J.H. Findorff & Son Staff meeting, Madison, WI
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Community Car: a new species in the transportation family (April 24, 2002)
Department of Natural Resources Earth Week Brown Bag, Madison, WI
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Car Sharing in Madison (April 17, 2002)
Sierra Club Forum, Madison, WI
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Community Car: A New Transportation Choice (March 26, 2002)
Dane County Co-op Forum, Madison, WI
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Leopold, Wright & Conservation in the 20th Century (March 14, 2002)
Madison Environmental Group Wisconsin Ideas and Actions Seminar, Mirror Lake State Park, WI
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Car Talk: a sharing solution that involves oil, insurance and civility (February 26, 2002)Professor William Cronon Environmental Breakfast Seminar, Madison, WI
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Interdisciplinary Work: A Practical Perspective (February 18, 2002)Land Resources Forum, Madison, WI
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Trash to Transportation: A Path in Progress (February 14, 2002)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Conservation Lecture Series, Stevens Point, WI
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Tools to Achieve Results: The Importance of Integrating Numbers, Words and Images (November 8, 2001)Working Landscapes in the Midwest, Delevan, WI
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Greening Deconstruction: A Reuse and Recycling Project for Overture
AROW Conference, March 5, 2002
Green Building Alliance Breakfast, December 12, 2001
Madison Cultural Arts Board, November 27, 2001
Flad and Associates, November 7, 2001
Solid Waste Advisory Committee, November 1, 2001
University of Wisconsin-Madison Business School, September 18, 2001
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Round Table, July 13, 2001
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The Greening of Industry: A Case Study (April, 2000)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Global Commons Lecture
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The Economic Benefits of Using an Integrated Approach to Study Environmental Issues (March, 2000)
Midwest Business Administration Association Conference, Chicago, IL
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Source Reduction Measurement (December, 1999)

National Recycling Coalition Meeting, Washington, DC
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Working for the Earth (October, 1999)

Land Resources Seminar, Madison, WI
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Words, Pictures and Numbers: An Integrated Approach (September, 1999)

Source Reduction Measurement, National Recycling Coalition Congress, Cincinnati, OH
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A Tourist Trash Tour of Madeline Island (April, 1999)

Environmental Breakfast Seminar, Madison, WI
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