Pedestrian Lighting
Washburn Neighborhood Association is fundraising to support new pedestrian-friendly lighting throughout the neighborhood. Lighting has already been installed on 5th, 6th and 7th Streets, with positive feedback coming from the pedestrians who regularly use the sidewalks in the neighborhood.
6th and Market Street Planters
Thanks to a partnership between the City of La Crosse and the Association, with input from VFW Post 1530 and the American Legion, a suggestion to beautify this space resulted in New Planters at the corner of 6th and Market. This area of the neighborhood is the site of a variety of new homes thanks to the city’s housing replacement program.
La Crosse Public Library Garden Planter
Association volunteers are helping to beautify the La Crosse Public Library by planting and maintaining the garden box on Main Street! Enjoy the view as you head downtown.
Washburn Garden Park – 9th & 10th / Ferry and Division Streets
The Association is managing a garden in the neighborhood! The property is located on the 900 block of Division Street in La Crosse, WI and belongs to Mayo Clinic Health Systems – Franciscan Health Care, a non-profit organization. See photos here.
Gardeners rented 57 garden spots in the 2017 season. proceeds from the rentals are donated to St. Clare health Mission, and 10% of the harvest is donated to charities and food banks.
Teachers and Students from the Lincoln/SOTA II/Coulee Montessori Middle School have joined in the activities. The PTO wrote a grant and donated a shed for use by the gardeners, students have a lasagna garden that is planted each Spring, and teachers bring students out for classes at the park.
In 2013, Hillview Urban Agriculture Center created a hoop house in the garden. Volunteers from the Center plant a variety of vegetables in the hoop house, and share VermiGold (worm castings) a product of their collaboration with the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
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