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Resident recounts Drew Forest restoration history during Madison council public comment

3510287 · April 14, 2025
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Summary

A longtime Madison resident urged council and public to preserve Drew University's adjacent forest, detailing past restoration efforts including a $155,000 philanthropic gift, deer-fence installation and volunteer plantings that renamed the area Hepburn Woods.

During the meeting’s public comment period a longtime resident, Catherine (last name not provided), spoke about the ecological restoration of the Drew University forest preserve and urged continued preservation. The remarks recounted restoration work, donor support and community involvement in establishing what volunteers now call Hepburn…

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