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Marek Landscaping, LLC

Marek Landscaping, LLC is a design/build firm that practices ecological restoration and stewardship.

SERVICES

Land stewardship/restoration
• Land management plans
• Mapping
• Biotic inventories
• Soil coring and testing
• Plant community design and installation
• Habitat mitigation
• Invasive species control
• Prescribed burn plans and implementation
• Streambank and bluff stabilization
• Tree pruning and removal
• Plant disease diagnosis and treatment

Trail and park planning, design, and con

struction
• Community parks
• Multi-user trails
• Natural and paved trails
• Boat launches
• Universal accessibility

Erosion control and stormwater management design and installation
• Compost-based erosion and sediment control products
• Specification, inspection, monitoring, and compliance
• NR216 erosion control and stormwater management permitting
• Erosion control plan design and site inspection
• Hydroseeding

Environmental permitting
• Wetland and waterway permitting
• Natural resource impact analysis (WEPA NR150 documentation)
• Public informational meetings

Rainwater harvesting
• Stormwater management
• Rain gardens
• Bioswales
• Greenroofs and walls
• Permeable paving

Landscape design and installation
• Native ornamental planting
• Dry-stacked walls
• Water features
• Hardscape features
• Ornamental lighting
• Site furnishings

06/08/2026

Recognize these eggs? Our crew found this red-winged blackbird nest when it had one egg, and during our next visit the following day we noticed a second egg had been laid.

Female red-winged blackbirds lay one egg per day for 2-4 days, after which they incubate their clutch for 11-13 days. Males so aggressively defend their nesting territory because they have a lot at stake. Each male can mate with anywhere from 5-15 females, which nest low to the ground in loose groups that the male then fiercely defends.

So next time you hear their distinctive call and chirps, look around and give them some space🐦‍⬛

05/29/2026

Want to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather? One of our favorite places to enjoy nature in the city is on the East Bank Trail through Hubbard Park.

We’ve worked hard to control invasive herbaceous plants like garlic mustard, dames rocket, burdock, and many others. Our hard work has paid off! This section of trail has a diverse array of so, so many life-supporting native plants.

Pictured are: Starry false Solomon’s seal, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Virginia waterleaf, bloodroot, and white rattlesnake root.

Other species not pictured include several species of goldenrod (Canada, zig-zag, and stiff), cutleaf coneflower, cup plant, woodbine, Canadian honewort, yellow avens, white avens, and sweet cicely.

05/27/2026

The prairie smoke at the fish passage in Kletzsch is popping! We can’t wait to see what the fish passage looks like later on this summer!

05/11/2026

Ssssssay hello!🐍

Spring means garter snakes are coming out! These little guys and gals are friendly and pose no threat to people or pets. They are little things, ranging in length from 1.5ft to just over 2ft. They eat tadpoles, small frogs and toads, worms, and slugs. New research indicates they may actually be social and form social groups.

So next time you see a garter snake, there’s no need to be afraid!

05/07/2026

Garlic mustard is flowering right now! Now is the time to pull it before seeds can develop. This thick, carpeting w**d takes over quickly and shades out native flowers before they have a chance to bloom.

It’s easy to pull! A soil knife or trowel helps the entire root come out cleanly, ensuring the plant will not regrow. If you see garlic mustard around your home pull it out to stop the spread.

05/01/2026

What’s better than native wildflowers? Native wildflowers taking off after successful invasive removal!

This section of woodland along Lincoln Creek used to be nearly exclusively European buckthorn, garlic mustard, and dames rocket. This spring? It’s a carpet of false rue anemone, Virginia waterleaf, trout lilies, and Canadian honewort.

We did not seed any of these natives in. They were present in the soil and seed bank, just waiting for the chance to shine. The before and after pictures speak for themselves- ecosystems can and do rebound if we give them a chance!

04/29/2026

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, is coming up in the woods! Bloodroot gets its name from the vibrant red coloring of its roots. Similar to prairie trillium, the seeds of bloodroot have an elasiosome to entice ants to take and disperse the seeds.

It spreads by rhizomes and can form dense stands. These colonies can provide excellent ground cover in a landscaped yard. Consider adding bloodroot to your native garden for early blooms!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! Take this day to appreciate the beautiful world we live in and the life it holds. Get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Want to get involved? Milwaukee River Keeper is hosting clean ups this Saturday, April 25th at various locations. Click the link in the comment below to choose a location and sign up to help!

04/21/2026

Prairie trillium, trillium recurvatum, is coming up! We love to see this spring ephemeral. It supports a variety of insect pollinators including beetles, flies, wasps, and, of course, bees. It spreads by rhizomes as well as seed dispersal by ants.

Prairie trillium has a very special relationship with ants. The mature seeds have a specialized piece of “bait” known as an elasiosome. This is a protein and fat rich structure on the seed, whose only purpose is ant food. This entices the ants to take the seeds home, where they eat the elasiosome and then dispose of the rest of the seed. The trillium seeds have then been dispersed, often in ideal conditions for germination!

04/13/2026

How exciting! We’ve spotted our first Bee Balm sprouts of the year! Also called Wild Bergamot, scientific name Monarda fistulosa, this prairie flower is a personal favorite of our crew!💜🐝

There were a ton of Bee Balm sprouts popping up all over this area where we treated a heavy crown vetch and Canada thistle infestation last year. Bee Balm is, of course, excellent food for pollinators, but what really makes it valuable is its hardiness and ability to establish in poorer soils and disturbed environments. This little clump will grow up to 4ft tall and flower later this season, providing food for many pollinators and stabilizing soils. And it will help to crowd out invasive species like crown vetch while we encourage more sensitive native species.

Address

125 W Melvina Street , Suite 1
Milwaukee, WI
53212

Telephone

+14142720242

Website

http://www.mareklandscaping.com/

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