Lincoln Park Ice Cream Social – Sept 9 at 6:30 PM

YOU’RE INVITED! Lincoln Park Ice Cream Social & Discuss FRIENDS group formation Tuesday, September 9 at 6:30 P.M. Blatz Pavilion -1301 W. Hampton Ave. 6:30 PM: Meet neighbors & eat ice cream 7 to 8 PM: Learn about Friends groups & discuss how to make your neighborhood and park safer and cleaner CREATE LINCOLN PARK’S FUTURE […]

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Public Information Meeting

South Shore Park Site Investigation and Schematic Design. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 5:30 p.m. South Shore Pavilion, 2900 South Shore Drive. Questions and Answers with open floor discussion for the public. Bring your friends, neighbors and family members.

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FOCB Tour Sturgeon Facility

  Friends of the Cedarburg Bog & UWM Field Station Tour of Riveredge Nature Center’s Sturgeon Facility   Saturday, August 16 1 to 2:30 PM   Visit the streamside rearing facility at Riveredge and meet these prehistoric fish that will be released into Lake Michigan in fall and return to the river in 20 years.  Meet […]

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EPA Solicits Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grant Proposals

(Chicago – July 21, 2014) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a solicitation for a second round of Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grants.  EPA will award grants totaling up to $4.5 million to eligible shoreline cities to fund green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality. This year, shoreline cities with […]

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Up To $27.5 Million Available From EPA for 2014 Great Lakes Restoration Projects

CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals from states, municipalities, tribes, universities and nonprofit organizations for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Up to $27.5 million will be available during the current funding cycle. Grants will be […]

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OWLT Stew News: Chainsawapalooza!

Tomorrow, Saturday July 12 Kratzsch Conservancy map Chainsawapalooza 9am–1pmHandyman (or woman) Needed We had a great volunteer come forward to help us with our garage doors, but we can still use some more fixing things expertise. These are great solo projects that you can do on your own time. If you’re available please call Mike […]

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Breeding Bird Blitz 2014

    We need YOU to help contribute to our knowledge about wildlife that live in the Milwaukee Estuary and River system by submitting your bird observations to Ebird.org or AOCBirdBlitz@gmail.com through the month of June. The Milwaukee Estuary is designated as an Area of Concern (AOC) due to historical land and waterway alterations and pollution […]

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River Ambassador Trainings – May 29 and June 9

This training will prepare you to recruit others to become River Ambassadors!!  You will gain knowledge about all the great improvements that have taken place in Milwaukee’s rivers and then be able to share the information with others – from river dredging projects to habitat restorations and everything in between.  Learn about the comeback of our fisheries and why we […]

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Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 2

SAVE THE DATE!  Preparations are underway for Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 2—A Forum for Green Industry & Land Manager Professionals.  This is a fabulous educational opportunity sponsored by the Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium, Inc. (SEWISC) and Johnson’s Nursery, Inc.™. The full day event on September 17, 2014, builds on the success of our […]

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Rediscover the Birds of Lincoln Park!

Rediscover the Birds of Lincoln Park! Saturday May 24 –  8 to 9:30 a.m.  –  Meet @ the Blatz Pavilion Click Here for the Flyer! The Milwaukee Audubon Society and the University of Wisconsin Extension are proud to partner to bring you three local birding experts for a guided hike through Lincoln Park looking for our feathered friends.  […]

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