BUILD MILWAUKEE’S FUTURE AS A WATER CITY Milwaukee has the potential to become a true water city. Water runs through every aspect of our city’s life, impacting and being impacted by all we do. We are awakening to its significance and its role in our city’s future. Join participants from across the […]
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Grab a garbage bag and let’s cleanup some rivers! 2014 Spring River Cleanup This Saturday, April 26th! 9:00 AM – Noon 50 Different Sites! View LIST OF SITES or our MAP OF SITES. Click here to go to the registration page! Registration for your site is not required, but it helps us plan. We provide […]
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Congress expands Great Lakes dredging Congress expands Great Lakes dredging Everybody knows water flows, but not many people know that the sediment below it does too. That’ s why harbors need dredging, or excavating the gradually accumulated material at the bottom of the water and transporting it elsewhere. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District had […]
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Groundwork Milwaukee invites you to join our River Ambassadors program. As a River Ambassador, you will have an opportunity to attend a variety of events to: – Educate event attendees about all the great improvements that have taken place throughout Milwaukee’s rivers to restore our water quality. – Offer suggestions of simple ways that people […]
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Lake Michigan Stakeholders Spring Membership Meeting “Youth & the Environment: Engaging the Next Generation in Conservation” Wednesday, April 30, 2014 10:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Urban Ecology Center, 3700 W. Pierce Street, Milwaukee, WI Click Here for LMS Flyer Spring 2014 Lake Michigan Stakeholder Agenda Join us to be re-energized hearing young peoples’ stories and […]
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Milwaukee River Basin TMDL Update – March 2014 From: TMDL Development Team This email provides an update on Milwaukee River Basin TMDL development progress and the projected schedule going forward. As we have previously noted, the TMDL Development Team sincerely appreciates your patience throughout the TMDL development process. Our last progress update was sent in […]
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This fall John Gurda’s Built on Water lecture tour traveled throughout the greater Milwaukee region reaching almost one thousand individuals with many important messages about our relationship with our rivers and lakes and our role in Milw aukee’s water history. You can now watch the video of John’s final lecture at Discovery World’s Center for Public […]
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Urban Wilderness: Mysterious Menomonee River stalagmite formations in Hoyt Park.“Friends of mine were out walking along the Menomonee River in Hoyt Park yesterday when they discovered a mysteriously tall ice formation. Knowing that I would be interested, they stopped by to alert me of the phenomenon. It did sound intriguing but I was unprepared by […]
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Ecology and Physiology of Plants in Winter: Surviving the Big Chill January 3 &4, 2014 (Friday & Saturday) Instructor: Dr. James Reinartz, Director, UWM Field Station is a plant ecologist and evolutionary biologist. The course: The plants of temperate and boreal regions have several anatomical and physiological adaptations that allow them to survive low temperatures. Minimum […]
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Coming December 4 Built on Water: Milwaukee’s Vital Resource JOHN GURDA at Discovery World, Center for Public Innovation in the Digital Theater 500 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202 7 PM – Doors open at 6:30 PM. Limited seating. Free of charge. Lake Michigan and the rivers that feed it have been Milwaukee’s dominant natural resources since […]
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