Green Schools Consortium UW Milwaukee
Aug
21

Green Schools Consortium UW Milwaukee

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE 8TH ANNUAL GREEN & HEALTHY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE!

The annual Green & Healthy Schools Conference is an ideal opportunity to connect with the Milwaukee area's greener, healthier schools movement. The conference is an opportunity to hear inspirational stories, connect with curricular and funding resources, and learn how schools in the Milwaukee area are removing asphalt and enhancing their schoolyards with outdoor classrooms, improved recreation, arts, green infrastructure, and project-based learning.

This year we are working with the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to host the annual conference with presentations, breakout sessions, tours, and an exhibitor area. The conference is open to all and is an excellent opportunity to connect with some of your favorite community partners.

Learn more and register: https://www.gscm.refloh2o.com/2024-green-healthy-schools-conference

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Lincoln Creek Celebration at Havenwoods State Park
Jun
15

Lincoln Creek Celebration at Havenwoods State Park

Lincoln Creek Greenway Celebration at Havenwoods

6141 N Hopkins Street, Milwaukee

Join us for a Fun Filled Day of community, food, and activities as we celebrate our amazing green spaces along Lincoln Creek.

11-2 pm: Resource tables, Food, Games and Guided Walks.
1-2 pm, Nature Presentations and Animal Meet and Greet.
Register for Lunch:
1 pm Presentation - Birds, Bats and Snakes, OH MY! (Report on Lincoln Creek Wildlife Research)
1:20 pm: - Don't Let the Lion Tell the Giraffe's Story

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Nominate a Teacher
Jun
7

Nominate a Teacher

Nominations due for the Harbor District Teacher Appreciation Month Free Kayak Tour.

Do you know a teacher who would love to get out on Milwaukee’s Menomonee river in a kayak?

Show your appreciation for a K-12 educator teaching in Milwaukee this teacher’s appreciation month by nominating them for a free kayak tour of the menomonee river on June 18 or June 20! 

Learn more at:

https://harbordistrict.org/teacher-nomination-kayak-tour/

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Apply to CAC Mini-Grants Today
Jun
5
to Jul 8

Apply to CAC Mini-Grants Today

Apply today and help us reach deeper into communities this summer.

Your partnership will help bring community voice to this important work.  We are seeking partnerships with organizations who are connected to the neighborhoods surrounding the cleanup and enhancement projects of the AOC or with organizations who actively use the river and greenways of the AOC. 

We seek to fund community partners (non-profit organizations) up to $5,000 each to perform the following activities. In the end we would love a few hundred word summary of your work and a few photos to share on social media to help spread the word and grow our collective voice.

Learn more.

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Dredged Material Management Facility Walking Tours
Jun
13

Dredged Material Management Facility Walking Tours

Sediment in our waterways is contaminated with chemicals that are present from a long history of industrial uses in the surrounding areas. Though the contaminated sediment has been in our waterways for decades, if we do not remove it many of the issues that define the Milwaukee Estuary as an Area of Concern will continue to exist. Join us for a walking tour on Monday, June 13 to learn more about the future Dredged Material Management Facility and see where most of the contaminated material from Milwaukee’s rivers is planned to be placed. Tours will leave every 10 minutes from 5:30-7:00 PM.

Registration is not required but we encourage you to sign up for a tour time to help us with planning!

Meet at the Port Milwaukee Administration Building (2323 S. Lincoln Memorial Drive). Parking is available in the Port Milwaukee Administration Building parking lot.

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Cleaning Up Our Toxic Legacy: Milwaukee River Greenway
May
9

Cleaning Up Our Toxic Legacy: Milwaukee River Greenway

Virtual Public Meeting

Join us to learn about the planned clean up of contaminated material in the Milwaukee River Greenway and in various sanitary sewer pipes near the Greenway. Find out why the cleaning of Milwaukee’s waterways is important, what planning efforts are underway, the results of contaminated soils sampling in the floodplain areas along the east and west sides of the river between Estabrook Dam and the former North Avenue Dam, and what to expect when an upcoming sanitary sewer cleanup project along Humboldt Avenue between Capitol Drive and Locust Avenue begins. This community meeting is part of a larger initiative to clean up the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC).

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Saturday, June 17 | 10AM – 3 PM
Havenwoods State Forest
(6141 N Hopkins St, Milwaukee)

Celebrate the amazing restoration work happening on Milwaukee’s Waterways with a day filled with FOOD & ACTIVITIES for the whole family!

10:00 – 10:30 AM Opening Ceremony

10:30 – 11:15 AM Nearby Nature Lincoln Creek Hike

11:15 – 12:00 PM Love of Nature Stewardship And Resilience Hike

11:00 – 2:00 PM Complete a scavenger hunt of activities to learn about work happening on Milwaukee’s waterways

11:00 – 12:00 PM Animal Activity with Havenwoods’ Animals

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch

12:00 – 2:00 PM Drum Circle Activity

1:00 – 2:00 PM Restoration & Havenwoods History Hike

2:00 – 3:00 PM Closing & Prize Drawings

Registration Encouraged.

Recent Event in the News

Listen to coverage of the Walking Tour held on June 13.

CAC named finalist of the 2022 MANDI awards.

Check out the nomination video here and learn more about the work we set out to do.