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Alisha Jihn and Tisiphani Mayfield are Wild Space’s guest choreographers for “InSite: Dances for Washington Park.” Their dances are created in conversation with Fredrick Law Olmsted’s design elements throughout Washington Park.
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Being in nature can bring healing and creativity. But there’s a gap in who gets to enjoy our natural spaces — especially here in Milwaukee. Even though the city has a population that is majority not white, white Milwaukeeans are more likely to be outside in the parks, which is a fact rooted in a long history of racial discrimination.
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Some Wisconsin legislators think it should be easier for owners to remove property from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and sell it, and are proposing legislation to achieve that goal.
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The new year often prompts reflection on the past one, and one of the Wisconsin Policy Forum’s traditions is to take stock of their top five research findings of the last twelve months. Many of the 52 reports, policy briefs and data tools produced by the Forum were related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but other topics were explored as well.
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A piece of nature is being spruced up in an unexpected spot in Milwaukee's 30th Street Corridor. A group called Nearby Nature Milwaukee hopes the Lincoln Creek greenway project will signal renewal and community connection.
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From owls to coyotes to turtles, Eric Kilburg, a senior wildlife specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, says many animals call Milwaukee home and have learned to live near humans.
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The conditions for wildfires in Wisconsin are unusually high this year, and have already led to three times the expected number of reported fires.
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Editor's note: This piece was originally published Jan. 12, 2018.As winter descends on Wisconsin and the cold sets in, our fair-weather - and…
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Cases of lyme disease are on the rise in counties throughout the Northeast and Midwest, including here in Wisconsin. We're currently in the peak…
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Lake Effect contributor Stacy Tornio joins us every so often to talk about generally family-friendly adventures around the Midwest. But by…