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Three Bridges Park opened in 2013, on land that was previously used as a rail yard. Ten years later, an estimated 50,000 people visit each year for recreation, exploration and community.
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The Urban Ecology Center started humbly with a small team working out of a trailer near a forlorn park above the Milwaukee River. Today the park is…
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The Urban Ecology Center specializes in introducing people to the urban environment. Over the last 25 years, the education-based organization has created…
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For people familiar with the Urban Ecology Center, the name Ken Leinbach is often mentioned in the same breathe.Today, the center shines bright as a model…
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In 1990, volunteers hatched an idea to kindle ecological understanding and stewardship among people in the neighborhood near Milwaukee’s Riverside Park.…
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Community group Layton Boulevard West Neighborshoped to create a bike repair shop. When the spot LBWN selected fell through, organizers did not want to…
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A blend of public/private partnerships have transformed a bleak, blighted Menomonee Valley. Monday, the Public Policy Forum released a report detailing…
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Most kids are back in school by now; that means their outdoor play time is dramatically reduced. That assumes, of course, that children actually spend…
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Acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton has traveled the globe and made it his mission to preserve the remaining quiet places. Tuesday evening he’ll share his…
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The species disappeared in 1914 - author Joel Greenberg hopes to create awareness and broaden interest in conservation.A natural historian and researcher,…