The Urban Ecology Center is a nonprofit organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their mission is to educate the Milwaukee community about the environment, conservation, sustainability, and other issues related to urban ecology, as well as to preserve and protect the natural areas in the city.[2]
In 1991, a group of residents of the Riverside Park neighborhood founded the Riverside Urban Environmental Center in response to the growing crime and pollution in Riverside Park. The neighborhood surrounding Riverside Park, was at one time an affluent neighborhood, which eventually became polluted and had an increase of criminal activity, while similar problems occurred in the neighborhoods surrounding Washington Park and Menomonee Valley.
The organization is headquartered in the Riverside Park neighborhood. There are two other branches: the Washington Park branch which opened in 2007[3] and the Menomonee Valley branch which opened in 2012.[4]
One of the organizations main focuses is to revitalize parks in urban neighborhoods to educate urban youth about environmentalism and nature. All three branches have a specific focus on urban nature and programs concerning conservation, which have revitalized their respective neighborhoods, which have experienced economic downturn and criminal activity.
Riverside Park is located near the Riverwest and East Side neighborhoods. The park itself is approximately 25 acres in size. (10.2 ha)[5] Riverside Park itself has a rich history, it is one of the three parks in Milwaukee that was made by Frederick Law Olmsted, who was responsible for making some of the most famous and iconic parks in America. The park is a mainly temperate forest, composed of mainly deciduous and broadleaf trees. The Milwaukee River runs through the park, as well as the Oak Leaf Trail. The park has a wide variety of wildlife and is a migratory stop over site for many species. Many bird species live there, such as Great horned owls, Red-winged blackbirds, Downy woodpeckers, Magnolia warblers, and Nashville warblers. The park is also home to the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum, a 40-acre (16.1 ha) Arboretum that was built on a former Brownfield land. There is a restored Oak savanna in the arboretum, one of the most endangered habitats in the United States. It is one of twenty two US Forest Service dedicated "Children's Forests", meaning the park has a specific focus of educating children and families, while preserving the natural habitat.[6]
^"Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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November 29, 2023
urban, ecology, center, nonprofit, organization, milwaukee, wisconsin, their, mission, educate, milwaukee, community, about, environment, conservation, sustainability, other, issues, related, urban, ecology, well, preserve, protect, natural, areas, city, found. The Urban Ecology Center is a nonprofit organization in Milwaukee Wisconsin Their mission is to educate the Milwaukee community about the environment conservation sustainability and other issues related to urban ecology as well as to preserve and protect the natural areas in the city 2 Urban Ecology CenterFounded1991TypeNon profitLocationRiverside Park Milwaukee Wisconsin US 1500 E Park Place administrative offices Coordinates43 04 03 5 N 87 53 26 8 W 43 067639 N 87 890778 W 43 067639 87 890778 administrative offices Area servedRiverside ParkWashington ParkMenomonee ValleyKey peopleKen Leinbach Executive DirectorWebsiteUrban Ecology CenterFormerly calledRiverside UrbanEnvironmental Center 1 In 1991 a group of residents of the Riverside Park neighborhood founded the Riverside Urban Environmental Center in response to the growing crime and pollution in Riverside Park The neighborhood surrounding Riverside Park was at one time an affluent neighborhood which eventually became polluted and had an increase of criminal activity while similar problems occurred in the neighborhoods surrounding Washington Park and Menomonee Valley The organization is headquartered in the Riverside Park neighborhood There are two other branches the Washington Park branch which opened in 2007 3 and the Menomonee Valley branch which opened in 2012 4 Contents 1 Branches 1 1 Riverside Park 2 Notable associates 3 ReferencesBranches editOne of the organizations main focuses is to revitalize parks in urban neighborhoods to educate urban youth about environmentalism and nature All three branches have a specific focus on urban nature and programs concerning conservation which have revitalized their respective neighborhoods which have experienced economic downturn and criminal activity Riverside Park edit Main article Parks of Milwaukee nbsp The entrance of the Riverside Park branchRiverside Park is located near the Riverwest and East Side neighborhoods The park itself is approximately 25 acres in size 10 2 ha 5 Riverside Park itself has a rich history it is one of the three parks in Milwaukee that was made by Frederick Law Olmsted who was responsible for making some of the most famous and iconic parks in America The park is a mainly temperate forest composed of mainly deciduous and broadleaf trees The Milwaukee River runs through the park as well as the Oak Leaf Trail The park has a wide variety of wildlife and is a migratory stop over site for many species Many bird species live there such as Great horned owls Red winged blackbirds Downy woodpeckers Magnolia warblers and Nashville warblers The park is also home to the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum a 40 acre 16 1 ha Arboretum that was built on a former Brownfield land There is a restored Oak savanna in the arboretum one of the most endangered habitats in the United States It is one of twenty two US Forest Service dedicated Children s Forests meaning the park has a specific focus of educating children and families while preserving the natural habitat 6 In 2007 Wisconsin s largest solar array was the 44 4 kW array on the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee 7 Notable associates editWisconsin State Senator Nikiya Harris was formerly a special events coordinator and membership manager for the Center References edit Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee County Retrieved 22 February 2013 Mission Urban Ecology Center Retrieved 22 February 2013 Washington Park Milwaukee A Profile of Milwaukee s Washington Park Neighborhood about com Archived from the original on 10 October 2016 Retrieved 22 February 2013 Urban Ecology Center s branch combines education environment Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved 22 February 2013 Riverside Park PDF Retrieved 14 July 2014 Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum Retrieved 14 July 2014 Largest Wisconsin Solar Array to be Dedicated February 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Urban Ecology Center amp oldid 1014147025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
