Service Learning at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park By: Mikki Harding

What is the Urban Ecology Center? Neighborhood based, non-profit community center Located in Milwaukee's Riverside Park Provides environmental science programs to neighborhood schools, promotes environmental awareness in the community, preserves and enhances the natural resources of Riverside Park, and protects the Milwaukee River

Cultures and Communities Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Minority populations concentrated in inner city – Urban Ecology Center is on Eastside of Milwaukee. Accessibility to environmental education and nature easier for minorities and those in the inner city. The darker the green, the higher the percentage

A Sustainable Green Building The Urban Ecology Center facility was built using wood, metal, cardboard, drywall, commingled recyclables, concrete and other materials. 73% of the waste materials generated from building the Center were recycled. Environmentally friendly, sustainable-building features – day lighting, natural ventilation, use of recycling and reused materials, and the creative use of rainwater

The Urban Ecology Center’s sustainable green building

Pictured is the back side of the Urban Ecology Center along with the looking tower, rock climbing wall, and community gardens to the left.

Scales “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” - John Muir Affects the environment at the neighborhood, city, watershed, national, and global scales

Garlic Mustard… Invasive Specie in Riverside Park

Milwaukee River near Riverside Park

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