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Urban Ecology Center

Riverside Park
1500 E. Park Place
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 964-8505
Fax: (414) 964-1084
uec@
urbanecologycenter.org
Hours:
Monday - Thursday
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday
9 am - 5 pm
Sunday
Noon - 5 p.m.

Washington Park
1859 N. 40th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
(Mailing address:
4145 W. Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53208)

(414) 344-5460
Fax: (414) 344-5462
jzocher@
urbanecologycenter.org

Hours:
Tuesday - Friday
4 - 7 p.m.
Saturdays
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Urban Ecology Center
will be closed:
January 1, May 31,
July 4, September 6, November 25, 26, December 24 & 25
 
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Workplace giving through Community Shares

Workplace giving through Community Shares

You can support the Urban Ecology Center directly through a regular payroll deduction coordinated by Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW). Click here for more information.

 

Please Consider Supporting the
Urban Ecology Center!

Many of the youth we served would never have the opportunity to walk in the woods or canoe down the river if not for your support. Your contribution ensures that the Urban Ecology Center continues to provide unforgettable experiences for all.
For example a donation of

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Give Your Old Stuff to the Center!

Riverside Park

If you have a donation for Riverside Park, please call Judy Krause, x102.

Washington Park

If you have a donation for Washington Park, please call Joey Zocher, (414) 344-5460.

3 umbrella stands

Adult and youth plain tshirts and sweatshirts (for silkscreening)

30 pairs of lightweight welding goggles

Alka-seltzer tablets

Air compressor

Arts and crafts materials

Alka-seltzer tablets

Bench vise

Bathroom stools

Bicycles

Bird feeders

Bike helmets

Blenders

Bike locks

Burlap/ potato/coffee sacks

Blenders

Cabinet for board games

Canoes/Kayaks

Chain saw

Cordless drill

Clean sand

Cornstarch

Construction paper

Digital cameras

Corded circular saw

Electric Golf Cart

Corkscrews

Extension cords

Cornstarch

Gardening tools

Dandelion diggers & trowels

Globes (Earth models)

Electric corded or cordless impact driver

Hipwaders

Field & lannon stone

Hybrid car

Globe (One that has a base and spins if possible)

Ice cream buckets and lids

Good quality sound system for visiting musicians

Kernel popcorn

Heat rocks and pads

Old plastic cards to use for silkscreening

Heavy duty floor jack at least 5 ton hydraulic

Outdoor Paint (any color)

Infrared light bulbs

Plastic storage bins with lids

Kayaks

Power strips

Kernel popcorn

Rakes

Kids gardening gloves

Small portable soccer goals

Leaf rakes

Softball equipment

Long handled loppers & hand pruners

Stop Watches

Cordless 4-tool combo kit

Trailer

Miscellaneous hand tools

Trash grabbers

Miscellaneous hardware

Video camera

Mittens and gloves- especially adult sizes

Yoga mats

Nylon pants

Trailer

Potting soil & quality topsoil

Trash grabbers

Pretzels & graham crackers

Vegetable seeds

Projector screen

Video camera

Rain ponchos/jackets- all sizes

Yoga mats

Reptile basking light bulbs

 

Scooter (moped)

 

Seasoned firewood

 

Sweatpants

 

Video camera

 

Waterproof pants for kids

 

Weed-wackers and scythes

 

Wheelbarrows

 

Wire garden fencing

 

Wire mesh (hardware cloth) and chickenwire

 

Wooden or bamboo stakes

 

Woodworking tools, hand or powered