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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
wkaridis@
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 30,
July 4, September 5, November 24, 25, December 24 & 25

Learn about how you can help us reach “the tipping point”

Learn about how you can help us reach “the tipping point”
Click the links below to join our online community! Click here to sign up for our weekly guide email On Facebook? Click here to join our Facebook fan page Follow us on Twitter! Join our network on LinkedIN! Find Riverside Park through Foursquare! Find Washington Park through Foursquare! What is all this stuff?
Click here to learn more abou the Rotary Centennial Arboretum & Milwaukee River Gateway
Learn more about the Rotary Centennial Arboretum & Milwaukee River Gateway
Click here to learn more about our 's upcoming Menomonee Valley branch
Learn more about
our upcoming Menomonee Valley branch

Program or meets or held at at our Riverside Park location, 1500 E. Park Place
Program held or meets at our Riverside Park location, 1500 E. Park Place
Program held at or meets at our Washington Park location, 4151 W. Lisbon Avenue
Program held at or meets at our Washington Park location, 4145 W. Lisbon Avenue
Program is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. All others have limited to no accessibility. Call (414) 964-8505, x105 if you have accessibilitiy needs.
Program is accessible for persons with physical disabilities
Urban Adventure. Advanced registration is required for all Urban Ecology Center Urban Adventures. Payment due at time of registration. Cancellation Policy: When payment is required in advance for a program, you may cancel up to 48 hours in advance without penalty. If the Center cancels a program for any reason, the payment will be refunded or can be used toward a future program. Call the Center at (414) 964-8505 to register at least two days before the trip. Trips run as scheduled rain or shine, at the discretion of the trip leader.
Urban Adventure - advanced registration is required

Summer Camp Registration starts here!

Programs at the Urban Ecology Center

From canoeing and hiking, to exploring astronomy or your back yard, the Urban Ecology Center has programs for everyone. Click on the months on the left to find programs listed by date or look in our newsletter, River Reflections, to find programs listed by category. To view the newsletter, you'll need Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have this free software, visit Adobe's web site to find out more and download it.

The Urban Ecology Center has two locations that provide public programming - Riverside Park and Washington Park. Look for the icons on the right to determine where the program meets.

Special Events

Great Alaska Adventure! This fall, Christine & Willie Karidis will lead an Alaskan adventure to Anchorage, Seward, Talkeetna and Denali National Park. To learn more about this trip, join Willie for this Alaskan Adventure presentation on Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m. Free - donations appreciated For more information click here to contact Willie at wkaridis@urbanecologycenter.org.

Bring the whole family to Winterfest! Enjoy: sled dog demonstration • sledding • ice skating • snowshoeing • cross country skiing • screen printing on your favorite t-shirt • and more! Winterfest is on Saturday, January 28 from 1 - 4 p.m.at Washington Park. It's free but donations are appreciated.
Bring the whole family to the Urban Ecology Center's A Hoot in the Night for winter activities, entertainment and fun for a worthy cause! All proceeds will give low-income kids the opportunity to attend summer camp at the Urban Ecology Center. A Hoot in the Night is on Saturday, February 4 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.at Riverside Park. Click here to register!

John Francis: The Planetwalker

A 1971 oil spill in the San Fransisco Bay changed the life of John Francis. He vowed to stop using motorized transportation, a vow that lasted 22 years. Walking across the United States in silence, he spread his inspiring environmental message.

Wednesday, March 14
Time TBD
For adults
Free - donations appreciated
Call to register, 964-8505
Art at the Center -- now showing
Program meets or is held at Riverside Park

Landscapes: Wild, Forgotten, Restored
Jim Clifford, Nancy Aten & Dan Collins

Nancy Aten and Dan Collins create monotypes that communicate vision and challenges for landscape restoration projects they work on in our community. James Clifford captures beauty from what he sees in the surrounding landscape and produces images to share the beauty with others as he attempts to recreate the natural beauty that is all around us.