Program held at or meets at our Riverside Park location, 1500 E. Park Place

Program held at or meets at our Washington Park location, 4151 W. Lisbon

Program is accessible for persons with physical disabilities

Urban Adventure- advanced registration is required

Spontaneous
Snow Outings

Snow-play enthusiasts: this idea is for you! Sign up to join others interested in snowshoeing or skiing this winter. These outings will be planned at short notice when the weather is right. Invitations will be sent by email. Want to meet on the east side? Email Chad at cthomack @urbanecologycenter.org to add your name to this list. Want to meet on the west side? Email Scott at sstromberger @urbanecologycenter.org. Or sign-up for both! Beginners welcome.

Book Your Own UEC Tour!

Can’t make it to one of our free building tours? Got a group of 5 or more who want to visit our branches. Private garden, green building, branch and park tours are available for individuals or groups of 5 or more. Please contact Mike at mlarson @urbanecologycenter.org for fees and scheduling.

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.

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The Urban Ecology Center has two locations that provide public programming - Riverside Park (1500 E. Park Place) and Washington Park (4151 W. Lisbon). Look for the icons on the right to determine where the program meets.

Special Events

Winterfest!

Come down the street or across town for this fantastic event at Washington Park!

Ice Skating

Sledding

Snowshoeing

Skiing

There’s even a clothing swap and indoor
activites for the entire family.

Saturday, January 30
Noon - 4 p.m.
Free

Urban Hillbilly Quartet Benefit Concert

We are hoping to host a benefit concert at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park featuring the Twin Cities based Urban Hillbilly Quartet, a unique and eclectic band you are sure to enjoy. Date and time: TBD. To make sure you don’t miss this event, sign up for our Weekly Guide e-newsletter to get event updates. To sign up, fill out the form to the right.

Point of View – John Fatica

Artistic Interpretations of Spring –
Steven Yeo

John explores the landscape from varying perspectives - from close up and intimate to the distant and silent - and the way these points of view influence his experiences of land and water. Utilizing digital photographs of biotic material from regional Wisconsin and urban parklands, Steve’s exhibition presents artistic visions of natural process and forms that ask, “why not?”