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Service Learning at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park
By: Mikki Harding
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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
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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
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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
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The Urban Ecology Center’s sustainable green building
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Pictured is the back side of the Urban
Ecology Center along with the looking
tower, rock climbing wall, and community gardens to the left.
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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
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Garlic Mustard… Invasive Specie in Riverside Park
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Milwaukee River near Riverside Park
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Pictures Cited
Pictures from www.urbanecologycenter.org