Events Archive

2009

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Workshops

May 2009 Whole Farm Workshops
May 9 – Home Gardening; 9am-4pm; $80 Includes materials and lunch
May 12 – Soap Making; 9am–2pm; $60 Includes lunch, Limit 12

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute website
W2493 County Rd ES
PO Box 990
East Troy, WI 53120
Phone: 262-642-3303

Green Fair

May 12, 2009; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
KGMB Grounds, 1313 W. Mount Vernon Ave.
Community Green Fair is presented by KGMB in partnership with Midwest Renewable Energy Association.

A day of learning and fun for Milwaukee residents of all ages. What is your carbon footprint? how can you reduce it? Learn simple things you can do at home, in the office and with your family. Take a green tour!

Workshops, Tours, Exhibits
Workshops Include: make your home, dorm or classroom energy efficient; solar electric 7 thermal; carbon reduction through tree planting, tips for waste reduction including compost; harvest rain water, shopping to save the planet. Tours include: Visit Milwaukee's Recycling Center & KGMB's Environmental Classroom; visit the state's largest solar energy center -- the Urban Ecology Center -- and tour green development projects in the area.

Horicon Marsh Birding Trip

Thursday, May 14 or Saturday, May 16; 12:30 to 9:30 pm
Tour the world famous Horicon Wildlife Refuge, home to over 223 species of birds and other diverse wildlife. This adventure will be lead by skilled naturalists Don Quintenz and expert birder Jean Strelka. Discover this “Wetland of International Importance” by tour van, pontoon boat, and on foot. Spring is absolutely the best time to see and hear the many bird species court, nest and feed during this critical stop over before they migrate further north. Prior to our sunset cruise on the marsh, we will make a stop at the newly opened International Education Center. Transportation, interpretation, boat cruise fees and dinner are all included. Handicapped Accessible.

Presented by the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Fee: Members: $80 Non-Mmebers: $88
LEVEL: ADULT

Growing Power Workshops

Friday, May 15, 16, and 17
Dismantling Racism in Our Food System. From the Ground Up! Workshop
5500 W. Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Learn more about Growing Power workshops

River Cleanup - Lincoln Park

Saturday, May 16, 2009; 9am - noon
The Milwaukee River Preservation Association and Friends of Lincoln Park are co-sponsoring a river cleanup at Lincoln Park. Meet across the street from Lincoln Park Golf Course parking lot at 9:00 am. Volunteers will clean up trash on the north side of the river between the bridge on Hampton and the bridge on Port Washington Road. Solly's restaurant has offered to provide a discount on breakfast that day for volunteers. Meet there at 8:00 am, if interested.

Breakfast:
Two eggs, bacon and toast, including coffee or a small juice
for $4.99 + tax (regularly $6.98w/juice, $6.48 w/coffee)
**or**
Two pancakes w/100% natural maple syrup and 2 turkey sausage links for $4.99 (regularly $6.98)

Sierra Club Family Outing Walk

Saturday May 16th, 2009, 10:00 am

Watch in wonder as the cedar waxwings fuel up on fruited shrubs. Look for other birds as they migrate from Central or South America to as far north as Canada. Meet at Wil-O-Way Underwood Recreation Ctr, 10602 Underwood Pkwy, S/W of Hansen golf course.

Laacke & Joys Paddlefest 2009

Saturday, May 16th & Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Get on the water and take advantage of the Milwaukee River this spring during the 10th Annual Milwaukee paddling event called Padlefest. During Paddlefest, the public has the opportunity to test paddle over 100 different canoes & kayaks behind the Laacke & Joys Downtown Store located in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee at 1433 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
For more information visit www.paddlefest.net

First Annual Green Mamas Reduce/ Reuse/ Recycle

What: Gently used Toys, Books, Clothing, Footwear,
and Baby Gear for Birth through 6 years (No stuffed animals or car seats please)
Where: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Auditorium
When: Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday May, 7 from 8:30am til 4:00pm
Why: Lessen our impact on the earth by selling/buying gently used children's items

Fundraiser for the Nature Preschool
1. Buy a table for $20 to sell your own things. Share a table with a friend if you only have a few items to sell. Please reserve your table by Friday, May 1.
2. Donate your items to Schlitz Audubon Nature Preschool. SANP will sell them to benefit the Preschool.
Contact Laurie Lukaszewicz at llukas@sanc.org, or 414-352-2880 ext 154, to donate items or to reserve a table.

Go Green Event

May 1 & 2, 2009
This educational event is for families, individuals and businesses that want to learn about green strategies that will help protect our earth.

Fun activities for children and individuals.
The event is Free & Open to the Public.
Parking is limited. Pre-registration is required.
Location: Mequon Nature Preserve, PieperPower Education Center, 8200 W. County Line Rd, Mequon, WI

Sierra Club Family Outing Walk

Saturday May 2nd, 2009, 10:00 am

Follow the monarch butterfly trail on the Milw. Co. Grounds. See where they roost en route from Mexico. Learn why it's important to preserve a supportive habitat and how you can promote butterflies in your own backyard. Meet at the Co. Parks building, 9480 Watertown Plank Rd.

Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over Rivers

May 6, 2009
Film: Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over Rivers
Time: 7pm
Location: UWM Union Theatre

"The Western world's insatiable appetite for the soybean is wreaking environmental havoc in Brazil, where lush forests are clear-cut to make room for soy farmers. For the Xavante people, the run-off from caustic fertilizers threatens a river that is central to their culture and to their ceremonies. But in a world where commerce rules and where soy is an established health food product, who will listen to their plight? This film shows the work being done by indigenous people to fight corporate destruction of their environment."

Sierra Club Family Outing Walk

Saturday May 9th, 2009, 10:00 am

Spot out the tad poles at the County Grounds' ponds. Learn about the metamorphosis of the bull frog and listen for them to croak. Feed some nearby dried berries to the fish. Heads up: Wear your galoshes! Meet across the street from Wis. Lutheran College at 89th and Wisconsin Ave.

Guest Speakers

Wednesdays, March 25 - April 29, 2009
CES 471: Guest Speakers Schedule for rest of Semester
Time: 11:00 to 12:15 pm
Location: LAP 101

CES 471 will be guest speakers in. The goal is to expose our students to a wide range of environmental professionals working in our region. All speakers will be in LAP 101, 11:00 to 12:15 and open to all CES or other interested students. Here is what we have lined up:

22nd Annual Earth Poets and Musicians Performances

Friday, April 24, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Urban Ecology Center, 1500 E. Park Place
$5.00 per person, $10.00 per family, UEC members free

7pm -- Interactive poetry and music for the whole family
8pm -- Earth Poets and musicians with Special Guest: Claudia Schmidt, nationally known singer/songwriter

Featured Performers:
Jahmes Finlayson
Louisa Loveridge-Gallas
Holly Haebig
Jeff Poniewaz
Suzanne Rosenblatt
Harvey Taylor

Awards Ceremony

The Department of Biological Sciences invites Applicants
for UWM Scholarships in Biological and Environmental Sciences
to the Awards Ceremony

April 24, 2009
Awards Ceremony
Time: 12noon - 1:00pm
Location: UWM Union Ballroom
Refreshments at 11:00 am

List of Scholarships:
Ruth Walker Awards
Hutto-Erdman Conservation Scholarship
Ray Hatcher Memorial Award
Ivy Balsam-Milwaukee Audubon Society Award
James D. Anthony Award
Clifford H. Mortimer Award
Joseph B. Baier Award
Brickman Conservation Scholarship
Louise Neitge Mather Scholarship

More details on and applications for the above scholarships

Urban Ecology Center's Earth Day Festival

Come to our annual Washington Park festival and enjoy music, canoeing, nature walks, crafts, games, food, resource booths and more. Begin your day by helping us clean our neighborhood at 11 a.m.

Washington Park
1859 N. 40th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Noon - 4 p.m.
For everyone
Free-donations appreciated

The Water Front

April 15, 2009
Film: The Water Front
Time: 7pm
Location: UWM Union Theatre

"What if you lived by the largest body of fresh water in the world but could no longer afford to use it? Residents of Highland Park, Michigan, known as the birthplace of the auto-industry, have received water bills as high as $10,000; they have had their water turned off, their homes foreclosed, and are struggling to keep water, a basic human right, from becoming privatized."

Share the Earth Environmental Film Series

March 11, 2009
Film: Renewal
Time: 7pm
Location: UWM Union Theatre

"Renewal is a film that tells stories of the emerging movement of religious environmentalism across the United States."

Present Music: Sound Brain

Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 7 & 9 pm
Location: Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Drive
Cost: $16/$27/$37
For infromation, call: 414-271-0711
Details: Reserve a time and arrive early or stay late to visit the exhibitions.
Galleries open: 6pm-10pm

Present Music's first ever concert at Discovery World premieres new work by the young, Wisconsin-born composer Ryan Carter in a concert-event that fuses technology and music, exploration and surprise. Audiences will have the opportunity to tour Discovery World's technology exhibitions and experience performances in the Pilot House and other sites throughout the museum. The Milwaukee Laptop Orchestra (MILO) adds an element of high-tech improvisation.

2006

September 21, 2006, Thursday
Green Student Information Fair
11 am - 1 pm
Union Concourse

September 21, 2006, Thursday
Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification
Learn about the power of consumers in this inspiring one hour film.
7 pm
Union Theatre

September 22, 2006, Friday
Nature Close Up: The Work of John Colt
An art exhibition for nature lovers
5 - 8 pm
Union Gallery

September 30, 2006, Saturday
Renewable Energy 101 Workshop (pdf - 316k)
Learn about renewable energy technologies.

Share the Earth Environmental Film Series

February 23, 2006
Blue Vinyl
7pm
UWM Union Theatre
The film, Blue Vinyl, reveals a complex web of alleged corporate conspiracies and the tragic loss of human life from chemical exposure.

April 13, 2006
The Greatest Good
5pm
UWM Union Art Gallery
The Greatest Good is a documentary that brings together national organizations, renowned historians, political activists and major corporations to share their perspectives on one hundred years of conservation and the prospects for the future.

May 3, 2006
The Leech and the Earthworm
5pm
UWM Union Art Gallery
The Leech and the Earthworm is a documentary that plunges into questions of intellectual property rights and biotechnology, bringing indigenous leaders from the Philippines, North America, New Zealand and Vanuatu to examine these difficult concepts and explain what they mean according to their worldviews.

CES Spring 2004 Guest Speakers

All Lectures in Lapham Hall, Room 101
4:00 - 5:15 pm

Join CES 471, Principles of Natural Resources Management, to welcome:

2/18 Wed -- Chris Hanson and Howard Levine, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Land Management: Opportunities and Challenges

2/23 Mon -- UWM Career Development Center
(RSVP required for students not enrolled in CES 471.)
Program from 4-4:30 pm

3/1 Mon -- Richard Bautz,
DNR Bureau of Endangered Resources
Small Mammal Ecology and DNR Inventory and Monitoring Project
Program starts at 3 pm

3/3 Wed -- Gretchen Meyer, Ph.D.
UWM Field Station and Glen Fredlund, PhD., Geography. Advisors to the CES Program
Academic Research Forum for Undergraduates

3/8 Mon -- Tim Vargo,
Urban Ecology Center
Conservation, Restoration, and Environmental Education

3/10 Wed -- Angie Tornes, NPS and Therese Gripentrog, DNR
Conservation in Practice: Working with Communities

3/29 Mon -- Nancy Frank, Ph.D.,
UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Primer on Environmental Regulation

3/31 Wed -- Tom Slawski, Ph.D.,
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Water Resources Planning and Watershed Science

4/19 Mon -- Matt Malten,
We Energies
Sustainability Reporting

5/10 Mon -- John Krezowski, Ph.D.,
UWM Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management
Environment, Health and Safety Awareness in Environmental Management

12/1 Wed -- UWM Environmental Council invites you to What's Green at UWM?

Discussions include:
Water and Recycling
Storm Water
Energy Use and Conservation
Landscaping and Grounds
...and Your Ideas!

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