Milwaukee Environmental Consortium

The Strategic Alliance between the many grass root organizations, who share similar philosophies, has resulted in the creation of the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium (MEC).  By building strong partnerships, we have been successful in providing a central office location, leveraging staff and increasing volunteer efforts that will help us protect the rivers of Milwaukee and set Milwaukee apart in the area  of proactive and innovative thinking. The follow organizations are members of the Consortium.

• Alliance for the Great Lakes
• Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
• Friends of Hank Aaron State Trail
• Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers
• Midwest Environmental Advocates
• Milwaukee Area Land  Conservancy
• Milwaukee River Basin Partnership
• Milwaukee Urban Gardens
• River Revitalization Foundation
• Sierra Club Great Waters Group
• The Park People
• The Center for Resilient Cities (formerly the Urban Open Space Foundation)

As the Milwaukee County "umbrella" organization, the MEC also supports two projects: The Water Table and the Milwaukee County Conservation Coalition (MCCC).

It is our collective vision that the Environmental Consortium will allow for greater synergies and collaboration, as well as shared resources, within Milwaukee’s environmental community. We believe this is one of the most exciting initiatives in Milwaukee’s environmental community, and that its success will prove to be an example to other collaborative efforts among small to mid-size non-profit organizations.