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Ways to protect land
along the river

Opportunities we support

Annual Earth Day
Celebration & Benefit
Annual National Trails Day

Earth Day 2008

Events are being planned for two Saturdays in April;  April 19th and the 26th.

Please check back for details on upcoming 2008 events or follow the Volunteer Opportunities link to get involved now!

 

Earth Day 2007

Tree Planting

Saturday, April 21st

Gordon Park - Humboldt  Boulevard at Locust Street

(Parking Lot on Humboldt south of Locust)

Meet at 9 AM in Gordon Park parking lot

9 AM to 1 PM

414-271-8000

Milwaukee River Clean Up

Earth Day, Saturday April 21st

Under North Avenue Bridge at the

Milwaukee River East and West Banks

9 AM to Noon

The area under the North Avenue bridge is in dire need of a clean up. Bags and gloves will be provided. This area will be the south terminus of the Beer Line Trail and the link to City trails downtown and the pedestrian bridge over the old dam to Ceasar's Park and the hiking trail we are building to Riverside park.

15th Annual National Trails Day

June 2, 2007

Meet at Gordon Park at 10 AM to hike the trails.

The park is located on Humboldt  Boulevard at Locust Street

(Parking Lot on Humboldt south of Locust)

We will tour the loop trail from Gordon Park to the old dam at North Avenue, across the foot bridge to Caesar's Park, hike to Riverside Park and the Urban Ecology Center, then continue back to Gordon Park across Locust Street bridge.

This is the kick off for a summer long RRF RESTORE campaign. RRF received a $75,000 National Fish & Wildlife Foundation grant to remove invasive species and plant native forbs, shrubs and trees. Restoring and improving habitat is the goal of this effort.

 

Other past events:

Earth Day at Lakefront Brewery welcomed over 500 participants at our 1st and 2nd annual fundraising event. The celebration highlighted the Foundations activities and funding needs, gained support from the community we impact, and recognized volunteers and donors who have been instrumental in our progress. The 1st annual theme was “Stake Your Claim”, the 2nd annual theme was “Benefit for the Beerline Trail”. In 2 years, this event raised over $3,500.