Our Spaces

Connect with Milwaukee’s urban rivers

Our parcels

A turtle moves across at path at Turtle Park

Turtle Park

Located at a lovely bend in the river, Turtle Park is a transition between the hardscape downtown Riverwalk and the 800-acre natural river valley upstream!

An overpass runs in the background of Koch Woodlands

Koch Woodlands

Koch Woodlands is a quaint, 2.5-acre site. This birding hotspot has a short hiking trail loop though a wooden refuge.

Ephemeral ponds like this one at River Hills are important for water quality and supporting flora and fauna

River Hills

A conservation property, River Hills is a five-acre ephemeral wetland in the Village of River Hills.

Our easements

A sign in the shape of a turtle marks the Beerline trail

Westabrook-MATC Trail

Thanks to easements secured from local landowners, this trails is located on the West bank of the Milwaukee River, where the Estabrook Dam was removed.

In Partnership

An aerial view of the Milwaukee River Greenway

Milwaukee River Greenway

Sometimes called Milwaukee’s Central Park, the Milwaukee River Greenway is 800 acres of river valley protected within a mile of downtown.

A sign in the shape of a turtle marks the Beerline trail

Beerline Loop

Once home to an abandoned railroad, this important environmental corridor offers hiking, birding, paddling, fishing and botanizing.

A sign that says East Bank Trail shines in the sun

East Bank Trail

Once home to an abandoned railroad, this important environmental cooridor offers hiking, birding, paddling, fishing and botanizing.