Partners – Environmental Programs
In their junior year, all MIAD students complete a four credit Social Science course (HS380), which includes 35 hours of service in the Milwaukee metro area. Below is a list of over 200 organizations committed to strengthening the community, utilizing both grassroots and well-established means. MIAD students and alumni have worked with all of these organizations to better understand the issues that they deal with and to give of their time and energy.
Learn more about the work of these organizations and how you can volunteer your time – visit one of our community partners listed below. Names in violet identify partners who have been honored by MIAD for the work that they do.
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A non-profit organization creating a resilient environment through education and advocacy of the plight of insect pollinators. Contact: http://www.beevangelists.org/
The Boerner Botanical Gardens were developed as a public garden intended to be a place of beauty, an outdoor classroom and a living museum for all to enjoy. The Gardens are owned and managed by Milwaukee County Parks and Recreation.
Contact: http://www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org/
Discovery World connects innovation, science, technology and the environment with exploration and learning through interactive exhibits and experiential learning programs. It is dedicated to helping people positively impact their communities by developing a better understanding of technology and the environment while fostering both innovation and creativity.
Contact: http://www.discoveryworld.org/
Havenwoods State Forest offers 237-acres of grasslands, woods, and wetlands in the City of Milwaukee.
Contact: http://friendsofhavenwoods.org
Hawthorn Glen is a 23-acre nature center that primarily serves as a field trip location on weekdays for 12,000 children annually.
Contact: http://www.milwaukeerecreation.net/hawthorn-glen/
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge:
The northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as the 21,000 acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Contact: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/horicon/
Milwaukee County Department Parks, Recreation and Culture, an operating unit of Milwaukee County Government, provides quality of life experiences to Milwaukee County residents. This is accomplished through environmental and community stewardship and through the operation and maintenance of parks and facilities by a reliable, diverse and well-trained workforce/management team. Efficient, effective, and affordable recreational opportunities are provided by the department, often in collaboration with the community and designed to meet the diverse needs of its residents.
Contact: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Parks
Our mission is to protect, improve and advocate for water quality, riparian wildlife habitat, and sound land management in the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic River Watersheds.
Contact: https://www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/
The Mitchell Park Conservatory, known affectionately to generations of Milwaukee and Wisconsin residents as, “Mitchell Park Domes,” is a world class horticultural adventure right here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Contact: http://www.milwaukeedomes.org/
At Waukesha County’s Retzer Nature Center “education is the key”. Retzer is dedicated to providing hands-on outdoor / environmental educational opportunities for school groups, families and adults through public and private programs. Retzer Nature Center strives to create awareness and appreciation of the environment in all patrons and visitors.
Contact: http://friendsofretzer.org/
Our mission is to help people of all ages learn to live more harmoniously and joyously with the natural world.
Contact: http://riverbendnaturecenterracine.org/
The mission of Riveredge Nature Center is to inspire, inform and enable responsible environmental decision-making
Contact: http://riveredgenaturecenter.org/
River Revitalization Foundation:
The mission of the River Revitalization Foundation is to establish a parkway for public access, walkways, recreation and education, bordering the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers; to use the rivers to revitalize surrounding neighborhoods; and to improve water quality. Contact: https://riverrevitalizationfoundation.org/
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center:
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center connects people with nature and inspires them to become responsible stewards of the natural world.
Contact: http://www.schlitzauduboncenter.com/
The Urban Ecology Center fosters ecological understanding as inspiration for change, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Contact: http://www.urbanecologycenter.org/
We are fighting for food security and the health of our ecosystems. We are fighting for resilient communities that support one another and for strong local economies. Through gardening we are seeking a connection to the cycle of life, and for good, tasty food…from garden to plate. Contact: http://victorygardeninitiative.org
Rustling leaves, shimmering seas of grass, a cool rush of water over rock, birds and waterfowl calling, a rainbow of wildflowers, a scamper of animal feet… all of these natural treasures and many more await you at the Wehr Nature Center.
Contact: http://www.friendsofwehr.org/volunteer/