Alliance for the Great Lakes works to restore fish and wildlife habitat, conserve land and water, and eliminate pollution in the watershed of America's largest lake. We achieve these through education, research, law, science, economics and strategic partnerships.
Making Wisconsin a better place to bike! The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a statewide, nonprofit, bicycle advocacy organization with more than 2,500 members, all working to make Wisconsin a better place to bicycle.
http://www.resilientcities.org
The Center for Resilient Cities uses resilience design to weave green landscapes into the built environment, creating organic opportunities for social and economic development. We help cities better adapt to social, economic, environmental, and climate change.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) works to achieve cleaner energy strategies, promote innovative transportation and land use approaches to produce cleaner air and more jobs, and develop sound environmental management practices that conserve natural resources and improve the quality of life in our communities.
http://www.hankaaronstatetrail.org
Promoting, developing and maintaining the Hank Aaron State Trail in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley. This 7-mile urban trail links Lakeshore State Park along Lake Michigan to Doyne Park and the Oak Leaf Trail.
Our mission is to protect water quality and wildlife habitat in the river corridors and to advocate for sound land use in the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic River Watersheds.
http://www.healthycommunitiesproject.org
The objectives of the Healthy Lawns Initiative are to educate ourselves and others, so we can make better choices about lawn care practices, to empower residents and municipalities to make positive changes, to improve the quality of our rivers and lakes, and to protect the health of our communities.
Our mission is to preserve and protect land and water resources with significant conservation or open space value for the benefit of the public, and the wildlife that depend upon them, in order to maintain quality of life, biological diversity, and natural scenic beauty for future generations.
The mission of MCCC is to serve as an alliance for organizations and individuals working to protect land and water in Milwaukee County. The coalition works to promote a common advocacy agenda and facilitates networking, strategy development and skill-building. Contact Natalie Easton at mc3@gatheringwaters.org or 414-727-1174. Website in development, but in the meantime, you can join the MC3 Group on Yahoo.
http://basineducation.uwex.edu/milwaukee
Works to assist those who reside or work within the watersheds of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers to initiate projects and exchange resource information to enable stewardship of land and water resources.
http://www.milwaukeeurbangardens.org
Working to stop the loss of community gardens and valuable green space in urban neighborhoods throughout Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Park People works to provide citizen stewardship of Milwaukee County Parks by preserving open green space, advocating for adequate funding and improvements and creating greater public awareness and appreciation for the parks.
http://www.preserveourparks.org
Preserve Our Parks is a nonprofit organization devoted to keeping non-park uses out of Milwaukee-area parks, encouraging establishment of more green space and protecting Milwaukee's downtown lakefront.
http://www.riverrevitalizationfoundation.org
Our mission 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.
http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/gwg
The Great Waters Group continues to monitor and address local environmental issues amidst the torrent of anti-environmental legislation at both the state and national levels.