Riveredge Nature Center Inc

RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER WILL IMPLEMENT EXHIBITIONS AND DIGITAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT THE MAIN VISITOR?S CENTER, THE RIVER OUTPOST, AND THE FUTURE EDUCATION CENTER. EXHIBITIONS WILL HELP VISITORS LEARN ABOUT AND CONNECT WITH NATURAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR ROLE IN SUPPORTING OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. THIS PROJECT CREATES ENHANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN INTER-GENERATIONAL AUDIENCE. WORKING WITH LEADING CONSULTANTS IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE CENTER TO EXPAND ON ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING PROGRAMMING THAT IS LEARNER-CENTERED AND CONNECTS COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN TO NATURE. THE COMPLETION OF THESE ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING, AND INFORMATIONAL EXHIBITION INSTALLATIONS AND DIGITAL INTERACTIVE EXTENSIONS WILL STIMULATE THE INTEREST AND EXCITEMENT OF ONSITE VISITORS, AS WELL AS OFFSITE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

THE RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER WILL PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY NONPROFITS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY RIVERS PROJECT. RIVEREDGE WILL DEVELOP AND BUILD WATER-BASED INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS TO ENHANCE ITS ROLE AS A HUB FOR WATERSHED EDUCATION, WHILE ALSO CREATING AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD ALLOW EDUCATORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UTILIZE THE TOOLS IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. THEY WILL PROVIDE WATER RESOURCE EDUCATION TO COMMUNITIES THAT FALL WITHIN THE UPPER MILWAUKEE RIVER WATERSHED. KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF NON-TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES WILL HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO INFORM THE INITIATIVE. BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE CRP INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE CHANGES AMONG FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR ROLES IN SUSTAINING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

TESTING THE WATERS (TTW)

TESTING THE WATERS (TTW)

THIS PROJECT TITLED: WATER JOURNEYS: EMPOWERING MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS TO IMPROVE THE MILWAUKEE RIVER, FOCUSES ON SCHOOLS IN THE MILWAUKEE ESTUARY (MILWAUKEE, MENOMONEE, AND KINNICKINNIC RIVERS WHICH INTO LAKE MICHIGAN). PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ENGAGING MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC WATER TESTING, AND SUPPORTING CLASSROOMS IN PRODUCING STUDENT-DRIVEN ACTION PROJECT THAT REFLECTS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF IMPACTS ON THE RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO LAKE MICHIGAN. THE PROJECT INTRODUCES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (MWEES) IN THE CLASSROOM, SCHOOLYARD, AND IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND UPSTREAM AT THE RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILWAUKEE TEACHERS TO USE SCHOOL GREEN SPACES AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CLASSROOM.

LAKE STURGEON REHABILITATION USING STREAMSIDE REARING FACILITIES

RIVEREDGE NATURE CENTER 10 ACRES GRASSLAND RESTORATION