Overview:Over the last two years, RRF has partnered to bring Washington High School interns and young workers with the City Earn & Learn program into river valley to teach them about ecological restoration. Students were mentored by RRF staff and United Water employees giving them exposure to environmental careers at their early age.
Accomplishments:
Thanks to students enrolled in the Earn & Learn program and Inland Seas School of Expeditionary Learning , the Milwaukee River valley has a different look. Many invasive species were removed and native species planted in their place. Restoration occurred along the Beerline corridor, East Bank Trail, and at our Brown Deer site.
Acknowledgments: Thank you to our summer work crews and our generous donors:
- Helen Bader Foundation
- Northwestern Mutual Foundation
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
