Grant Park is a wonderful asset for South Milwaukee — but we need to be active caretakers of it, too.
You have a chance to do just that on Tuesday, July 9. That’s when the Alliance for the Great Lakes is looking for volunteers to help with a habitat assessment and restoration effort.
Learn more in this event alert. From it:
As a volunteer, you will help reduce the threats to this important natural area by conducting habitat assessments and on-the-ground restoration. Volunteers will learn skills needed to collect field data to inform future restoration planning, monitor ongoing restoration projects and protect habitats by removing invasive plants and planting native species.
Two shifts are available: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Meet at the Grant Park beach parking lot.
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The Friends of Grant Park are in support of this stellar effort to enhance and protect our lakefront park. I understand there will be rain garden planting and invasive species identification and eradication, guided by some of the best staff Wisconsin has to offer. It’s a great opportunity to collaborate, learn and and serve.