Dear Friend,
We have so many events coming, to take advantage of this beautiful fall weather, we thought you would appreciate this special edition...
Saturday, September 18th, 10 am
Promise Zone Bike Ride
Garden Homes Park, 2600 W Atkinson Ave Registration is still open for the 4th annual promise zone bike ride this Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 10 am to 12:3o pm. We are all meeting at Garden Homes Park, 2600 West Atkinson Avenue. The event is free and open to all ages. Dream Bikes will be repairing bikes for free before the ride starts--so come early. Register and more info at this link. The route will highlight points of interest on the North Side
Tuesday, September 21st, 6 pm
Evening Paddle in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park Landing, 4950 N Milw. River Parkway
Explore Lincoln Park's three river channels on this guided excursion. BYOB - Bring your own Boat. Paddling in Lincoln Park is appropriate for all level of paddlers. Details and sign-up are on the Project Paddle Meetup site. First time paddlers can arrive at 5 pm for instruction.
Wednesday, September 22nd, 6 pm
Autumn Equinox Hike
Washington Park Lagoon, Outside the Urban Ecology Center Martina Patterson, Nearby Nature youth educator, will lead this hike into newly restored woodland and prairie habitat in Washington Park.
The equinox is a time for balance between dark and light. We'll seek balance between human and nature on this walk. Martina will consider the ethnobotany, or traditional uses of native plants we'll encounter.
5:30 p.m. meet and greet; 6 p.m. hike. Get more Info
Saturday, September 25, 10 am and 1 pm
Doors Open, Lincoln Creek Bike & Hike
Lincoln Park Pavilion, 1301 W Hampton Ave, Milwaukee Nearby Nature Milwaukee Program Director Steven Hunter is leading two bike and hike outings with Doors Open Milwaukee to explore Lincoln Creek. Steven will discuss the 100-year flood that contributed to the demolition of St. Michael Hospital on Villard Avenue as well as explore a wild side of Lincoln Creek. The ride will start at the Lincoln Park Pavilion and go to Ascension All Saints - Family Health Center. Advance tickets at Doors Open MKE
Also on Saturday the 25th, 9 am-noon
Lincoln Park Adopt-A-River cleanup
Sponsored by Friends of Lincoln Park Sign Up at This Link
Meet at the Pavilion, 1301 W Hampton for bags, gloves and gratitude.
Tuesday, September 28th, 4:15 - 6:15
Historic Lincoln Creek Nature Walk
4335 N 35th St, Milwaukee (At the Bee Bus Sign) Join neighbors and local experts for a walk along Lincoln Creek. Learn about the historic floods and green infrastructure efforts to prevent them. Learn about the birds and animals that share our neighborhood in this wild piece of nature. Light snacks provided. Sturdy shoes and long pants recommended. Jointly sponsored by Nearby Nature and Northwest Side CDC. Meet at the Bee Bus Sign. Rain Date: Wednesday the 29th. Get more Info.
Saturday, Oct. 9, 10 am to 2 pm
Nearby Nature, Sierra Club to partner with UEC on
Autumn Celebration
Urban Ecology Center – Washington Park
The UEC at Washington Park is inviting the community to celebrate "A Time of Change and Discovery." Registration is encouraged. In addition to lots of fun art and crafts, there will be organized bike, paddle and hike activities. Sierra Club volunteers and Nearby Nature are holding a "Camping Expo" to present the essentials of camping to the community and promote their outings programs. Get more info here.
Support Nearby Nature Milwaukee
Contributions to Nearby Nature are tax-deductible through our non-profit fiscal sponsor the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium. If you are able to make any contribution to our work, use this link for Online Donation or mail a check to: Nearby Nature MKE c/o Milwaukee Environmental Consortium, 1836 W. Fond Du Lac Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53205
Registration is still open for the 4th annual promise zone bike ride this Saturday, September 18, 2021 from 10 am to 12:3o pm. We are all meeting at Garden Homes Park, 2600 West Atkinson Avenue. The event is free and open to all ages. Dream Bikes will be repairing bikes for free before the ride starts--so come early. 
Martina Patterson, Nearby Nature youth educator, will lead this hike into newly restored woodland and prairie habitat in Washington Park.
Nearby Nature Milwaukee Program Director Steven Hunter is leading two bike and hike outings with Doors Open Milwaukee to explore Lincoln Creek. Steven will discuss the 100-year flood that contributed to the demolition of St. Michael Hospital on Villard Avenue as well as explore a wild side of Lincoln Creek. The ride will start at the Lincoln Park Pavilion and go to Ascension All Saints - Family Health Center. 
Join neighbors and local experts for a walk along Lincoln Creek. Learn about the historic floods and green infrastructure efforts to prevent them. Learn about the birds and animals that share our neighborhood in this wild piece of nature. Light snacks provided. Sturdy shoes and long pants recommended. Jointly sponsored by Nearby Nature and Northwest Side CDC. Meet at the Bee Bus Sign. Rain Date: Wednesday the 29th. 
