We ease into this month with a 9 am Saturday Aug 3rd guided tour with Bay View Historical Society's historian and author Ron Winkler at United Church of Christ, near the southeast corner of Humboldt Park, corner of Lenox Ave and Oklahoma Ave, on or near the MCTS 51 and 52 public transit lines: https://bayviewhistoricalsociety.org/event/annual-august-walk-southwestern-border/. $5-$10 cost
Then head to the party (free lunch and dessert!) in Pulaski Park to celebrate Plastic Free Milwaukee 12-2 pm: https://www.plasticfreemke.org/july-2024-newsletter
"Easy Walks and Paddles in Milwaukee" is a proud supporter of Walk for Democracy at the state capitol building in Madison on Tuesday Aug 6:
https://www.facebook.com/events/298944889852271
Aug 9 Urban Ecology Center Free Canoeing:
https://www.urbanecologycenter.org/programs-and-events/take-it-outside-days
Aug 11 5-9 pm "We are Water" Mni Wiconi Somos Agua at McKinley Beach
https://www.milwaukeewatercommons.org/we-are-water
Aug 13 Vote, then Kinnickinnic River sunset paddle
https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/muwt-2024/
Aug 17 Havenwoods State Forest Area of Concern Project: PRESENTATION AND HIKE Saturday, August 17, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/events/97151
Aug 18 Red Magic Art Festival in Jackson Park: https://www.facebook.com/events/jackson-park-milwaukee-35th-forest-home-ave/red-magic-art-festival-2024/1470369630579188/
Aug 21 5:30-7:30pm — Summer Fair Future Meetup at Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, McKinley Marina.
Aug 23 Vegetable/Fruit gleaning Friday am, TBD, text 4143699249 for details
Aug 24 Blessed Vegetables and Rummage Sale at Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit
Aug 25 1:30 Havenwoods State Forest Walk, Talk and Roll
Aug 29 Senior Water Advocacy Network (SWAN) Plastic-Free MKE boat tour ($15 lunch and learn) https://milwaukeeriverkeeper.org/boat-tour-2024/
Sept TBD Bay View Historical Society Slow Roll/Walk and Talk
Sept 21 Outreach for Hope Walk & Roll Kenosha Petrified Springs
Sept 29 Harborfest/Baby Sturgeon Release
https://harbordistrict.org/harbor-fest/
Oct 5-8 Savanna Institute in Madison
https://www.savannainstitute.org
Oct 12 Gen Regen conference in Madison, Tour D'Art D'Tour
Oct 20 Regenerate MKE Bay View Street Fair with MKE Indoor Outdoor Exchange
Oct 23 Sierra Club WI Easy Walk/Roll and "Bite sized Adventure" "Trail Access for All" at Kuumba Juice and Coffee/Beerline Trail
Nov TBD Community Food Conversations
Nov/Dec TBD MKE Maker Market wait listed
Jen and Karen's next project involves documenting accessible bathrooms throughout Milwaukee public parks.
Have an Easy Day, Karen and Jennifer Lemke
