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Urban Ecology Podcast

Dec 28, 2020

This episode continues our exploration of the three branches that comprise the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee. Washington Park was the second branch of the UEC. This episode tells the storied history of Washington Park and explores the role of the UEC in this park that exists at a confluence point of many...


Dec 14, 2020

This episode begins our exploration of the three branches that comprise the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee. Riverside Park was the first branch of the UEC, located on Milwaukee's East Side. This episode tells the origin story of our Riverside Park branch and, by extension, the origin story of the UEC. We learn, from...


Nov 30, 2020

In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the two elements that significant life experiences research suggests have the biggest impact on a kid's future as an environmentally conscious adult: access to green space and access to a mentor. We look at each of these factors individually and see how the Urban...


Nov 16, 2020

Significant Life Experiences Research suggests that two factors are the biggest predictors of whether or not a kid will grow into an environmentally conscious adult: access to green space and access to a mentor. In this episode, we learn more about this research and how it became the foundation of the Urban...


Nov 16, 2020

Welcome to the first episode of the Urban Ecology Podcast! In this episode, we introduce the Urban Ecology Center by speaking with four people whose lives have become interwoven with the UEC. Through these stories, we learn what the Urban Ecology Center does and why connecting people in cities to nature and each other...