With an observation deck, all the essentials to enjoy the outdoors and a few surprises, Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center reopened its Washington Park location on Feb. 1. But this celebration was about ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The first day of February was back to nature day at Milwaukee's Washington Park. The Urban Ecology Center opened its renovated branch facility at the park in Milwaukee's central ...

Climate change is reshaping global ecosystems. Increasingly frequent extreme weather events are affecting species composition ...

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Our shovels dug into the moist earth on the eastern shoulder of the Milwaukee River and carved a new home for a burr oak sapling. In minutes the root ball had been walked into place and the hole ...

A curving structure containing personal stories of connecting with local nature and considering the future of this ecology in a time of climate change is now installed in Nolan Park on Governors ...

A rendering of the renovated and expanded Urban Ecology Center being constructed at Washington Park in Milwaukee. (Rendering courtesy of Quorum Architects Inc.) The Urban Ecology Center has secured $1 ...

At the Ecological Society of America’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 10–15, urban ecology will be front and center — fitting for a city that has long been a hub for research on nature in ...

Ken Leinbach talks the talk and walks the walk. He also uses a bike, rides a unicycle and paddles a kayak. The one thing Leinbach, the executive director of the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee, ...