by Alex Kiley, reference material provided by Frank Alioto Since its construction in 1873 the Kilbourn Park Reservoir has provided a lot of color to the neighborhood. After all, it went uncovered for a good 100 years, which to some seemed an open invitation for swimming. Measuring 310 feet east to west and 515 feet […]
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Our Award Winning Neighbor
What makes the Urban Ecology Center deserving of a Mayor’s 2004 Urban Design Award? Well, a lot of things. The Award recognizes efforts “above and beyond to create public spaces or street friendly buildings that are warm, welcoming, innovative, creative, urban, sophisticated and fun,” and a visitor to the Center will see all of that and more. Driving down Park Avenue for the first time, one just has to wonder, “What is that?”
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Middle School Students Help Stock Walleyes
On October 6, a team of Department of Natural Resources staff and local seventh grade students released about two thousand “extended growth” walleyes into the Milwaukee River near Lakefront Brewery.
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Sturgeon Return
On October 26 on a rainy afternoon, six adult lake sturgeon, including a female over 5 feet long, were released into the Milwaukee River at the end of Concordia Avenue in Riverwest. This is part of a ongoing effort to reintroduce this magnificent and ancient species to the river and Lake Michigan.
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Unclogging Our River
It’s an overcast September day, and despite the impending fog, Captain Cass and his deckhands are gearing up to cruise the river. He points to his vessel, grinning. “There she is,” he says. The boat sits high in the water, a contraption of conveyor belts, a small wheelhouse, and a two-foot wide walkway on either side of the main conveyor. It’s called a River Skimmer, and she’s designed to do just what the name implies.
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