About Us
Nearby Nature Milwaukee is an environmental justice and equity initiative started in the Fall of 2017 with a grant from the Sierra Club Foundation, to build healthier and more resilient communities. We now operate under the fiscal sponsorship of the Milwaukee Environmental Consortium.
Recognizing a great need in neighborhoods stressed by high poverty and injustice, the group focuses its efforts in Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor and Lincoln Creek greenway. We are very grateful for the foundation support we get from Fund for Lake Michigan, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and the Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation. But we also rely heavily on private donations from people like you. It’s easy to contribute here.
What We Do
CELEBRATE COMMUNITY
Celebrate and support the environmental movement in Milwaukee’s communities of color.
Outings and Stewardship
Provide renewal and stewardship of land and access to natural areas in the 30th St. Corridor and Lincoln Creek Greenway.
YOUTH EDUCATION
Support environmental education in youth serving agencies in these neighborhoods.
ADDRESSING RACISM
Address the history of systematic racism and non-inclusiveness in the environmental movement.