Yeah its the Riverside RANGERS!!

There’s this awesome MCLC crew called the Riverside Rangers. They work at Riverside Park, with the Urban Ecology Center, right by Riverside High School. The Riverside Rangers have been doing a lot of work through the mosquitoes and the heat and rain this summer. They’ve created hill side trails for the public to enjoy which also help disperse the water to prevent erosion when it rains! It’s good for everyone!!!! The Rangers have also removed a TON of Chicory and Queen Ann’s lace, which are invasive species. After the storms, a lot of the trails already put in place got ruined, there for the Riverside Rangers stepped in and re-mulched all of it, and the mulch pile wasn’t really close at all! Along with all of this the Rangers go to Menomonee Valley’s Hank Aaron Trail, near Miller Park Stadium, to help with their invasive problems and of course the problems they had due to the storms, seeing how the the trail runs along the river. So the Riverside Rangers are having a pretty busy summer but still having as much fun doing it as possible!:)

Team hi five @ Wehr Nature Center

My name is Fred and I am a employee of MCLC (milwuakee conservation

leadership corp). I work in a crew of twelve with nine other teens from
the greater milwukee area and two adult crew leaders. The crew name is team high five.
My crew is a mixture of different personalities and races. I enjoy every minute I get
to spend with them. This summer my crew is working at Wehr Nature
Center. We help the center get important tasks done that they wouldn't
have had the time or the man power to do. My crew and myself have removed
invasive plants and evergreen bushes, so that native plants can be
planted there . We also participated in prairie days at the nature center.
This is a week long event of teaching young kids how people lived in the past. The
best thing about working for MCLC is that you can see the change
you've made to the earth and you make great friends in the process.

JAM SLAMMERS at Bender Park!

  Milwaukee Conservation Leadership Corps is that serves the Milwaukee County Parks and other environmental organizations in the county. My crew and I are working at Bender Park located in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

  Bender Park is arguably the most beautiful park to work at while working for MCLC. Bender is right on Michigan Lake and has a popular marina where boats come in and out of the lake all day. Although Bender is well-maintained, there were still a few things MCLC had to take to take care of.


While stationed at Bender we had the following tasks:
• Removal invasive species
• Clear a brush line to restore a prairie
• Making new trails
• Closing off social trails (Trails that were visitors made themselves)
• Clearing invasive cattails
• Assist park staff in maintaining beach area
• Re-cement campground grills

& of course have a great time!



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