Spring Park Improvement Opportunities and Tours!!

Restoration - Milwaukee Riverkeeper® Spring Cleanup

Are you passionate about our environment? Join the Annual Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Cleanup! Help remove trash from around the multiple ponds within County Grounds Park. Perfect activity for individuals or families. Milwaukee Riverkeeper will provide gloves, trash bags, and a FREE t-shirt to every volunteer!

All interested participants must register in advance which includes a sign digital waiver.  Volunteers can stay as long as desired until noon.

Please join us!

Registration and more details available at this link

Thanks to Freddy Hoppe for leading this event!

County Grounds Park has two trash pickup events in Spring 2023:

• Saturday April 8, 9-12: Trash-Out - General trash pickup on the grounds

• Saturday April 22, 9-12: Milwaukee Riverkeeper - Waterway Trash Pickup (this event)

Got questions?  Send email to friendsofcountygroundspark@gmail.com 

Restoration - 2023 Invasives Removal

We have 2 Saturday opportunities for removing invasive weeds in the park (removing invasives like garlic mustard, dames rocket, and buckthorn sprouts).  Registration requested for planning purposes, links below:
•    June 3 @ 9am-noon
•    June 17 @ 9am-noon

To see some fun photos from one of our 2022 weed out events, checkout this link

Thanks to Caitlin Reinhartz for leading these events!

Outdoor Classroom - Spring 2023 Birding Tours

FOCGP has 3 birding tours scheduled in April and May. The April tour is led by Mark McNally - he helped build and install the park's bluebird trail. The May tours are led by Carl Schwartz on behalf of Wauwatosa Bird City and in honor of May's World Migratory Bird Day. Each tour is limited to just 15 people - registration at the links below:

• Sunday April 23rd at 10am

• Sunday May 7th at 6:30am

• Sunday May 7th at 8:30am

Friends of County Grounds Park (FOCGP)

Monthly Meetings

• We meet monthly
• Topics include park improvement, communications, wildlife, outdoor classroom, youth friends, health/wellness, park signage, and tree planting
• For more information on times/locations to join the monthly meeting, email friendsofcountygroundspark@gmail.com

Restoration - 2023 Trash-Out - Saturday April 8th

Join other volunteers for 1, 2 or 3 hours of removing trash at County Grounds Park. Enjoy a beautiful walk with a trash bag to help remove the spring trash and debris build up. Together we can beautify the park by removing winter trash accumulation and prepare for all our spring visitors - people and animals!

This is an easy activity for all ages and ideal for families with small children! No experience is needed, trash bags, training, and location assignments will be provided. Bring your favorite gloves, or we will have some to loan. Shoes for variable conditions encouraged.

Registration is requested for coordination purposes. Consider bringing your own water container, we will have additional water onsite.

Please join us!

Registration and more details available at this link

Thanks to Mark McNally for leading this event!

County Grounds Park has two trash pickup events in Spring 2023:

• Saturday April 8, 9-12: Trash-Out - General trash pickup on the grounds (this event)

• Saturday April 22, 9-12: Milwaukee Riverkeeper - Waterway Trash Pickup
   

Got questions?  Send email to friendsofcountygroundspark@gmail.com 

Reporting Suspicious Activity

• The Milwaukee County Grounds is patrolled and enforced by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
• Please be part of the solution and directly report any suspicious activity: 
  • Sheriff:  414-278-4788
  • Fire or medical emergency:  911
• Thanks for helping take clear ownership for our shared space

Staying connected

• Website:  www.countygroundsfriends.org
• Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcountygroundspark
• Email:  friendsofcountygroundspark@gmail.com
• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/youth_county.grounds.friends/   
• Phone:  414-369-2155
• Please join any of our monthly meetings!
• Want to see previous versions of this newsletter - they are listed at the bottom of our website on this page

Sincere appreciation for a community that has been such good stewards for this precious space. We have a lot to be proud of, the ability to make a difference, and hope for the future. Thank you!!