April showers bring May flowers as the saying goes, and on Earth Day, plenty of showers along with some solid precipitation came to the park. Volunteers didn’t let the weather dampen their spirit though as they gathered loads of trash, beautifying the park and preventing litter from entering Lake Michigan. Thanks to volunteers and Milwaukee Riverkeeper for helping make Milwaukee beautiful!
In anticipation of warmer weather and May flowers, our park DNR staff have been cutting down old vegetation to help identify and remove invasive plants which may otherwise crowd out native ones. Restoration work will continue on the second largest of the park prairies, and we’ll be hosting public planting days June 13-17th. If interested, please let us know by completing our volunteer interest form
May Park Events
- Sat. May 13: Origami Swallows 9:00am-12:00pm
- Sun. May 14: Mother’s Day Prairie Flower Hike 2:00-3:00pm
- Wed. May 17: Bubble Hike- 6:00-7:00pm
- Wed. May 17: Beach Bonfire 7:00-8:30pm
- Sat. May 20: Bird Hike- 9:30-10:30am
- Sun. May 21: Lakeshore State Park History Hike 10:00-11:00am
- Fri. May 26: Urban Critters: The Fox 1:00-3:00pm
- Sat. May 27: Fishing Clinic 12:00-2:00pm