It started in 2018 with a group of citizens concerned about plastic pollution. Today, Plastic Free MKE (PFM) is a nationally recognized coalition that is working to make Milwaukee and its neighborhoods plastic free. Suffice to say, that’s an enormous task! From the beginning, Plastic Free MKE found great partners in the Urban Ecology Center, and with […]
It’s launch time for this year’s Friends Membership Campaign! We invite you to support our wonderful urban gem on the lake and enjoy all it has to offer. 2023 Highlights 2024 Plans For more information about our plans for 2024, please email us at admin@friendslsp.org Please consider making a donation below today! Park Pal MembershipsIndividual: $25Family: $50Prairie […]
Summer brings warmer days with flowers, butterflies and bumble bees, and evenings made magical by fireflies. Lakeshore State Park provides these simple natural joys right on the shores of Lake Michigan. A new flower blooms or new insect buzzes here every day. Seemingly random, these occurrences are naturally orchestrated. The habitat created at the park mimics a short grass prairie with native flowers and grasses with few trees. Native flowers […]
We Have More Prairie Plants! Over a few days in May, DNR staff and dozens of volunteers planted more than 1,200 native plant plugs in the park prairies. Recent soaking rains have helped these plants root into the hard soil – come to the park to see beautiful blooms as the plants mature! Many thanks to Friends of Lakeshore […]
At first glance, our park may look quite clean. Upon closer inspection though, one might find many plastic bottles and smaller trash such as microplastics in some areas. This trash negatively impact park wildlife and water quality. Thanks to our partnership with Milwaukee Riverkeeper and the support of our volunteers, our park is kept cleaner […]
Hello Friends! Warmer temperatures are waking up the flora and the fauna at Lakeshore State Park! Near the marina, resident groundhogs can be seen enjoying the spring sun. They are highly adaptable, able to live in various habitats. Lakeshore’s riprap and prairies offer a unique environment for a safe home, with plenty of vegetation for them […]