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Groundwork Milwaukee, Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action, The New School Urban Systems Lab, Data You Can Use, Medical College of Wisconsin, December 8th, 2022
Our most current report, Milwaukee Flood Health-Vulnerability Assessment, and the storymap that accompanies it, tell the history of housing discrimination in Milwaukee, and the impacts of climate change in one neighborhood, Metcalfe Park. We’ve spent the last year assisting neighbors developing and installing green solutions in areas which are vulnerable to flood and extreme heat.
The Weather Channel, June 28th, 2022
Groundwork Milwaukee’s Outreach and Organizing Director, Jess Haven, is interviewed on the The Weather Channel about the upcoming Milwaukee Heat Watch Mapping Campaign. Watch the video at the link below or sign-up to volunteer to participate in the mapping campaign. Watch. Volunteer.
Alexander Kostal and James Wieland, WXRW, May 24th, 2022
What is 'environmental justice?' Milwaukee practitioner Dr. Rene Settle-Robinson sat down with Alex and James of Riverwest Radio’s Left-Turn production and discussed impacts of climate change and pollution on our most vulnerable neighborhoods. They discuss the political will it will require to address the greatest impacts and prioritize equity. Listen.
John Davis, WPR, May 9th, 2022
This piece on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) discusses extreme heat events in Milwaukee. This summer the Wisconsin DNR is leading a NOAA funding campaign to map heat in Milwaukee using a method that involves enlisting volunteers to drive traverses across the city collecting data points at three times on a hot summer day. The data is hoped to provide detailed insight into places that are most exposed to heat. Groundwork’s Outreach and Organizing Director Jess Haven talks about the issue and the mapping campaign in the context of the Climate Safe Neighborhoods initiative. View article.
Corrinne Hess, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 3rd, 2022
This article summarizes a press conference held by the Sierra Clubs’ Wisconsin Chapter. At the event residents and local social organizations advocated for the State of Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program to be extended to renters to relieve energy burden in Black and Latinx communities. Groundwork Milwaukee’s Climate Safe Neighborhoods Organizing Associate, Keviea Guiden, spoke at the event in support of expanding the program. View full article.
Lina Tran, Grist, April 28th, 2022
City’s like to plant trees, but don’t always set aside resources to care for them after they are planted. This article in Grist explores the gap between planting trees and caring for them. Groundwork Milwaukee’s Greenspace Actions Coordinator, Samson Srok, provides valuable insight from his experience in the field.
Susan Bence, WUWM 89.7 FM, August 31st, 2021
Local environmental reporter, Susan Bence, reports on the Milwaukee City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity’s most resent forum. The meeting aimed to address the economic opportunity green jobs present as efforts to improve local climate resiliency increase. Groundwork Milwaukee’s Ground Corps Crew Leader, Bree Jackson, speaks up with an important question for the task force. Listen.
TMJ4, August 28th, 2021
TMJ4 featured the Healing Spaces Initiative in their Positively Milwaukee segment. The clip covers the construction of a sculpture garden at the intersection of Richards Street and Locus Street. Groundwork Milwaukee played a significant role in the construction of this space. View clip.
Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 28th, 2021
This article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel discusses a sculpture garden that was installed on Locus Street and North Richards as part of the City of Milwaukee’s Healing Spaces Initiative. Groundwork Milwaukee played a large role in facilitating the build out of this space. View full article.
Tyler Nelson, Shepherd Express, August 27th, 2021
The Shepherd Express interviews Groundwork Milwaukee’s Community Programs Manager, Matt Vogt about Fresh Food Connect. If you have extra garden produce in your backyard garden. Sign up for Fresh Food Connect and Groundwork staff and volunteers will pick it up from your doorstep and donate it to a local food pantry. Just download and install the Fresh Food Connect app on your mobile device and, if you live in one of our activated zip codes, you’ll be able to post your donations. View full article.
Joe Purtell, Undark, August 16th, 2021
Undark magazine explores the relationship between urban green space and the legacy of redlining. The article focuses on Richmond, CA and features interviews with members of Groundwork Richmond. To aid the conversation, Climate Safe Neighborhoods maps prepared by Groundwork Milwaukee were included. View full article.
Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 9th, 2021
This article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentions Groundwork Milwaukee’s Shared Harvest programming. If you’d like to donate your excess garden produce to local food pantries, sign up for Fresh Food Connect in one of our qualifying zip codes and we’ll come pick up your produce right from your front door step. View full article.
Jean C. Bikomeye, et al., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August, 8th, 2021
Jean Bikomeye of Medical College of Wisconsin, alongside a team of researchers and community partners, recently had this article approved for publication by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The article includes an exhaustive literature review that indicates the importance of equitable expansion and improvement of public greenspaces in urban settings. A more thorough argument for Groundwork MIlwaukee’s mission has probably never been written. We’re proud to have had the opportunity to review and contribute. View full article.
Milwaukee Community Journal, August 3rd, 2021
The Milwaukee Community Journal interviews Groundwork Milwaukee’s Food Systems Specialist, Samson Srok, and Kayla Birdsong, CEO of Fresh Food Connect, about Groundwork’s role as a Fresh Food Connect operator. Have a look at the article to learn how to get register for Fresh Food Connect and/or visit our Shared Harvest page to learn more about Groundwork’s food rescue efforts. View full story.
TMJ4, July 29th, 2021
TMJ4, interviews Groundwork Milwaukee’s Food Systems Specialist, Samson Srok, about the 11 hoop house Maglio Farm we run in collaboration with Riverwest Food Pantry. We’re extremely proud of this work and grateful for the spotlight. View full story.
Nature, Alexandra Witze, July 14th, 2021
This article in Nature explores the relationship between institutional racism and the dangerous impacts of extreme heat events in American cities. Scientists are mapping correlations between race, poverty and heat in cities, and suggesting solutions to reduce the dangers. The article includes map layers created by Groundwork Milwaukee’s Deputy Director of GIS, Lawrence Hoffman, in his role as the lead GIS expert for Groundwork USA’s Climate Safe Neighborhoods initiative. View full story.
TMJ4, July 7th, 2021
This spring, local news team, TMJ4, interviewed our Community Programs Manager, Matt Vogt, about the Groundwork Milwaukee-led Kilbourn Community Garden. The interview emphasizes the giving garden beds where anything that grows is free to the community. The clip also features some thrilling drone footage of the garden. Watch for their follow-up story in the coming weeks. View full story.
CBS 58 Newsroom, June 25th, 2021
Local news CBS 58 interviewed our Director of Programs and Operations, Damien DeBuhr, about our Community Garden Health Hub partnership. View full story.
FOX6 News, May 27th, 2021
FOX6 News aired this piece on We Got This garden who are legacy members of Groundwork’s Milwaukee Grows Garden Network. We’re proud to call We Got This one of our Community Garden Health Hubs for the 2021 growing season and look forward to our ongoing partnership. View full story.
Shepherd Express, Virginia Small, April 19th, 2021
This article in the Shepherd Express explores the history of Earth Day and highlights Milwaukee organizations that are leading the local environmental movement. Groundwork Milwaukee is one those organizations! View full story.
New York Times, August 24th, 2020
This article in the New York Times explores how the legacy of redlining has left certain neighborhoods disproportionately vulnerable to extreme heat which is predicted to increase as the climate changes. Groundwork’s Climate Safe Neighborhoods project is referenced as an example of climate resiliency advocacy work. View full story.
Milwaukee Community Journal, March 23rd, 2021
The City of Milwaukee is launching the Healing Spaces Initiative in the Harambee neighborhood. Milwaukee’s Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC) will lead the city’s effort. Groundwork Milwaukee will play a large role in community outreach and construction of the healing spaces. View full story.
Yale Climate Connections, March 18th, 2021
Groundwork USA, a network of environmental justice organizations, is exploring the connection between formerly redlined neighborhoods and the climate crisis today. As part of its Climate Safe Neighborhoods initiative, Groundwork overlaid historic redlining maps from nine U.S. cities with data about tree cover, heat, and impervious surfaces such as asphalt and concrete. All of the maps discussed in this interview were made by Groundwork Milwaukee. View full story.
WBUR-Boston, March 6th, 2021
This story on Boston’s local NPR station, WBUR discusses Groundwork USA’s Climate Safe Neighborhoods efforts in the Lawrence, MA area. All of the maps discussed in this story were made by Groundwork Milwaukee! Learn more about Climate Safe Neighborhoods below. View full story.
Sierra Club-Wisconsin Chapter, February 20th, 2020
On February 17th, 2020, eleven activists from the Milwaukee African American community received honors as "Environmental Pioneers" at a Black History Month presentation held at the Wisconsin Black History Society Museum. View full story.
WUWM, August 31st, 2020
WUWM’s Susan Bence talks with Groundwork’s Damien DeBuhr and Samson Srok about the Maglio Farm and its support of local food systems including a discussion of farm operations, COVID-19 safety protocols for workers and volunteers, and Fresh Food Connect. View full story.