Sessions
Three Presentations: 1) Engaging Citizens in Big River Cleanups: The Milwaukee River 2) Catalyzing Residents for a Community Rivers Program 3) Partnering with the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps to Implement Aquatic Invasive Species Programming
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM Thu
Patricia Gerber graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Peacebuilding and a freshwater sustainability focus. After graduation, she entered the nonprofit world to follow her deeply rooted passion for community engagement and freshwater ecosystems. Patricia is the Watershed Education Manager and Community Rivers Program Coordinator at Riveredge Nature Center where she works to inspire a connection between people in Southeast Wisconsin and the Milwaukee River Basin. This is accomplished by stewarding and supporting water education efforts at the nature center and throughout the CRP partnering communities.