The Sierra Club Great Waters Group holds monthly programs usually on the Third Monday of every month, excepting summer months of June, July and August when we are out exploring, enjoying and protecting nature. In December. instead, we hold our annual Holiday Party with a feast, a silent auction, and live entertainment. This normally takes place the first Sunday in January. In 2019, the Holiday Party falls on December 8th, due to the late Thanksgiving holiday. In April, we hold Earth Day celebrations and service activities instead of a Monday program. Ocasionally the meeting times and locations need to be changed, so always check the calendar.
January program hosts UWM club to write postcards
January 20, 2026
On Jan. 27 we'll host a joint program with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Conservation Club to draw and write postcards to our elected representatives to describe our love for Wisconsin wild spaces.
Fall programs focus on connecting, taking action
September 11, 2025
Are you feeling the need to connect with people who share your values? Are you overwhelmed about how to protect your environment? Us too. That's why this programs season is going to focus on taking tangible steps together.
Learn About WaterMarks MKE on May 15
April 20, 2025
Come learn about WaterMarks, an initiative to develop a citywide network of participatory engagement, to help us all to better understand the significance of water in our everyday lives.Sites feature an illuminated blue letter.
Meet the Sturgeon Protectors on March 18
March 9, 2025
Come hear Mark Denning and Cheryl Nenn discuss their work with Milwaukee's Sturgeon Protectors on Tuesday, March 18, at the Indian Community School in Franklin.
Walking Indigenous Milwaukee program is Jan. 22 at Marquette
January 2, 2025
Learn about the Indigenous Milwaukee Tour that gives greater visibility for Indigenous peoples, lands and contributions. This Great Waters Group program on Jan. 22 will be presented and co-sponsored by the Marquette University Indigeneity Lab.
Sign up for Dec. 8 Holiday Party and Fundraiser
November 10, 2024
Make new friends and catch up with old friends at the GWG annual Holiday Party and Fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Wil-O-Way Underwood, 10602 Underwood Parkway, Wauwatosa. Please register by Nov. 29 so we can order food from...
Fall programs include Green Tech Station, inclusive hiking
September 5, 2024
Welcome back for a new season of monthly educational programs! We start on Sept. 16 by visiting the Green Tech Station, followed by a program and short walk with the authors of Easy Walks and Paddles in Milwaukee, on Oct. 23 at Kuumba Juice.
Mark Earth Day by helping clean up Lincoln Creek
April 15, 2024
The Great Waters Group will again be helping clean up Lincoln Creek through the Milwaukee Riverkeeper annual Spring Cleanup from 9 to noon on Saturday, April 20. Afterwards we'll join the celebration at Rock the Green.
Earth-Friendly Eating program is May 20
April 15, 2024
Learn how our food choices and food systems affect or aggravate climate change, and vice versa at this program on Monday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals
February 27, 2024
The March program will be Dr. Al Gedicks , who has long worked with Wisconsin tribes, on "Defending Wisconsin's Sacred Waters from Dangerous Mine Proposals." This free program begins at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 18. Register to get the Zoom link.