Reflo, Inc.

Reflo is hiring a new Communications Specialist! To learn more click below or visit https://lnkd.in/dmUW3Wu6. Instructions on how to apply are in the position description. #hiring #refloh2o #reflo #CommunicationsSpecialist #nowhiring

On October 8th, we gathered to celebrate the 6th Cohort of Green and Healthy Schoolyard Redevelopment Projects completed at five Milwaukee Public Schools! Holistic redevelopment projects at Forest Home Avenue School, Greenfield Bilingual, Lincoln Avenue MPS, Milwaukee Sign Language School & Morse Middle School for the Gifted and Talented and Story Elementary have transformed their asphalt schoolyards into vibrant green spaces that provide engaging learning and play spaces, manage and capture stormwater, promote urban biodiversity, and enrich our communities. Together, the five school projects -- * removed 278,000+ square feet of asphalt replaced with publicly accessible greenspace * planted 517 trees helping to provide shade that reduces heat stresses * installed 100,000+ square feet of native habitat restored via bioswales and prairies providing habitat for wildlife, improving pollinator populations, and supporting educational opportunities for students and community members The projects collectively manage 1.3 million gallons of stormwater through green infrastructure every time it rains, helping to reduce combined sewer overflows and basement flooding while improving urban biodiversity. These projects are possible thanks to many project supporters, engineers, and contractors bringing them to life. Thank you for supporting greener, healthier schools! Project Partners include: Milwaukee Public Schools, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Fresh Coast Guardians, Fund for Lake Michigan, DPW Milwaukee, Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office - ECO, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Sustain Our Great Lakes and Five Star Urban Waters Restoration Programs, USDA Forest Service, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Brico Fund, The Burke Foundation, Reflo, Inc., Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee - GSCM, Medical College of Wisconsin, UWM's School of Architecture & Urban Planning, School Green Teams and Community Partners. Engineering & Design Consultants include: SmithGroup, LANDCO2 Contractors include: Property Solutions Contracting, EDDY'S LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC, Poblocki Paving Corp., BEAR Construction Company Learn more --> https://lnkd.in/gMvTetbe

Join Reflo, Inc.'s Milwaukee Water Storyteller Michael Timm, Sherman Park artist Debbie Sajnani, and community organizer Steve O'Connell for an interactive photo walk through Milwaukee's Grasslyn Manor neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 12. Neighbors have organized "Build the Ark" efforts to rally in the face of chronic basement flooding and the walk will explore our relationship to water over time. WaterMarks MKE, supported by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and other partners including Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and Milwaukee Public Museum, connects local artists with local experts to amplify a citywide dialogue around water issues. Meet new friends -- rain or shine -- at 1 p.m. at Albright United Methodist Church, 5555 W. Capitol Dr. for what is sure to be an engaging outing. Refreshments will be offered. No charge. Come with an open mind and prepared for an hour on your feet. #mkewaterstories

Join us for a land conservation work day at Vincent High School of Agricultural Sciences! Activities will include weeding the bioswales and native prairie, removing temporary deer fencing around the forest, picking up litter, and planting and pruning trees with support from local arborists with Johnson's Nursery. Connect with peers, learn about Vincent’s agricultural programs, and make a difference all in one day! Lunch and maintenance tools will be provided. RSVP for yourself or a small group ---> https://lnkd.in/gwtVvuEW Milwaukee Public Schools The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin #volunteer #milwaukee #sustainability #greenjobs #outdooreducation #landconservation

We are honored to be welcomed into the Impact100 Greater Milwaukee family at last night's Annual Awards Celebration! What an inspiring room of women making positive impact and bringing transformative change in our communities through collective giving. Thank you for believing in our mission and congrats to all of the nonprofit awardees - Street Angels Milwaukee Outreach, Arts At Large, GPS Education Partners, and Mental Health America of Wisconsin! #impact100 #meritwinner #thankyou #thankyouforyoursupport #empoweringwomen #transformingcommunity #onewomanonevote

Join us for a tour of Milwaukee Public Schools’ most inspiring green schoolyards! This year, we’re hosting a Green Schoolyards Pre-Conference Tour. The tour will weave its way from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Madison, where attendees will be dropped off ahead of the Children & Nature Network’s 2024 Nature Everywhere Conference. During the tour, you’ll hear directly from environmental nonprofit Reflo and Milwaukee Public Schools partners about how they scaled their model to redevelop greener, healthier schoolyards, with an emphasis on green stormwater infrastructure. Learn about the partnerships, funding, design and maintenance that enable these thriving spaces. From bioswales, soccer fields and trees as well as outdoor classrooms, improved recreational facilities and arts opportunities, discover how these features maximize benefits for Milwaukee communities, the environment and local economy. Register here. https://bit.ly/3IQagXD ??: Reflo, Inc. Milwaukee Public Schools #GreenSchoolyards #NEConference #NatureEverywhere #SchoolyardDesign #ChildrenAndNature #GreeningSchoolGrounds #SchoolGroundGreening

Milwaukee’s Environmental Youth Collaborative came to Wingspread for a retreat to weave together the passions and expertise of various nature-based nonprofits, all driven by a unified goal: to champion our youth, protect our environment, and deepen the roots of our community through powerful collaboration. Each organization within the Milwaukee Environmental Youth Collaborative contributes a unique blend of expertise and programs, spanning from conservation to education. Dive into their varied missions and find out how you can be a part of these impactful efforts by checking out the profiles tagged below! Daybreak Fund Fund for Lake Michigan Menomonee Valley Partners Teens Grow Greens Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Urban Ecology Center Riveredge Nature Center River Revitalization Foundation, Inc Cream City Conservation Groundwork Milwaukee Reflo, Inc. Nearby Nature Milwaukee TRUE SKOOL INC Supported by: Argosy Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread #EnviornmentalEd #Youth #Collaborate

With another spring snowstorm predicted for #Wisconsin today, it seems like a good time to talk about salt -- sodium chloride, to be scientific -- and how it's affecting our #freshwater. This article in Urban Milwaukee, Inc. describes the rising salinity in #LakeMichigan and its tributaries and efforts from groups such as Milwaukee Riverkeeper and the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to monitor it. “Ultimately, science can be slow to catch up with environmental change or issues like salt pollution,” said Dr. William Hintz of the University of Toledo. “We certainly need to understand how salt pollution affects a greater diversity of freshwater species and ecosystem processes, but the available evidence suggests we should act sooner rather than later.” #GreatLakes #WaterStewardship Reflo, Inc.

Yesterday I had an opportunity to tune into the The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin's annual State of the?Conservancy?webinar to hear about its incredible work in 2023. I was so impressed with the cool things that Reflo, Inc. is doing to transform asphalt playgrounds in Milwaukee into environmentally-friendly outdoor classrooms, forests, and nature play areas! Check out this before and after of one of their schoolyard redevelopment projects that Justin Hegarty talked about. Congrats to TNC's Cate Harrington on your retirement! And a heartfelt thank you for introducing me to the wonderful work of this organization as a volunteer photographer years ago. :)