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As the State Fair passes the halfway mark, the Urban Aquaculture Center exhibit has been a compelling attraction with its tank of perch and attractive posters.  The Center was featured in a WUWM radio interview with Susan Bence.
Here is the link:
http://wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=3164

The third day of the Wisconsin State Fair has concluded with a record crowd visiting the booth.  The sign on the brow of our canopy reads “drop in to see an urban fish farm”, and people are doing just that.  Volunteers are sharing our vision of making Milwaukee become a teaching center for urban aquaculture.  [...]

The Urban Aquaculture Center is off to a great beginning with the hot first day of the Wisconsin State Fair under its belt.  The exhibit featuring the big elevated fish tank containing yellow perch has drawn considerable interest.   Individuals, couples, and families with children are stopping to look at the fish and the trays of [...]

Meet our Founders, Current Board Members, and Supporters.
JON BALES jon@urbanaquaculturecenter.com
Jon was raised in Milwaukee, attended Bay View High School, and graduated from UWM in 1966 with a degree in Botany. He served with the U.S. Navy as a flight instructor in basic jet training and as an aircraft carrier pilot flying A-6 Intruders in the [...]

The Urban Aquaculture Center (UAC) intends to build and operate Milwaukee’s first large-scale urban aquaculture production facility. Through the process we will expose the enterprise potential of this emerging industry, introducing the general public to urban fish farming through an educational center focusing on aquaculture and hydroponics. Our five-acre campus will include greenhouses, ponds, and [...]

Urban Aquaculture Center’s first Strategic Plan outlines a five year cycle for implementing our goals.
YEAR ONE: Complete
YEAR TWO: In Process
Identify potential supporters, donors, and grant opportunities
Business Plan and Budgetary Model
Register Non-Profit Status
Raise initial capital to finance early stages of project (Marketing, Website, Promotion)
Media Blitz
YEAR THREE:
Apply for Grants
Identify potential sites, meet with local representatives to discuss [...]

The meeting was called to order at 5:15p.m.
The May meeting minutes were read with one correction by Tim McCollow.
501 (c) (3) Formation for UAC
Leon stated there is a less expensive and easier way to form a 501 (c) (3) and that Lori Servi is looking into this.  Since she is out of town, this should [...]

The Meeting was called to order at 5:30p.m. with introductions of Mark Raabe and Tim McCollow and a discussion of the perch experiment and Growing Power.  Will said there will be training of farmers if this system works.  It’s a low-cost system that individuals could set up for $3000 for everything.  Mark mentioned a flow-through [...]

We are God’s chosen fish fry people.
And if we drink a beer with that fried perch or cod, all is right with the world on a Friday night in Wisconsin.
A juicy history of Wisconsin’s beloved fish fry tradition presented this week at the Milwaukee County Historical Society began with that pithy point and explored all [...]

Lori Servi has been a business coach to the Urban Aquaculture Center through the Milwaukee Urban League and the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership. She holds a Master’s Degree from the UWM School of Business in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. She is a CPA and served in the Peace Corps in the Ukraine as an [...]

Jenelle has served on numerous boards including the Milwaukee County Historical Society. She has served as deputy superintendant of Milwaukee Public Schools and been a community activist during all of her adult life. When she heard about the Urban Aquaculture Center, she was eager to join the board and head up the Public [...]

Will Allen grew up on a Maryland farm, played professional basketball, and joined the corporate world before returning to his roots of farming in the Milwaukee area. He founded the non-profit Growing Power, and To date he has taught farming and food processing to thousands of students and helped launch dozens of urban gardens, [...]

Today is the 5th day of the Wisconsin State Fair. Thousands of people will gobble up cream puffs and view prizewinning ponies, but they also might learn a thing or two about agriculture, including something you wouldn’t think of. That’s fish.
Tucked among the farm animals, food stands, and souvenirs is the Ag Oasis, where I [...]

The Coleman National Fish Hatchery returned in June to its $10 million construction project to improve the control of salmon traffic on Battle Creek, according to Scott Hamelberg, project leader of Coleman National Fish Hatchery Complex. The project coincides with the California Department of Fish and Game restoration efforts of upstream Battle Creek. The DFG [...]

Aquaculture shows significant economic potential and good prospects for success in the United States, according to a new report commissioned by NOAA. The report’s authors call for clear rules to be enacted to guide the development of an offshore aquaculture industry.
“We must make a commitment to the health of our citizens and our [...]

As part of the Request for Proposals for the Agricultural Development & Diversification Grant Program, this letter is to inform you of the City of Milwaukee’s support for the proposed Urban Aquaculture Center (UAC).
Proposers of the UAC have met with my staff at the City of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development on a couple of [...]

The Milwaukee River Work Group (MRWG) is a coalition of organizations concerned with the Milwaukee River, including representatives from the Urban Ecology Center, Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers, and River Revitalization Foundation, along with other state and federal agencies, businesses and individuals.
This coalition advocates a comprehensive plan that includes public policy, zoning, preservation guidelines and a [...]

The Urban Ecology Center educates and inspires people to understand and value nature as motivation for positive change, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Located in Riverside Park, the Urban Ecology Center’s outdoor laboratory consists of 12 acres of wooded land and riparian habitat on the east bank of the Milwaukee River. The resource center and classroom is a [...]