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Hello and welcome! I'm Nicole Meyer, a student at UW-Milwaukee. This semester I helped out the River Revitalization Foundation (RFF) here in downtown Milwaukee. This little blog is here to tell you about the great time I had and all of the things I learned. But before I get started on what I did, I want to tell you a little about myself and the RFF. 



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My Time at the RFF

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Once a month for a few hours I would visit the main building of the RFF and help with some of the work their "F.O.R.B" volunteer group usually does. Which stands for  “Fostering Our Riparian Biodiversity”. Riparian means land that is alongside a river or creek. Arguably, this is the most important work that the RFF does for our community. By fighting invasive species and helping native species thrive, they keep our ecosystem intact and functioning.  Young Beaver by Vince Bushell Why I feel this work is so important, is because of how much the dry land in the upland ecosystem is affected by that of the rivers. Not only do many of the animals within Milwaukee rely on the food and breeding area the greenway supplies, but without the greenways biodiversity, we risk erosion. The erosion is apart of a multi-factor issue. One of the factors of an invasive species is that it lacks its natural predators. This allows them to reproduce and flourish without being kept in check. When they...
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