Our Mission

The Park People supports the Milwaukee County Parks by encouraging park improvement through Friends Groups, coordinating Weed-Out® programs and accepting and honoring donor intent of charitable contributions while balancing long term park viability.

Our Values: as an organization, we adhere to our core values

• We consider the park systems one of our community’s most precious resources
• We believe in maintaining and protecting the natural beauty of our park system
• We strive to improve community awareness, appreciation & engagement in the park systems
• We maintain a lean operating budget and responsibly manage our resources to ensure our fiscal strength