page_title: Bay View Garden And Yard Society
section_title: Objectives
hierarchical_section_title: Bay View Garden And Yard Society / Objectives
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of the Bay View Garden and Yard Society and the Bay View Neighborhood Association planting the new garden at the KK Triangle.
context_page_description: The Bay View Garden And Yard Society is a nonprofit 501 organization based in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  Sometimes referred to by the acronym BVGAYS, the membership of the Society consists of persons living predominantly in Bay View, who volunteer their time and talents by maintaining public gardens in Bay View. Inherent to the group's philosophy is the principle that by maintaining one's own property, others are inspired to follow by example.
context_section_description: According to the organization's by-laws, the purpose of the Bay View Garden And Yard Society is:
  To have fun while promoting the Bay View community through the beautification of our gardens and yards.
  To share gardening information, exchange plants, and share information that is of particular interest to those living in Bay View.
  To encourage others in Bay View to maintain their gardens, yards, and homes.
  To volunteer our time and talent in maintaining public gardens in Bay View.
  Some of the Society's member events and functions include annual plant exchanges, round robins at member's homes, monthly group dining out, and tours of local greenhouses and botanical gardens.  In addition to the development of public gardens throughout Bay View, the group enjoys a high visibility in the community by presenting gardening demonstrations at the South Shore Farmers' Market, hosting gardening seminars, contributing to temporary art installations, and participating in local events such as the Bay View Neighborhood Association's Winter Blast and Chill-on-the-Hill.
  Beyond the initial social aspects of the Society, the group became more involved in a variety of community projects:  participating in neighborhood cleanups, assisting local schools with rain-garden development, and the installation of several landscaping projects to add to the aesthetics of the neighborhood.
  One of the group's original projects was the Bay View Firehouse garden at Milwaukee Fire Department Engine 11, located at 2526 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue.  In 2002, the group planted and maintained gardens at the Beulah Brinton Community Center, and installed a Liberty Garden at the WWII Memorial on Kinnickinnic & Russell Avenues. In 2004, the group added new park benches and assumed the maintenance of the flower planters at the Pryor Avenue Iron Well.  In 2008, the group teamed up with the Bay View Neighborhood Association and the City of Milwaukee to tear out a concrete island and develop a garden in the median at the intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell & Lincoln Avenues.
  The group continues to maintain and develop most of these sites and has received recognition not only for their efforts in the Bay View community, but also for their contributions to the gay community in Milwaukee.
caption: The group planting at the KK Triangle Garden
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