{"id":61566,"date":"2018-08-20T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsvideo&#038;p=61566"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:02:34","slug":"downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsvideo","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 11-acre forest located on UWM\u2019s main campus is not only an escape to nature from the city. Downer Woods is also used by UWM and international researchers for research and creating new technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 11-acre forest located on UWM\u2019s main campus is not only an escape to nature from the city. Downer Woods is also used by UWM and international researchers for research and creating new technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":61567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-61566","uwmnewsvideo","type-uwmnewsvideo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space - UWM REPORT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 11-acre forest located on UWM\u2019s main campus is not only an escape to nature from the city. Downer Woods is also used by UWM and international researchers for research and creating new technology.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UWM REPORT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T23:02:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UWMNews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/\",\"name\":\"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space - UWM REPORT\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-20T17:31:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-28T23:02:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Downer Woods\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Videos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/video\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"UWM REPORT\",\"description\":\"News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/UWMNews\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space - UWM REPORT","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space","og_description":"The 11-acre forest located on UWM\u2019s main campus is not only an escape to nature from the city. Downer Woods is also used by UWM and international researchers for research and creating new technology.","og_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/","og_site_name":"UWM REPORT","article_modified_time":"2026-04-28T23:02:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@UWMNews","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/","name":"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space - UWM REPORT","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg","datePublished":"2018-08-20T17:31:44+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-28T23:02:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/08\/Downer-Woods_750x500.jpg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"Downer Woods"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/downer-woods-uwms-urban-green-space\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Videos","item":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/video\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Downer Woods: UWM\u2019s urban green space"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/","name":"UWM REPORT","description":"News from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2017\/02\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2017\/02\/uwm-seo-logo.jpg","width":225,"height":224,"caption":"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/UWMNews"]}]}},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwmnewsvideo\/61566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uwmnewsvideo"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uwmnewsvideo"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/399"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}