We are excited to announce the creation of a Care for Our Common Home patch. With the generous support of the Shambarger Family, we were able to create a patch that can be used to educate and encourage stewardship in a wide variety of settings. The patch itself is 2.5 x 2.5 inches with a plastic backing and it even has an optional button hook if you don’t want to stitch it on.

Laudato Si’ Project created recommended guidelines for the earning of the patch that are age specific. You can access these on our website. The guidelines are broken up into 2 age groups; ages 5-10 and ages 10+. Of course, teachers or leaders have the flexibility to design their own guidelines as well.

The intention is that families, scouts, parishes and schools can utilize these guidelines in assisting young people in earning the Care for Our Common Home patch. The guidelines consist of an educational component; to learn about Care for Our Common Home and a stewardship project; to put into practice our call to care for this planet.

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A well deserved rest

A young family checking out some North American animal hides and pine cones.

Ready to catch some insects!

Botanists from Milwaukee Public Museum and SEWR

Patrick Donohue of MUHS installs bluebird houses he built on a 8 acre prairie planting.

Measuring a painted turtles shell

Hands on with a bald-faced hornet nest (empty of course)

Mourning Warbler

Joe and Nathaniel Meyer at the Menominee River Clean-up