Our project partners make headlines with the work they do in their communities.
Follow the links below to read more about their success
Making Pritchard Park more pristine; natural areas being upgraded | Racine Journal Times – October 29, 2018
Fund for Lake Michigan Awards Grant for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Grafton | SCF – September 19, 2018
Blox Party at Alice’s Garden Builds Vital Cistern For Stormwater | Milwaukee Independant – September 18, 2018
Artworks for Milwaukee | CBS 58 – September 2, 2018
Proposed ‘Green’ stormwater demonstration site on Milwaukee’s north side gets city approval | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal – August 23, 2018
Improvement plan for Crescent Beach in Algoma | WBAY – August 21, 2018
Milwaukee’s Water Technology Cluster Spurs Innovation | Shepherd Express – August 14, 2018
Fund for Lake Michigan Partners with Take Back My Meds MKE | Urban Milwaukee – August 13, 2018
BID 32 leaders committed to ‘building neighborhood from within’ | Milwaukeenns – August 1, 2018
Bay Beach restoration | Green Bay Press Gazette – July 9, 2018
After Decades of Decline Lake Sturgeon Could be Headed for Threatened Designation | Wisconsin Public Radio – July 5, 2018
Sturgeon elevator tour at Menominee Dam | Fox News 11 – May 22, 2018
Concrete bed of Kinnickinnic River in Pulaski Park to be removed | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal – May 7, 2018
Estabrook Park dam floodgates fall to demolition crew | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal – April 18, 2018
Restoration of one of the last wetlands in Milwaukee’s harbor estuary | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal – April 17, 2018
Algoma Authorizes Phase 1 of Crescent Beach Plan | February 9, 2018
Plans for a beach at Bay Beach move forward | February 6, 2018
Top five things to do with your kids in Milwaukee in February | January 31, 2018
Kenosha County awarded $200,000 for wetland restoration | January 12, 2018
County gets $500,000 for Pike River restoration in Pets | September 8, 2017
Yellow perch, the fish of the people, need a boost | July 22, 2017
South Shore Park completes $3.7 million in upgrades | July 13, 2017
Zilber Family Foundation Announces $2.19 Million in Grants to Benefit Milwaukeeans | July 5, 2017
South Shore Beach closings send stark warning | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 3, 2017
Engineering study upcoming for Horlick Dam | Racine Journal Times, June 27, 2017
Milwaukee Public Museums adds outdoor butterfly exhibit, storm-water controls | Journal Sentinel, May 21, 2017
Colonial Park restoration underway | Racine Journal Times, May 17, 2017
Stormwater initiative will green Milwaukee Public Museum entrance | OnMilwaukee, May 3, 2017
MillerCoors Milwaukee Brewery Further Commits to Corporate Water Conservation Efforts by Partnering with the Alliance for Water Stewardship | Urban Milwaukee, March 20, 2017
The Fund for Lake Michigan, and some goats, are helping to clean up the Root River corridor | South Now, March 15, 2017
Fund for Lake Michigan Invests in Regional Projects | Door County Pulse, March 9, 2017
Fund for Lake Michigan gives out $1.25 million in grants state-wide | BizTimes, March 2, 2017
Two Rivers gets grant for riverside park | Herald Times Reporter, March 2, 2017
New Fondy Park aims to ease stormwater stress and green a vacant lot | OnMilwaukee, February 8, 2017
Environmental Updates on Wauwatosa Development & Fondy Market Green Space | WUWM, February 8, 2017
“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of the oceans.”– Kahlil Gibran
Study shows investments in water quality creates jobs, boost property value | Lake Country News, November 3, 2016
Water quality investment pays dividends | Wisconsin Gazette, November 3, 2016
A good addition to county park network | Kenosha News, October 27, 2016
Manmade islands clean runoff water before entering Lake Michigan | WISN, October 14, 2016
Wisconsin Sturgeon Fest Oct 1. | The Fishing News, September 21, 2016
Foundation continues Gifts to the Community with free admission to lakefront sites | Urban Milwaukee, September 15, 2016
Algoma receives $175,000 EPA grant | Green Bay Press Gazette, August 15, 2016
Grant money to reduce sediment into Racine Harbor, lake | Journal Times, August 8, 2016
Lincoln Lagoon upgrades planned | Kenosha News, July 18, 2016
War Memorial Parking Lot Revamp First Step in Creating Milwaukee Shoreline Master Plan | WUWM, July 14, 2016
Goal of UWM habitat study is to restore fisheries in river | Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, June 26, 2016
Marcus DeBack Playground renovation plans revealed | OnMilwaukee.com, April 29, 2016
The plan to repair the Pike River | Kenosha News, April 14, 2016
Milwaukee River has come far, but much work remains | Journal Sentinal, April 6, 2016
Water Council announces winners of clean water technology competition | WUWM, March 21, 2016
Algoma uses grant money for beach improvements | Fox 11 Green Bay, March 18, 2016
County to Study Racine Harbor | Journal Times, March 12th, 2016
Algoma receives Fund for Lake Michigan grant | Green Bay Press Gazette, March 11, 2016
Algoma Awarded Grant for Crescent Beach | Door County Pulse, March 11, 2016
Fund for Lake Michigan Awards $1.4 million in Grants | Biz Times, March 9, 2016
Fund for Lake Michigan awards almost $1.4 toward Wisconsin Water | OnMilwaukee, March 8, 2016
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Accepts Donation for Lake Michigan Coastal Research | WDNR, February 24, 2016
Love Your Great Lakes Day at Discovery World | Fox 6 Milwaukee, February 13, 2016
Discovery World to Open New Aquarium | WDJT CBS Milwaukee, February 9, 2016
Two Rivers Pursues Wayside Ownership | Herald Times Reporter, January 19, 2016
Wetlad Restored as Part of Oak Creek’s Main Street Development | WUWM, January 13, 2016
Port Exploreum is more than a museum | OnMilwaukee.com, January 4, 2016
Menomonee River in Wauwatosa receives facelift | Wauwatosa Now, December 23, 2015
MMSD work would remove 5 fish barriers in Menomonee River | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, September 15, 2015
Milwaukee company’s device delivers hope for clean drinking water | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, August 22, 2015
Water Council gets additional funding for pilot program | BizTimes.com (Milwaukee Business News), August 21, 2015
New funding, expanded programming for Global Water Center | Milwaukee Business Journal, August 20, 2015
$75,000 grant helping turn fish boil pollution site into model for WI shoreline cleanup | NBC 26 Green Bay, August 11, 2015
Elm Grove to bring covered creek back to daylight | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, August 6, 2015
Sheboygan County gets $75K to start dunes preservation | Sheboygan Press, August 6, 2015
Northeast Wisconsin preserve gets grant to clean ‘fish boil’ pollution (article + audio) | Wisconsin Public Radio, July 31, 2015
Neighbors help reclaim Walnut Way neighborhood with park | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, July 31, 2015
Port loses one grant, receives another for breakwater | Ozaukee Press, July 29, 2015
Conservation grant for the Ridges Sanctuary (article + video) | Fox 11 News, July 28, 2015
Investing in our lakeshore | Peninsula Pulse, July 24, 2015
Organization hopes to fund 1,000 Lake Michigan projects (letter) | Kenosha News, July 24, 2015
New green alleys on South Side protect KK River quality | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, July 23, 2015
Avanza construcción de un callejón ecológico en el sur de Milwaukee (in Spanish) | Telemundo Wisconsin, July 22, 2015
Green alleys being installed in Milwaukee (video) | WISN.com, July 22, 2015
Hawthorn Hollow nets grant to combat stormwater runoff | Kenosha News, July 19, 2015
Fund for Lake Michigan announces $1.9 million in grants | UrbanMilwaukee.com, July 15, 2015
Sam Myers beach project nets $75,000 grant | Racine Journal Times, July 15, 2015
Watershed plan to be presented Thursday | Racine Journal Times, July 13, 2015
The transformation of Johnsons Park | UrbanMilwaukee.com, June 30, 2015
MKE Plays aims to reconstruct 12 deteriorated playgrounds throughout city | March 24, 2015
“Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine.”– Slovakian Proverb
Crews construct Milwaukee River reef for spawning lake fish (with video) | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, November 3, 2014
Milwaukee River fish spawning area expands | Urban Milwaukee, October 31, 2014
Work aims to improve water quality at Eichelman Beach | Kenosha News, October 1, 2014
Ancient sturgeon finally catch a break | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, September 24, 2014
Latest “WisBusiness: TheShow” features Vicki Elkin and the Fund for Lake Michigan | Wisconsin Technology Council, September 10, 2014
Milwaukee finds a fix for stormwater overflows: abandoned basements | NPR.org, August 12, 2014
Green roof company partners with local organizations to pilot new stormwater management solution | Greenroofs.com, July 21, 2014
2 Milwaukee churches, 2 ways of growing food and jobs | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, July 20, 2014
Fund for Lake Michigan Economic Impact Study Released | The Water Council Blog, July 10, 2014
Clean up funds awarded to Little Lake | Green Bay Press–Gazette, July 9, 2014
Fund for Lake Michigan creates economic tidal wave, study finds | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, July 1, 2014
Little Lake cleanup effort gets big boost | WDOR.com (93.9 FM Door County Radio), July 1, 2014
Grants to help water quality having real impact, study finds | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, June 30, 2014
Discovery World to add freshwater sustainability lab | Milwaukee Business Journal, June 25, 2014
New sequencer to be purchased with support from the Fund for Lake Michigan | Great Lakes Genomics Center, June 1, 2014
Change in U.S. law allows Burnham Canal restoration to proceed | Milwaukee Journal–Sentinel, May 27, 2014
Wetlands to provide environmental benefits, critical habitat | City of Oak Creek, May 14, 2014
County gets grant to fill Belle Harbor Marina | Racine Journal-Times, May 9, 2014
Transforming Reed Street Yards | UrbanMilwaukee.com, April 18, 2014
Green neighborhoods for all in Milwaukee’s Westlawn Gardens | U.S. Green Building Council, April 9, 2014
A Downtown of the Future | City of Oak Creek, April 4, 2014
Fund for Lake Michigan boosts clean water research at UW-Milwaukee | UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, March 24, 2014
Neighbors come together to revitalize park on Milwaukee’s North Side | wuwm.com Milwaukee Public Radio, March 18, 2014
City nets $250,000 EPA grant | Racine Journal-Times, March 13, 2014
Milwaukee Gets $1M From EPA To Install ‘Green Alleys’ (Reed Street Yards) | Wisconsin Public Radio, March 12, 2014
Green infrastructure work outpaces MMSD’s mandate (Drexel Town Square) | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 5, 2014
$48,464 in grants to help Milwaukee neighborhoods control stormwater | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, January 16, 2014
Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church takes homeless ministry to new level (rooftop community garden) | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, January 7, 2014
Petrifying Springs Dam Removal Wins Design Award | R.A. Smith International, November 21, 2013
Protect the Pike: Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network has new restoration plan | Racine Journal-Times, September 26, 2013
New Milwaukee park creates an oak savanna in urban area | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 23, 2013
A community effort cleans up the Kinnickinnic River | HealthyLakes.org, August 30, 2013
Can Lake Michigan perch be revived? | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, August 10, 2013
Milwaukee’s Three Bridges Park opens in Menomonee Valley | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 20, 2013
Eyes on Milwaukee: Bike Sharing and Permeable Pavement | UrbanMilwaukee.com, June 21, 2013
Westlawn’s rebirth aims to lessen floods, pollution | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 9, 2012
Grant to help pay for dam removal at Petrifying Springs | Kenosha News, January 23, 2012