Stony Brook Restoration and Habitat Enhancement
This restoration of 3,960 feet of Stony Brook, a tributary to the Manitowoc River, will allow for the reintroduction of trout into a once successful trout fishery and Calumet County’s only cold water trout stream. Deteriorating water quality made it difficult to sustain a trout population in Stony Brook after the 1970s and 80s. With water […]
Rain Barrel Donation in Combined Sewer Service Area
MMSD and a number of community organizations will distribute free rain barrels to any residential property owner in Milwaukee’s combined sewer service area who attends a rain barrel workshop. This program is being implemented in conjunction with the City of Milwaukee’s Downspout Disconnection Program and in response to high demand for rain barrels. It represents an […]
Green Schools Conference 2019
This annual conference is a great opportunity to share best practices in the growing green schools movement.
Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform
With this investment, the Council of the Great Lakes Governors will create a blue bond to fund large-scale MMSD green infrastructure and restoration projects in the Milwaukee River Basin. As the first blue bond in the Great Lakes, this will serve as a model for other utilities and agencies in the region who are interested in innovative […]
Pike River North Branch – Stream Channel, Riparian Buffer and RSC Design
Two projects on one of Lake Michigan’s most impaired tributaries address an important link in a larger effort that has already improved aquatic habitat and dramatically decreased flooding. The product will be two final designs: an engineering plan to incorporate a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance (RSC) system into the expansion of HWY KR, and a plan to […]