Fish barrier removal and habitat restoration of the Lake Michigan coast
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting the City of Port Washington’s efforts to remove fish barriers and restore habitat on the lower portions of Sauk and Mineral Springs Creeks in downtown Port Washington. The project will also improve public access and recreational opportunities.
Riparian Buffer installation in the Root River Watershed and Lake Michigan Watershed in Racine County
With a grant from the Fund for Lake Michigan, Racine County will work with farmers to install 33.3 acres of riparian buffers along the Root River and its tributaries to reduce agricultural runoff and subsequent erosion and sedimentation.
Green Rivers and Green Beaches: monitoring phosphorus loading in the Milwaukee River Basin
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s work with the Village of Menomonee Falls. Funding from the Fund for Lake Michigan will be used to stabilize and restore the stream bank in Rotary Park, a popular 60-acre park located at the confluence of the Menomonee River and the Nor-X-Way channel. The site has […]
Monitoring of non-point source pollutants in the Pike River Watershed in the City of Kenosha
The gaps in existing water quality data for the Pike River inhibit effective and informed efforts to improve the overall ecological health of the watershed. With support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, the Kenosha Storm Water Utility will work with the City of Racine Health Department to fill gaps in existing water quality data […]
Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting the restoration of one mile of riparian corridor along the Milwaukee River as part of the Urban Ecology Center’s Rotary Centennial Arboretum. The 40-acre site now includes barren industrial land and other degraded parcels. Support from the Fund for Lake Michigan will enable UEC to mitigate runoff threats, […]
Menomonee River Stabilization Project in Rotary Park
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s ongoing efforts to collect data on phosphorus levels at 52 sites throughout the Milwaukee River Basin using citizen monitors. This innovative and successful program may serve as a model for other efforts to collect phosphorous data using volunteers.
Milwaukee River estuary wetland restoration-former grant trunk site
With support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee Department of City Development will prepare and begin initial implementation of a site plan to restore a degraded 6.5-acre wetland located at the former site of the Grand Trunk railroad in Milwaukee’s inner harbor.
Gateway to Improved Long-term Spawning (GILS)
The Fund for Lake Michigan has awarded a grant to Groundwork Milwaukee to for their Gateway to Improving Long-term Spawning (GILS) project. Groundwork Milwaukee will install 15 “fish hotels” and 250 “HUBS,” or hanging underwater baskets, to improve habitat for fish along 15 miles of hardened shoreline in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Stormwater Treatment Demonstration Project: industrial-size rain barrels
The Fund for Lake Michigan will help Menomonee Valley Partners put into operation two industrial-size rain barrels under the 35th Street viaduct. The rain barrels will capture and filter 68,000 gallons of rainwater a year, reducing the amount of polluted runoff flowing into the Menomonee River.
Westlawn Partnership to restore the Lincoln Creek Watershed
As part of a major neighborhood redevelopment, the Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting the installation of bioswales throughout the HACM’s Westlawn Housing Development. The bioswales will reduce and filter runoff by 158,000 gallons per inch of stormwater in Lincoln Creek, preventing harmful sediment and nutrients from reaching local waterways.