Root River Redevelopment Implementation Initiative
The Racine County Economic Development Corporation will identify opportunities to incorporate green infrastructure and restoration activities in the 325-acre downtown Racine Root River Corridor as part of the City’s recently adopted RootWorks redevelopment plan. The Fund for Lake Michigan grant has been matched by SC Johnson and the City of Racine.
Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition: Bluff Restoration in the Milwaukee River Greenway
The Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition will restore five steep bluffs in the Milwaukee River Greenway that were severely eroded during the unprecedented storms of July 2010.
Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Fish Passage Restoration
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network will develop a Watershed Restoration Plan for the Wind Point watershed that gathers the input of a diverse group of stakeholders and provides a prioritized action plan for implementing best management practices to improve water quality. The project will also include extensive water quality monitoring by the City of Racine Health […]
Menomonee Valley Stormwater Treatment and Riverbank Stabilization Project
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting the joint efforts of the Urban Ecology Center and Menomonee Valley Partners to transform a 24-acre brownfield and former rail yard along the Menomonee River into a park and outdoor classroom. Support from the Fund will help reduce erosion, treat contaminated runoff, and improve water quality and habitat […]
Wind Point Watershed Restoration Plan
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network will develop a Watershed Restoration Plan for the Wind Point watershed that gathers the input of a diverse group of stakeholders and provides a prioritized action plan for implementing best management practices to improve water quality. The project will also include extensive water quality monitoring by the City of Racine Health […]
Estabrook Dam Environmental Analysis
Milwaukee County will conduct a detailed hydraulic and structural evaluation of alternatives to repairing the Estabrook dam. The evaluation will help inform an Environmental Assessment of the dam and goes beyond what is typically required in an EA. The information generated through the more rigorous analysis will help ensure that a recommendation for repairing or […]
Green Infrastructure Improvements at Lake Michigan Shoreline Parks-Bender Park and Grant Park
Milwaukee County DPRC will stabilize bluffs and reduce runoff in Bender and Grant Parks by constructing a 3,537 square foot parking lot rain garden, reestablishing 5 acres of forest, taking 48 acres of leased agricultural fields out of production and converting them to native prairie, converting 49.7 acres of mowed turf to prairie, and eradicating […]
Burnham Canal Wetland
MMSD will develop engineering and design work necessary to transform the highly contaminated Burnham Canal into a vibrant wetland. This high-profile project has received widespread public support and has the potential to dramatically improve habitat and water quality in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Remove five fish passage barriers in Menomonee River
MMSD will develop engineering plans and specifications to remove five fish barriers along the Menomonee River. Addressing these barriers will ultimately improve passage for 39 fish species over 34 miles of habitat. The Fund’s grant is contingent on MMSD and its partners securing funds for implementation.