Projects

Restored Ecosystems

Activities such as filling in wetlands, clear cutting forests, and polluting the waterways with sewage and toxic industrial chemicals have harmed fish and wildlife and …

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Kohl Park Wildlife Enhancements

Kohl Park is a 266-acre property located on the far northern edge of Milwaukee County that provides an opportunity to improve habitat for wildlife populations …

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Eutrophication

The Milwaukee Estuary AOC has historically experienced algal blooms and oxygen depletion due to high levels of nutrients entering the waterways from various sources including …

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Little Menomonee River Parkway

The six-mile section of Little Menomonee River managed by Milwaukee County Parks, known as the Little Menomonee River Parkway, contains a special collection of natural …

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Swimmable Beaches

Public health officials use beach advisories and closings to let people know when the water may be unsafe for swimming and in-water recreation. The beaches …

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Burnham Canal Wetland Restoration

For thousands of years, the 1200-acre Menomonee River Valley was a wild rice marsh, home to Native Americans. By the mid-1800s, the settlement of Milwaukee …

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