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Cleaning Up Our Toxic Legacy: Third Ward

Virtual Public Meeting Monday, April 11   |  5:30 PM via Zoom  Join us to learn about the planned clean up of contaminated sediment for downtown Milwaukee. …

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Cleaning Up Our Toxic Legacy: What it Means for Our Waterways Moving Forward

Virtual Public Meeting Monday, March 14   |  5:30 PM via Zoom Did you know that 12 miles of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers will be …

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Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage

December 2023 Project Update:  The fishway is now open for fish! Please note that there is currently no public access to the fishway. We are …

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Clean Up Underway In Milwaukee Estuary — From Burnham Canal Wetland To Proposed Contaminated Sediment Removal

In recent years, Milwaukee’s rivers have gradually been revitalized — becoming cleaner and more welcoming to fish, wildlife and humans. But decades before cleanups began, …

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The Milwaukee Estuary could soon be cleaner, thanks to another round of dredging and a new sediment containment facility

The Milwaukee Estuary is moving a step closer to clean water and space for recreation, thanks to partial approval of funding for a sediment containment facility.  …

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After more than a century, Burnham Canal, one of Milwaukee’s deadest of dead zones, is being revived as a wetland

As any parent of toddlers will tell you, it’s much harder to clean up a mess than it is to make one. Crayoned walls and …

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