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Mussels and macroinvertebrates serve as excellent indicators of water quality and ecosystem health. These organisms provide critical information about the condition of a river or stream and can help guide conservation and restoration efforts.[...]

In Milwaukee, like many cities around the country, centuries-old sewer infrastructure is failing and leaking, and sewage is entering the waterways through broken pipes, cross connections with the stormwater system, and other routes. To[...]

Milwaukee Riverkeeper participates in ongoing research with the Shedd Aquarium’s Migratory Fish Monitoring Program. Our team helps track the spring migration of sucker fish. Each spring, suckers (both white and longnose) migrate from the[...]

Plastic litter and microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to the health of our waterways and the species that inhabit them. It is estimated that 22 million pounds, or 779 dump truck loads, of[...]

Milwaukee Riverkeeper joined Waterkeeper Alliance in a national effort to understand levels of PFAS or “forever chemicals” in surface waters. In 2023, Waterkeeper groups across the nation took samples to better understand levels of[...]