Protect What You Love!
Milwaukee Riverkeeper to host 30th Annual Cleanup Event on April 26, 2025 MILWAUKEE, WI – This spring marks three decades of the annual spring tradition, [...]
What’s the Big Dam Deal?
At Milwaukee Riverkeeper, we pride ourselves on being the voice of the rivers. And if Milwaukee’s rivers could talk, they would probably SCREAM, “let us flow free.” As river protectors, we take our job seriously to ensure our shared resource will be swimmable, fishable and drinkable for our children and our children’s children. We are at a pivotal moment in the history of water in Milwaukee. Momentum and energy is building to prioritize the work to clean up historically contaminated parts of our rivers and Estuary through EPA’s Area of Concern program. This could mean a serious federal investment to achieve cleaner rivers and healthier communities.
Tell the Milwaukee County Board to Support fish passage in Kletzsch Park!
We believe a FISHABLE future for the Milwaukee River Basin is possible. To ensure we have healthy, flourishing native fish populations we need to address barriers to fish passage. One such hurdle for some of our native fish is the Kletzsch Park Dam.
It’s time to JUMP IN WITH JULIUS
Our brand new show, brings the river to YOU. Gear up for fun, easy to do lessons on all things water brought to you by our very own Education Coordinator, Julius Gayo. These are easy to do lessons that help families better understand the watersheds we live in.
Advocating for change in a challenging year
Even though a global pandemic wasn’t in our strategic plan, we adapted quickly and remained a strong voice for our rivers. We are proud of [...]
Orchard Ridge Landfill Expansion
Waste Management is proposing a significant expansion of the Orchard Ridge Eastern Landfill in Menomonee Falls, the largest solid waste landfill in Wisconsin. This would include a 76 [...]
Oil Spill on the Menomonee River
We, as a community, need to come together with our city leaders and leaders at MMSD to aggressively address this problem and devise innovative solutions to fix our old and failing infrastructure. Efforts to install more green infrastructure and practices to collect, treat, and infiltrate storm water need to be massively scaled up to make a difference.
TAKE ACTION: Don’t Let Wisconsin Sell Our Shorelines
Please ask Governor Evers to VETO SB900, which attempts to remove waterfront land from the public trust in violation of the state constitution. The bill is a threat to open, inclusive and equitable access to the Great Lakes and treasured waters of the state.
TAKE ACTION: Help Fight Enbridge Line 5
Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 oil pipeline carries 22 million gallons of light and synthetic crude oil and natural gas every day from Lake Superior to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, through the Straits of Mackinac to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, ultimately crossing the St. Clair River to Sarnia, Ontario. The pipeline, originally constructed in 1953, has outlived its expected lifespan.
