Drive, bike, or walk around the City of Milwaukee long enough and you will soon encounter one of our local rivers: the Menomonee, Milwaukee, or Kinnickinnic. However, navigating around the city and over these natural features requires innovative bridges that serve pedestrian, vehicular, and river traffic.
December 4, 2013 The City of Waukesha’s revised plan to divert an average of 10.1 million gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan falls short [...]
We are pleased that the City of Milwaukee is minimizing salt use this year both for the sake of the environment and to save money! [...]
Milwaukee had three founders, each of whom established their own communities that were largely divided by the rivers. Byron Kilbourn established Kilbourntown on the west [...]
CREATION OF THE "MILWAUKEE TYPE" BASCULE BRIDGE Bascule bridges have one or two movable spans, called a leaf, which rotate vertically on a horizontal, axle-like [...]
Work to remove contaminated sediments from the Milwaukee River in Lincoln and Estabrook Parks is well underway! The sediment deposit just below the oxbows in [...]
REGULATORY: Public Hearing on Shalom Wildlife Zoo Tuesday, December 10 | 7:00 PM | Farmington Town Hall (9422 State Hwy 144, Kewaskum, WI 53040) The [...]
In a time of so much division, our rivers have the power to unite us in our shared belief that everyone has a right to clean, safe water. Although we are surrounded by freshwater, this precious resource isn’t endless and its future is impacted by our choices.
Each year, Milwaukee Riverkeeper releases an Annual River Basin Report Card, detailing the health of the Milwaukee River Basin’s three major waterways: the Milwaukee River, the Menomonee River and the Kinnickinnic River.
Supported By: MMSD, USFS & Milwaukee County Parks It's time to restore our rivers! Join us for a two-day series for buckthorn removal and [...]
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