Exploring the MKE Urban Water Trail | September
Enjoy a guided paddle of one of our three rivers in the Milwaukee River Basin led by a Milwaukee Riverkeeper staff member. We will be talking about the state of the rivers and points of interest as we go.
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.
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.
River Reads: “Troubled Water” with special guest Seth Siegel
“Troubled Water: What’s Wrong with What We Drink” makes the startling – but true – statement that just because your drinking water meets all federal drinking water standards does not mean it is safe to drink.
Film Screening & Discussion Series
Join us for our virtual film screening series with Urban Ecology Center. Each film will touch on topics of social and environmental justice and will be followed by live discussion and Q&A.
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.