Safe & Equal Access
Originally published in the Ozaukee County News Graphic Contact the Cedarburg Common Council and ask them to fund a feasibility study on the Woolen Mills Dam to explore the options available to the[...]
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 tree planting in Jackson Parkway. Registration is requested for each[...]
Back this summer at Bradford Beach are trained guides ready to help you stay safe at the beach. These safety-minded community members bring knowledge about daily water quality, rip currents, water levels, and more! They teach at[...]
Looking to hit the beach? Hold your swim trunks! As beautiful as Milwaukee’s beaches are, they’re not always safe. Sewage overflows, rip currents, high water levels and other conditions can make it unsafe[...]
Even though the wilderness is largely gone, paddlers can still find connections to our natural and human past along every stretch and around every corner of the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail.
For your next canoe or kayak trip, look no further than your own backyard! We are excited to announce the launch of the NEW, EXPANDED Milwaukee Urban Water Trail map. The Milwaukee Urban Water Trail is a cooperative effort to help connect citizens and visitors of the Greater Milwaukee area with our three rivers.
Although the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail is not as “wild” or isolated as many popular water trail routes, the power and unpredictability of our rivers should never be underestimated! It is important to plan properly[...]
Milwaukee Riverkeeper, acting as part of the Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition, has been working to create the Milwaukee River Greenway between North Avenue and Silver Spring Drive. The Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition seeks to create[...]
Milwaukee Riverkeeper worked in collaboration with groups locally and throughout the Great Lakes Region to advocate for passage of the Great Lakes Compact, to protect Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes from water diversions and[...]
After 3 years, the City of Waukesha has finally submitted its revised Great Lakes diversion application proposing to divert an average of 10 million gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan to Waukesha. Waukesha[...]
