Root Pike WIN

Wetland restoration at Gitzlaff Park continues w/help from these two @uwparkside Rangers - Simone & Haley. +800 plants will be planted by @RootPikeWIN thanks to the @NFWFnews #Monarch & #RustyPatchedBumbleBee Habitat grant. @Microsoft & @FundforLakeMI keep our mission going!

Processing and infiltrating #stormwater and agricultural runoff before they impact the #PikeRiver... even after just six months, the new #wetland at Neumiller Woods in #Somers is working. Thanks to @FundforLakeMI, @Microsoft @WDNR @GLCommission , @USFWSNews, Enroth Fdn.!

WOW! Thank you @KenoshaCounty @fundforlakemi @wi_dnr @nfwf @epagov for restoring the #PikeRiver through Petrifying Springs Park! #wetlands #lakemichigan #riverrestoration #nativeplants #floodplain #kenosha

Love is in the air!... I mean water. #LakeMichigan spring spawning #steelhead #trout moving up into the smallest tributaries of the #PikeRiver. A magnificent surprise! @RootPikeWIN is working to restore these streams & bring back native trout. A long shot, but worth pursuing!

Check out @RootPikeWIN's river restoration collaboration with @microsoft. It's a dirty ditch to clean creek transformation! youtu.be/GYwbDb1vJW0?si… @MountPleasantWI #pikeriver #wetlands #restoration #mountpleasant #datacenters #lakemichigan

@PlantNativeWI @FundforLakeMI @MountPleasantWI @USFWS @inaturalist @dave_giordano This is really awesome. Great work!

Over the past year I've been documenting plants and animals in Smolenski Park & Campus Park on iNaturalist. There is so much more to document, but I'm glad I've been able to document as much as I have and I hope this information is somehow useful to someone, someday.

Thanks to all the paddlers that came out to a warm and cozy #RiverBendNatureCenter to share their ideas on the new Horlick Park Kayak Launch. @RootPikeWIN is grateful to @RacineCounty, #WisconsinCoastalManagementProgram & @NOAA for the grant funding to make this effort possible.

Exciting news! @RootPikeWIN received a grant from the #NationalResourcesFoundationofWI to support our #PollinatorPatchProgram. Funding will help us expand native plantings & educate K-12 students on the power & purpose of native plants. #PollinatorPatch #NativePlants

It's been an incredible year of project starts for @RootPikeWIN. This week we started another one: Phase 2 Neumiller Woods #Wetlands in #Somers. Thank you to the #VillageofSomers, Hey & Associates, CW Purpero, @WDNR , @GLCommission , Enroth, @USFWS & @Microsoft! #PikeRiver

rootpikewin @rootpikewin & @uwparkside are helping shape the future of environmental. leadership. Env. Sciences major Sierra Moats joined Kristi Heuser for a day of job-shadowing, touring @shorelandlutheranhs RSC & @microsoft Lamparek Creek projects. The future is in good hands!

Good news! @RootPikeWIN received a grant from @SCJohnson to support our project development team. With SC Johnson's help, we will advance more clean water projects in Racine County. #SCJCares #waterquality #racine #rootpikebasin #wetlands #Sustainability #lakemichigan

This voluntary project will widen stream buffers and implement channel improvements to filter pollutants, reduce stormwater impacts, and restore habitat for native wildlife. Thank you to this project's partners: @Microsoft , @RacineCounty, @MountPleasantWI, @WDNR, and @Stantec

Local partners gathered to plant native species from @JohnsonsNursery to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Lamparek Creek environmental corridor restoration. Learn more: conta.cc/4m9tNU2

Huge thanks to the @uwparkside Wrestling Team (@RangerAthletics) for lending their strength and spirit to help us get our final native transplants in the ground along campus on Somers Road! 🌱💪 Your teamwork made it happen! #campusconservation #VolunteerPower #nativeplants

@rootpikewin & @Microsoft 's restoration of Lamparek Creek in @MountPleasantWI is almost done. See the video: youtu.be/vTkkhX2U-Us Stream Restoration: ~6,000 ft New C02 Storage: ~592 tons TSS Reduction: ~80% #wetlands #riverrestoration #PikeRiver #mountpleasant #datacenters

The Horlick Park boat launch in Racine is getting a design revamp! This investment from the @WisconsinDOA helps preserve public access to the only developed dock on the Root River with parking north of the Horlick Dam, once it's removed. Learn more here: conta.cc/42Q76NO

🌼A @RacinePD police officer rolled up her sleeves at a local COP House to plant native species—bringing beauty, resilience, and purpose to the landscape. WI native plants thrive in our environment with minimal maintenance and provide vital habitat for pollinators. #NativePlants

Huge thanks to the Racine Community Foundation, Racine Garden Club, the Brico Fund, and Cassity Tree Service for making this vibrant space possible. #nativeplants #studentscience #habitathealth 🦋🌼

🌱 Big smiles and muddy hands at Olympia Brown Elementary! Students planted their own native pollinator patch—a living lab that will clean stormwater, support local wildlife, and spark hands-on learning for years to come!

This patch was made possible through generous donations from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, @JohnsonsNursery, and @hoppetree Service. #PollinatorPatch #CommunityHeroes #NativePlants

Huge thanks to our volunteer, Carmen! Her hard work & dedication at the @SomersEagles Pollinator Patch is making a difference & her progress photos are helping us tell the story! Can you spot the FOUR monarch butterfly caterpillars on the native Butterfly Weed in the 1st photo?🦋