501c3 that restores, protects and sustains the Root River, Pike River, Oak Creek, Pike Creek and Wind Point watersheds in SE Wisconsin

4116 12th St, Kenosha WI 53144
When @RootPikeWIN @UWParkside started the Pollinator Patch Program, we wanted kids to have experiential learning from prep to native planting to monitoring. @Bose_School teachers & staff made it happen w/o big $. Thank you @SCJPublicAffrs for the support! facebook.com/share/p/1EUz375…
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#Kenosha just saw ~5" of rain in 48 hrs. @ShorelandLuthHS RSC + wetland held ~10M gal. of stormwater. Thanks @USFWS, @FundLakeMI & @Microsoft for supporting nature‑based solutions & @ShorelandLHS leadership. Developers: more projects like this, please. lnkd.in/gsy-sqQ6
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Shagbark Rec Area is transformed! With support from @City_of_Kenosha, & 100% funding from @FundforLakeMI, @NFWFnews, @USFWSNews, & @Microsoft, the 35‑acre site has been transformed from monoculture turf into diverse #prairie & #wetland. #Bumblebees are back. The vision is real.
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Mrs. Justine Jerry, 4K Teacher at Somers Elementary, is @RootPikeWIN 's Bee Positive Award Winner 2025 for her Pollinator Patch work! piped.video/Nl4l8NAZLA8piped.video… #Somers #Pollinator #NativePlants #BeePositive
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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!
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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.!
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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!
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Check out @RootPikeWIN's river restoration collaboration with @microsoft. It's a dirty ditch to clean creek transformation! piped.video/GYwbDb1vJW0?si=iNHK… @MountPleasantWI #pikeriver #wetlands #restoration #mountpleasant #datacenters #lakemichigan
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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.
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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@rootpikewin & @Microsoft 's restoration of Lamparek Creek in @MountPleasantWI is almost done. See the video: piped.video/vTkkhX2U-Us Stream Restoration: ~6,000 ft New C02 Storage: ~592 tons TSS Reduction: ~80% #wetlands #riverrestoration #PikeRiver #mountpleasant #datacenters
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