Root Pike WIN

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

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@RehrigPacificCo bringing the planting muscle!

Volunteers helped @RootPikeWIN plant more than 300 native plants at #GitzlaffPark's #wetland #restoration project in #Somers.

Thanks to @NFWFnews and @monarchwatch for the plants, and @Microsoft and @FundforLakeMI for the support!

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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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WOW! Thank you @KenoshaCounty @fundforlakemi @wi_dnr @nfwf @epagov for restoring the #PikeRiver through Petrifying Springs Park!

#wetlands #lakemichigan #riverrestoration #nativeplants #floodplain #kenosha

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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!
https://t.co/y6BJCyGxCL

@MountPleasantWI #pikeriver #wetlands #restoration #mountpleasant #datacenters #lakemichigan

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

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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 & @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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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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Local partners gathered to plant native species from @JohnsonsNursery to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Lamparek Creek environmental corridor restoration. Learn more: https://t.co/1sJn7aQbjq

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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: https://t.co/2L1Rqn96Si

Stream Restoration: ~6,000 ft
New C02 Storage: ~592 tons
TSS Reduction: ~80%

#wetlands #riverrestoration #PikeRiver #mountpleasant #datacenters

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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: https://t.co/AKgFhlzm4C

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🌼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

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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 🦋🌼

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🌱 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!