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Mission

Protect, restore and sustain the ecosystem

in the Root River and Pike River

watersheds through the funding and

facilitation of a regional network of locally

initiated projects.


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History

1998--Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources convened individuals andorganizations to serve on what was called theRoot-Pike Partnership.

2000--Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Networkformed. The Racine Community Foundationprovided initial financial and leadership support.

2001--First grant awards funded.


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Root-PikeWatershed

Root River

Pike River

Pike Creek

Oak Creek

Wind Point

WaukeshaMilwaukeeRacineKenosha

327 squaremiles

300,000people


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Sponsors

SC Johnson Fund

E.C. Styberg Foundation

S.E. Wisconsin Clean Water Network

Racine Community Foundation

In-Sink-Erator (Emerson Electric)

WE Energy Corporation S.E. Wisconsin Watersheds Trust

Individual Donors


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Programs

Watershed-based Grant Program

Rain Garden Initiative

Keep Our Waters Clean!

Root River Initiatives


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$414,000 in small grants awarded

Upcoming deadline: February 1, 2011


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Pike River Restoration, Village of Mt. Pleasant

Improve waterquality & fish

habitat

Reduce flooding

Increaserecreationalopportunities


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Watershed-based Grant ProgramWater Quality Assessment of Root River

City of Racine

Bacteria (E. coli)

Turbidity

Detergents

pH

Water temperature

Chlorine

Conductivity (road salt)

Copper

Phenols


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Watershed-based Grant ProgramSchurn Prairie Restoration, Oak Creek,

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

17-acre reforestation and

prairie restoration on farmland

MMSDs Greenseamprogram

Encourage infiltration

Reduce flooding


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Watershed-based Grant ProgramCanoe & Kayak Launch, Village of Caledonia

New recreational

access on Root River


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KEEP OUR WATERS CLEAN!Southeast Wisconsin Clean Water Network

Two year project, kicked off January 2009

17 municipalities and UW-Parkside in southeastWisconsin

Help meet Information & Educationregulatoryrequirements (NR 216) of their storm waterdischarge permit


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KEEP OUR WATERS CLEAN!Southeast Wisconsin Clean Water Network

Household survey completed

Media campaign this summer, Save thefish, build a rain garden

Rain Garden workshops, grants, tour

Website


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KEEP OUR WATERS CLEAN!Information & Education

Sources of storm water pollution and methods ofprevention.

Reuse of leaves and grass clippings and proper use of

lawn and garden fertilizers and pesticides.

Management of stream banks and shorelines.

Infiltration of residential storm water runoff from rooftopdownspouts, driveways and sidewalks, such as raingardens and rain barrels.


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73 gardens funded since 2008

Average size: 225 sq. ft.

Infiltrating approx. 695,520 gallons of

rainwater and snow-ice melt annually


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What is a Rain Garden?

Small stormwater detention facility

Captures water from roof, driveway, parking

lots

Holds water in shallow basin (4-8 deep)

allowing it to soak into ground, evaporate.

Infiltrates approximately 40 gallons of waterper one square foot of garden


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Why a Rain Garden?

Reduce stormwater runoff

Major cause of pollution in our streams, rivers

and lakes

Stormwater runs off our property and into

streets, picking up lawn chemicals, animalwaste, yard waste, auto oils and carries themuntreated to our waterways


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Rain Gardens

Manage rainwater where it falls

Other ways:

Rain barrels

Green roofs

Pervious pavement,

Buffers/filter strips along waterways


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Rain Garden InitiativeWorkshops

Why and how to builda rain garden

Over 300 peopleattended


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Rain Garden InitiativeTechnical Standard

Specifications forbuilding rain

gardens (WIDNR)in accordance withs. NR 151.31, Wis.

Adm. Code.


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Rain Gardens


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Gateway Technical College, Racine2008

Planting day, May 2008


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Gateway Technical College, Racine

June 2009


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Ron & Sue Latus, Hales Corners

Newly planted, 2009


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Franklin Public Library

Planning, planting 2010


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UW-Parkside, Somers

2nd year, 2009


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Karl Gress Commercial BuildingNew Berlin

Parking lot sheet flow, 2009


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Tom La Duke, Kenosha

Excavation, planting, 2008


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Tom La Duke, Kenosha

2009


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Visitors & Convention BureauYorkville


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Chris & Mark Flynn, Wind Point


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Harley & Evelyn DellMt. Pleasant


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Pringle Nature Center, Bristol


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Walden III School Racine

1st year, 2009 (yikes!)


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Walden III School, Racine

2010 (better)


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UW-ParksideRoot River Environmental Education & Community Center

Racine

3

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year garden


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Richard Ting, Sturtevant

2010, newly planted


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Root River Initiatives

Root River InventoryWeb-based resource to identify past,current and planned projects and studiesin the Root River watershed

Root River Restoration PlanNew watershed-wide collaboration to

restore and improve the rivers waterquality, habitat, access & recreation


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Protect, restore and sustain


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Thank you!

www.rootpikewin.org

262-898-2055

[email protected]
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