Root Pike Watershed Initiative Network (Root-Pike WIN)

The Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County invites you to their 2025 Winter Workshop! Registration: 8:15 - 9:00 am Winter Workshop: 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Free Lunch: 12:15 - 1:15 pm Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gmim4WU5 WORKSHOP SPEAKER: Tom Cotter: At Cotter Farms in Mower County, MN, shares how the combination of reduced tillage, cover crops, and livestock grazing has led to a dramatic improvement in soil health. Every acre of his cover crops is grazed by grass-fed beef cattle. Tom actively promotes soil health to other farmers at state and national events. At this workshop, Tom will focus on maximizing the benefits of soil health in your row crop or livestock operations, and how soil health benefits can impact production and the consumer.

Announcing Winter Salt Week 2025! ❄️ The Salt Wise Partnership is bringing back an info-packed week of 30-minute webinars diving into salt pollution and reduction solutions. Read more about the week and register at: www.wintersaltweek.org.

Removal of the Horlick Dam: the largest impediment to fish passage, paddling, and ecosystem health in the Root River watershed. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, Racine County, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Fund for Lake Michigan #damremoval #healthyhabitats #riverpaddling #kayaking #fishpassage

The Kenosha Regenerative Producers Group: a collective of farmers in Kenosha County dedicated to sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Kenosha Community Foundation, Palmer Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, The Nature Conservancy, Starry Nights Farm, GLACIERLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT #sustainableag #regenerativeag #rotationalgrazing #covercrops #farmers

Visions of a transformed Washington Park to include a Pollinator Patch installed in the spring of 2025. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Daybreak Fund, We Energies. With support from Fund for Lake Michigan. #nativeplants #wetlands #pollinators #communitygarden #streambank

One of only seven federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee nests observed in the last ~20 years was found on the Pike River South Branch in 2023. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) #nativepollinators #nativeplants #pollination #foodsecurity #biodiversity

Microsoft is helping transform a creek by improving eight water quality benchmarks. These include total suspended solids, nitrogen, phosphorus, E. coli, chlorides, macroinvertebrates, temperature, and habitat score. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Microsoft, Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) #streambankrestoration #waterquality #habitatrestoration #cleanwater

We acquired the remaining seven acres of Campbell Woods! Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Campbell Woods HOA, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Julianne F Rowland. With support from Fund for Lake Michigan. #forestrestoration #wetlandconservation #invasiveremoval #nativeplants #landrestoration

Pollinator Patches provide better habitat diversity for pollinators, enhanced resilience to climate changes, and environmental “reconnection” projects at schools and public places. Check out our corner of The Cloud to see how we've joined up artificial intelligence and watershed resilience in the past year! https://lnkd.in/g_zz3WNQ Kenosha Unified School District, Racine Unified School District Volunteer Center of Racine #nativeplants #environmentaleducation #students #pollinators #nativegardens

The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has completed a draft amendment to the Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat Site Protection and Management Plan. This plan identifies the regions most significant remaining natural areas, critical species, habitat sites, aquatic areas, geological sites, and archeological sites remaining in the region and provides recommendations for protection and management. We welcome you to review and comment on the plan through January 10, 2025. Two virtual public meetings on the draft amendment will be held TOMORROW, Thursday, December 19, 2024. The hour-long meeting can be attended from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. or 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sign up for meetings here: https://lnkd.in/geTHpWNk