Kinnickinnic River, Wisconsin

The Kinnickinnic River was named as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2007. Learn more: http://www.americanrivers.org/endangeredrivers

*Summary*
Like many urban rivers across the country, the Kinnickinnic River has been neglected -- laced with toxic contamination, lined with concrete, degraded and ignored. Multiple studies have highlighted these problems, and many local organizations and agencies have made Kinnickinnic River restoration a top priority. The local community has come together in an effort to cleanup the river and reclaim some of the economic, ecological and recreational benefits the Kinnickinnic once provided. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should capitalize on this momentum and grant the funding necessary to support restoration efforts, rather than losing this opportunity to bring the river back to life. Learn more.

Partner: Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• river
• pollution
• conservation
• environment
• cleanwater

[KellyThundercloud]

Those are some pretty sick pictures! Why does "drinking water" have to be used all the time to persuade people to be nice to rivers?! Why does it always have to deal with how pollution affects "us"?  Why can't it ever be just about the river for once...

[otis31755]

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[otis31755]

Very good, I am working on a waterway protection video right now, I just finished one on walkable neighborhoods. Let me know what you think? its at otis31755 on you tube

[ddaysz]

my highschool is right off the kk river its calld InlandSeas we canoe on there and try and keep it clean

[LukeL007]

This river is like a chemical soup.

[ssj500vegeta]

cool

[thrasherparty]

I agree. This river is in BAD shape