The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of the metro area.

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters ... That included the Milwaukee River, where it's likely no sturgeon spawning has taken place since 1843 ...

Lake Michigan, and even groundwater. Nenn explained that salt can be incredibly toxic for fish and other aquatic life. Right now 117 of the 500 miles of river covered by the Milwaukee Riverkeepers ...

Hundreds of performers will play on 12 different stages at Summerfest 2025 in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin over three ...

Running parallel to Water Street, the Milwaukee RiverWalk offers walkways from Lake Michigan to the former North Avenue Dam (expansion work on the RiverWalk is ongoing). It is free to enjoy and ...

Dead birds have washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline ... commonly known as bird flu. "Closer to Milwaukee we understand there are reports of dead ducks that have washed up.

The Milwaukee County Zoo said Thursday it has ... suspicious bird deaths on the Chicago shores of Lake Michigan." Over the weekend, there were reports of hundreds of dead ducks and other waterfowl ...

That fireboat was docked at the Cherry St. Bridge, but later moved to the Menominee River Dock ... in southern Lake Michigan. It created new maps along Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties ...