Reflo’s Milwaukee Water Stories program is proud to present this series of water stories for public engagement and education. The series will be compiled into a National Geographic-like volume in summer 2024. We aim to illuminate the Milwaukee Estuary from a variety of water-centric perspectives. Please enjoy the articles, illustrations, maps, and videos below.
journalism
This article series originally published online in 2024 in partnership with Urban Milwaukee.
“Climate Justice in the Lincoln Creek Greenway”
By Michael Timm
23 April 2024
TOO SALTY
“Wisconsin Uses Millions of Tons of Salt”
By Michael Timm
27 March 2024
“How Salt is Polluting State’s Waters”
By Michael Timm
29 March 2024
“How Can We Reduce Salt Pollution?”
By Michael Timm
1 April 2024
A FISH STORY
“How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created”
By Michael Timm
19 January 2024
“The Return of the Sturgeon”
By Michael Timm
31 January 2024
“Why Do We Care about the Sturgeon?”
By Michael Timm
15 February 2024
As new articles are published we will link them here. When the series is completed we will share a compilation volume as a magazine-style PDF.
Maps
Contact
Michael Timm
Milwaukee Water Storyteller
mtimm@refloh2o.com
Roundtables
The development of the series is guided by a meeting of interested parties who suggest and discuss water story ideas via Zoom. Click below to view the recorded roundtables on Reflo’s YouTube channel.
Summer 2023 roundtable
*Fall 2023 roundtable recording not available
Winter 2024 roundtable
Spring 2024 roundtable
A temporary archive of the “Jam Board” for mutual story idea brainstorming conducted on 4 April 2024 is above but will be removed later this year. Please email Michael Timm or subscribe to our (mostly) monthly e-newsletter to stay up to date!
Check back this summer for details on future virtual roundtables, which are conducted through Reflo’s Zoom account.
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Funding Support
This project is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the terms and conditions of Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant Agreement No. AD239125-024.21. | Funded by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, Grant # NA22NOS4190085.