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. We aim to illuminate the Milwaukee Estuary from a variety of water-centric perspectives. Please enjoy the articles, illustrations, maps, and videos below.
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This article series originally published online in 2024 in partnership with Urban Milwaukee.
“Do You Believe in Beavers?”
By Michael Timm
18 November 2024
“Local Groups Promote Equitable Water Access and Recreation”
By Michael Timm
21 August 2024
“Milwaukee’s Green Schoolyards Gain National Attention”
By Michael Timm
19 August 2024
“Colorful Benches Tell Story of Stormwater Management”
By Michael Timm
21 July 2024
“How 18 Municipalities Work Together on Water Quality”
By Michael Timm
8 July 2024
“Milwaukee Dredging Project Could Have Extra Benefit”
By Michael Timm
24 May 2024
“Indigenous-led Walk Honors Water”
By Michael Timm
7 May 2024
“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.
Companion Maps
Click each panel below to explore a deeper dive into each topic supported by a web map.
Coloring Pages
Coming soon…
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.
Fall 2024 roundtable
Summer 2023 roundtable
*Fall 2023 roundtable recording not available
Spring 2024 roundtable
Winter 2024 roundtable
The “Jam Board” for mutual story idea brainstorming conducted on 4 April 2024 linked above has been converted to PDF.
Please email Michael Timm or subscribe to our (mostly) monthly e-newsletter to stay up to date!
Subscribe to our newsletter or email us for a heads-up on future virtual roundtables, which are conducted through Reflo’s Zoom account at the link above.
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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.