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Awash in fun: Root River attracts a new breed of kayakers
3/5/2004 - Root-Pike WIN volunteer, Rob Smage, share his love of kayaking on the Root River. [Read More at Racine Journal Times]

Rain Gardens
5/5/2003 - In April 2003 Root-PIke WIN funded workshops led by Caledonia Park and Recreation. This article highlights their Rain Garden Workshop on May 3, 2003. [Read More at Racine Journal Times]

See the project overview: Native Plantings Educational Programs.

Root-Pike WIN Awards $29,940 to Seven Organizations
4/26/2003 - [Read More at Milwaaukee Journal Sentinal]

See the project overview: Colonial Park Native Plant Restoration.

Water is the Element That Brings Residents Together
1/2/2002 - For residents of Lake Pointe Estates, Golden Lake is their version of a corner pub. Its a place to relax, to gather, to get to know your neighbor. And its not hard to get to know your neighbor when theyre fishing or paddleboating just a few feet away. [Read More at JS Online]

See the project overview: Lake Pointe Home Owners Association.

Lake Pointe Estates retention pond project could be model for others
12/27/2001 - A local homeowners association will try to turn a retention pond into something more than a collection site for the areas storm water. [Read More at Franklin Hub]

See the project overview: Lake Pointe Home Owners Association.

Grant to Help Students Test Water
12/20/2001 - In a community where water issues are often hot topics, Prospect Hill Elementary School students will soon take to local waterways to test water quality in a project designed to protect and restore area watersheds. [Read More at JS Online]

See the project overview: Prospect Hill Elementary School (New Berlin).

Root-Pike Initiative Awards Grants
12/16/2001 - The Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network has awarded $21,886 to seven area watershed projects to improve rivers and lakefronts within the Root River and Pike River watersheds in the Racine area. [Read More at JS Online]

See the project overview: Keep Our Beaches Open (KOBO).




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