Stormwater Education

FMR has run a storm drain marking program for the last two years to educate citizens about the connection between storm drains and our waterways--approximately 3,000 drains have been marked in seven different communities.   

FMR also regularly presents information to community groups on ways to reduce residential runoff in order to minimize negative effects on water quality and prevent sewer overflows and flooding.  

As part of its Municipal Stormwater Outreach Program, Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers has created three PowerPoint presentations that train citizens to identify and prevent polluted stormwater runoff. They are:

-Rain Gardens and Landscaping for Stormwater Management    

-Environmentally Friendly Lawn and Yard Care

-Illicit Discharges and Construction Site Violations: Recognition, Detection, and Reporting

For detailed descriptions of these presentations, please visit www.mkeriverkeeper.org/support/powerpointpresentations.htm. To request a presentation, please contact Outreach Assistant Jenni Reinke at 414-287-0207 x35 or jenni_reinke@mkeriverkeeper.org.

FMR has also partnered with the City of Milwaukee to create a curriculum for middle school students called Going With the Flow:  Preventing Stormwater Pollution in Milwaukee.  This curriculum includes hands-on activities that demonstrate how individual actions can affect water quality of our rivers and Lake Michigan.

Stormwater Links

Going with the Flow

Storm drain marking

Problems on Our Rivers

PowerPoint presentations

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Stormwater Advocacy

Education

Going with the Flow

Restoration and Management

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UWM Extension Rain Garden Resources

WDNR Rain Garden Resources