Milwaukee River Greenway bike ride, cyclists see restoration efforts

Milwaukee River Greenway bike ride

Bicyclists took to the Oak Leaf Trail along the Milwaukee River Greenway on Saturday to learn about restoration efforts along the river.

MILWAUKEE - Bicyclists took to the Oak Leaf Trail along the Milwaukee River Greenway on Saturday, July 19, to learn about restoration efforts along the river. 

River Greenway bike ride

What we know:

The two-hour community ride was hosted by the Milwaukee Estuary Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in partnership with Red, Bike and Green, with support from Restoring Lands, Urban Ecology Center, and Milwaukee County Parks.

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Milwaukee River Greenway bike ride

The ride stopped at key locations to highlight ongoing area of concern restoration efforts.

Riders learned about restoration efforts, including toxic sediment removal, fish passage improvements, and habitat restoration, and how these projects aim to improve the health of our waterways and surrounding communities.

"A lot of people don't know the history of Milwaukee. We were the machine shop of the world for a while, and we have three rivers," said Steven Hunter with CAC. "Poeple came here to manufacture and produce, and there was no Clean Water Act back then, so all of the toxic contaminants and all of that just settled down into the river bed."