Going with the Flow - Stormwater Education Program
In 2006, Milwaukee Riverkeeper organized Going with the Flow, a stormwater education program for Milwaukee public schools. The program taught youth aged 10-15 about their impact on the rivers through storm runoff. Going with the Flow was funded by the City of Milwaukee.
- Students learned how pollutants in the storm drain system contaminate Milwaukee’s drinking water.
- Students learned that pollutants in the rivers and lake can harm the fish and other organisms that live in the water as well as the humans who use the water for fishing, boating and swimming.
- Students realized the importance of green-space and learn how soil and roots from plants and trees act as filters and sponges to absorb chemical pollutants that would otherwise flow into the rivers and lake.
- Students learned how they can contribute to keeping Milwaukee’s urban watersheds clean.
In 2006, over 2,400 students in 28 schools throughout Milwaukee completed the program.
The 16th Street Community Health Clinic has translated the “Going with the Flow” learning materials into Spanish and has distributed the program to bilingual schools.
