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Can Perch Be Revived?

Marek — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 15:01:21 +0000

August 11, 2013 – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel interviewed Mike Marek for an article about the declining perch population in Lake Michigan and using floating islands as a means to restore fish habitat in the Milwaukee River Estuary. Read Here

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Milwaukee’s First Floating Island Installed in the Milwaukee River Estuary

Marek — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:54:51 +0000

May 21, 2013 – We installed the first of four floating islands in the Milwaukee River Estuary after four years of planning and partnering! The idea is to re-introduce aquatic & wetland habitat along the sheetpiled shoreline of Milwaukee’s harbor. Marek Landscaping, LLC applied Floating Islands International’s technology to the riverine environment. We would like to thank Groundwork Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, & Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission as project partners and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Fund for Lake Michigan, Floating Islands International, and Midwest Floating Islands as project funders and partners.

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Marek Landscaping, LLC Starts Freshwater Ecological, LLC

Marek — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:36:57 +0000

Spring 2012 – Freshwater Ecological, LLC is a division of Marek Landscaping, LLC for light marine construction specializing in habitat installations, floating island construction, shoreline stabilization, and instream construction. Our crew members have expertise in wetland ecology, fisheries biology, and plant biology. We strive to establish, reconstruct, and restore aquatic habitat in areas of critical need. Our work began in the Milwaukee River Estuary, Wisconsin, where we strive to establish a critical life line between Lake Michigan and the up river reaches of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers. This important link will help native Lake Michigan fish cross between the urbanized estuary from historic feeding & spawning grounds. Over 80% of Great Lakes fish require a wetland to survive. The freshwater estuary is where these wetlands historically existed. They have been filled and channelized for commercial purposes, limiting habitat, and creating a major obstacle in the life cycles of native fish. Freshwater Ecological seeks to fill that gap.

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