RACINE — Monitoring of the Root River began Thursday as officials gather baseline information before treated wastewater from Waukesha flows down the tributary. A team of University of Wisconsin ...

The Root River Steelhead Facility is one of three key sites for the Lake Michigan stocking program. A recent open house showcased its operations.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside science students last week dipped water out of an ice-free Root River to mark the start of a six-year-long checkup of the stream's health that will be paid for by ...

That conduit could be the Root River, which runs diagonally across much of southeastern Wisconsin. That is, if environmental concerns and politics don't get in the way.