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Root River Council
The Root River Council is a volunteer committee that is working with the River Alliance of Wisconsin to engage the Racine community to develop an Urban Root River Plan that will bring a positive focus back to the Root River. The Urban Root River Plan has been funded by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the Racine Community Foundation.

Root River Council Members
Craig Bender, Salmon Unlimited
Chris Flynn, DP Wigley
Susan Greenfield, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network
Reva Holmes, Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network
Cory Mason, State Representative  
Bonnie Prochaska, Ginkgo Leaf Studio
Tom Schnaubelt, UW-Parkside Root River Environmental Education Community Center
Melissa Warner, Southeast Gateway Group Sierra Club

Technical Advisors
Many technical advisors will be providing support to this effort. Our current advisors are:
Phil Evenson, SEWRPC
Mike Hahn, SEWRPC
Craig Helker, DNR
Rick Jones, City of Racine
Julie Kinzelman, City of Racine
Mike Luba, DNR
Jim Luelloff, City of Racine
Brian O’Connell, City of Racine
Donnie Snow, City of Racine
Pete Wood, DNR