In 2014, the
District partnered with the Village of Mt. Pleasant to award the Pike
River Ecosystem Restoration project for tributary restoration and protection. This
project restores and enhances a low-flow channel, 43 acres of wetlands and 30
acres of prairie land. It also implements in-stream improvements to habitats
for approximately one mile of the Pike River by adding natural stream features
such as meanders, shelter areas and deep riffle pool complexes that provide a
diverse habitat. The project significantly enhances aquatic macro-invertebrates,
reduces the suspended solids of phosphorous and nitrogen and
improves water quality through overland filtration.