By SCOTT WILLIAMS Racine Journal Times BURLINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The cost of saving Echo Lake has climbed into the millions, stirring a debate about whether the popular but deteriorated recreational spot is worth the investment. Burlington has a 2025 ...

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This is a place to escape without the crowds that have become common at state parks. The bathrooms, visitor center and campsites at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve are closed as a precaution against the COVID-19 outbreak, but its namesake river continues its unencumbered flow towards the Wauzeka Bottoms 36 miles to the south before dumping into the main channel of the Wisconsin River.

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From Gary Schultz's home on a hill, a section of the Rock River meandering east and then south toward the Centerway Dam can be seen through the leafless trees. It's a section of the river that wouldn't see any change if the city removes the Monterey Dam, but that's not stopping Schultz from putting $200,000 of his own money on the line to save it.

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Staab Construction Corp.'s Jason Betancur (left) and Cary Schneider set forms for a concrete pour Sept. 20 in Mukwonago.

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A century-old dam in northern New Mexico that holds a city's water supply is riddled with holes and on the brink of failure.

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The Grand Coulee Dam, a product of the Great Depression, is getting a major facelift as federal operators seek to squeeze even more power out of the nation's largest hydroelectric producer.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Tomah-area cranberry growing operation has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a complaint he dammed a stream and filled in wetlands without a permit. According to the state Justice Department, Ducklow Cranberry Co. wanted to ...

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By SARAH KLOEPPING Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc COLLINS, Wis. (AP) — Portions of Collins Marsh Wildlife Area likely will have a new look throughout summer — dry. The Department of Natural Resources is conducting a drawdown of the Collins Marsh ...

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Port Angeles, Wash. (AP) — The surface level of Lake Aldwell no longer is being manipulated by man.

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The Elwha River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula once teemed with legendary salmon runs before two towering concrete dams built nearly a century ago cut off fish access to upstream habitat, diminished their runs and altered the ecosystem.

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