Restoration Project
Improvements are being made for wetland restoration to increase habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife along the Fox River. Work will include a prescribed burn, earthwork, vegetation, restoration, native seeding, and native plug planting.
Improvements are being made for wetland restoration to increase habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife along the Fox River. Work will include a prescribed burn, earthwork, vegetation, restoration, native seeding, and native plug planting.
This undeveloped park is largely accessed for hunting and walkers with or without dogs. For the duration of the project, through fall 2025, the park is temporarily closed (no public access or hunting).
Restoration Project
Improvements have been made to the nature play area at Fox River Park. Crews added access points and completed erosion control efforts, including grading, seeding, new plantings, and turf reinforcement.
The big slide will stay closed a bit longer while restoration growth continues on the slope. It will reopen once the area is fully stabilized.
Improvements have been made to the nature play area at Fox River Park. Crews added access points and completed erosion control efforts, including grading, seeding, new plantings, and turf reinforcement.
Please respect the area and stay on designated access (path or *NEW* stairs). Seeding needs time to take root, grow in, and hold the soil.
The nature playground is open with the exception of the big slide. The big slide will stay closed a bit longer while restoration growth continues on the slope. It will reopen once the area is fully stabilized.
Additional work will occur in the upcoming weeks, but all play elements excepting the big slide will remain open. Please exercise care and caution in the restored areas.
Phase 5
Waukesha County and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) are proposing to construct a multiuse trail within the We Energies corridor in Waukesha County and will sign a bike route that will connect with the existing Lake Country Trail that currently ends at Roosevelt Park.
About the Project
Waukesha County and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) are proposing to construct a multiuse trail within the We Energies corridor in Waukesha County and will sign a bike route that will connect with the existing Lake Country Trail that currently ends at Roosevelt Park.
This segment (Phase 5) of the trail (1.2 miles) begins within the We Energies utility corridor at the Jefferson and the Waukesha County line and extends to W. 2nd Street. At this point, bikes may continue on-road and bike route signage will continue on W. 2nd Street and S. Franklin Street to connect to the existing Lake Country Trail at Roosevelt Park. Pedestrians will have sidewalk accommodations connecting to the trail near W. 2nd Street and run parallel to W. 2nd Street to connect to existing sidewalk at S. Elm Street.
This segment of the trail continues the final section of a transportation route between Watertown and Oconomowoc constructed along this corridor and extends the already-existing 14.5-mile Lake Country Trail. The proposed trail extension will have a 10-foot wide asphalt surface within the existing We Energies corridor. The project also includes a new trailhead parking lot at W. 2nd Street where the off-road trail will terminate.
Design has begun and will continue through 2025. Construction is planned for 2026. Waukesha County is leading this project in collaboration with WisDOT, the City of Oconomowoc, and We Energies. This project will tie into Jefferson County’s extension of the Jefferson Interurban Trail (Phase 3), which is planned for construction in 2025.
Public Involvement Meeting
The County, in conjunction with the City of Oconomowoc, hosted a Public Involvement Meeting at the Oconomowoc Community Center on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Representatives from Waukesha County, the City of Oconomowoc, and KL Engineering were available to discuss the proposed project and address any questions or concerns. Materials from the meeting are posted below.
Reforestation Project
The goal of the Monches Property Restoration Project is to plant a diversity of shrubs and trees along the Oconomowoc River Greenway to reduce pollution from agricultural land and improve water quality.
The goal of the Monches Property Restoration Project is to plant a diversity of shrubs and trees along the Oconomowoc River Greenway to reduce pollution from agricultural land and improve water quality.
The project is being completed in partnership with the Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program.
This large-scale project is supported by donations to the Parkland Conservation Fund.
Project Resources
Erosion Repair & Lake Access
The Red Trail (Lake Access) and restoration of the trail near Forest Lake Access has been completed. Removal of the expanded shoulder along Wisconsin Avenue has been completed and the eroded informal access to Wisconsin Avenue has been regraded and restored. Access remains closed to allow for restoration growth.
The Red Trail (Lake Access) and restoration of the trail near Forest Lake Access has been completed, but please do not traverse the fenced off areas until the restoration is grown in. Once the fencing has been removed, these areas will be reopened.
Permanent removal of the expanded shoulder along Wisconsin Avenue has been completed and the eroded informal access to Wisconsin Avenue has been regraded and restored with native seeding and shrubs. Please access the Park via the formal access off of CTH C.
Rehabilitation Project
Waukesha County received a WisDOT TAP grant (WisDOT ID #2722-05-02) for rehabilitation of part of the New Berlin Trail. The project will include rehabilitation of the existing trail surface and drainage improvements between Lincoln Avenue and Springdale Road, with additional crossing and signing upgrades at other locations.
Waukesha County received a WisDOT TAP grant (WisDOT ID #2722-05-02) for rehabilitation of part of the New Berlin Trail. The project will include rehabilitation of the existing trail surface and drainage improvements between Lincoln Avenue and Springdale Road. Additional crossing and signing upgrades will also occur at the intersections of S. Calhoun Road, Springdale Road, and S. Sunnyslope Road.
Design has started on the trail and is planned to be complete by the end of 2025. Project construction is currently anticipated for 2027 based on WisDOT scheduling.
With the STH 59 reconstruction project, the New Berlin Trail is currently closed from Frederick Street on the west to Springdale Road on the east. Please note that the trail rehabilitation project noted above is a separate project from WisDOT’s roadway reconstruction project of STH 59. If you have any questions related to the roadway project, please click here for more information.
Muskego Park & Pewaukee Lake Access
Waukesha County is planning to reconstruct the asphalt pavement at our Pewaukee Lake Access and portions of pavement at Muskego Park this year. Construction is slated to begin in May and continue into October.
Waukesha County is planning to reconstruct the asphalt pavement at our Pewaukee Lake Access and portions of pavement at Muskego Park this year. Construction is slated to begin in May and continue into October. Access will remain open, except for short-term temporary closures as necessary.
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