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.