Contek Enterprises, Inc.

SEASONAL. Full time. Landscape operator. Zero turn mowers on commercial properties. Various hand tools and electric equipment. Should be able to perform physical labor for entire day.

Task to include mowing, watering, weeding, fall cleanups and preparations for winter.

Upcoming positions (starting 11/1):

Winter work available for snow falls and ice events.

Sidewalk crew member positions available!

Skid Loader Operators Wanted! Always accepting sidewalk crew applications

A stunning sunset over Milwaukee

📸: Nate Vomhof

We work any time it snows. Before events, during and after!

All commercial accounts. All shifts needed. Northern Milwaukee and Southern Ozaukee counties.

Be careful out there Tuesday 8/10/21 looks to be a doozy

Warm temperatures in the upper 80s and lower 90s will combine with a very humid air mass to produce dangerous conditions Tuesday afternoon. Widespread heat index values are expected to be in 100 to 105 degree range with the potential for values to approach 110 degrees across portions of south central Wisconsin.

What's that - Riveredge Nature Center has a cactus?! Multiple cacti, even?!

It's true, the Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) is a cactus listed as Threatened in Wisconsin and which we have flourishing at Riveredge. More commonly seen in western Wisconsin, some of our sandier, farming-degraded soil hilltops with complete sunlight appeared to provide suitable habitat for these uncommon species, and a couple of decades after planting they're still here doing well.

These prickly pears are generally located in sections far off-trail, and hidden by taller grasses and sedges, so you'll just have to trust our photographic documentation for the time being. But isn't it remarkable that in view of the Milwaukee River, and just down the road from Lake Michigan, one can find healthy populations of cacti?!

🐝 great pollinators!

Right now is swarming season for honeybees, just like this honeybee at the Riveredge Farm. Don't worry...they don't mean to bother of endanger you, they're just looking for a place to bee. No need to spray them to scatter, they'll bee gone soon enough...or you can always contact a beekeeper to come help them out.

Enjoy this wonderful natural world and bee kind to our pollinator friends!

It might feel like March outside but how about this sunset!? 🔥

Oh, MAY.

2/9 8:54pm: Now that the cold has set in the ice is forming on Lake Michigan. Just a few weeks ago there was barely any ice, today over 20% of the lake is covered. Ice continues to build starting at the shoreline. Don't venture out on the ice, however, as it is still very thin. Expect more ice in the coming weeks. -Tom Wachs

Latest weather: http://fox6now.com/weather

Commercial snow removal services. 24/7 ... it snows we GO!

Contek Enterprises, Inc.'s cover photo

FOX6's Stephanie Barichello

On average, Milwaukee sees it's first trace of snowfall TODAY!

First trace (or more) in recent years though have been later.
2016: Nov. 19th
2015: Nov. 20th
2014: Oct. 31st
2013: Nov. 7th

Happy Friday Duluth! 😂

At least we're not in Duluth. http://via.fox6now.com/t84UC

BUCKTHORN is a sneaky, aggressive invasive Woody plant species that needs erdatication.

Everyone should know this enemy well and get it removed as much as possible.

FOX6 Snow Stick

I'm out, but there's nothing to worry about.
A few flakes on the way, nothing that will ruin your day.

Here's the FOX6 Weather forecast: http://fox6now.com/weather

FOX6 Weather

Milwaukee has only picked up 1.1" of snow so far this month. It will likely be one of the least snowiest February's on record.

It was a doozy!

Six Years Ago... The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011! http://www.weather.gov/mkx/020211_groundhog-blizzard

The more you know!

Since we've got a chance at a mix of wintry precipitation on the way, we thought it might be a good idea to explain how different types of wintry precipitation form. It all starts up in the clouds (top of the image). At that altitude, it’s cold enough that snow is almost always coming out of the clouds this time of year.

If the air is less than 32 degrees all the way to the ground, the snow falling from the clouds will reach the ground (far right of image).

If there is a shallow layer of warm air situated between the snow-producing clouds and cold air at the surface, you get sleet (middle right). This happens because the snow will melt as it falls through the warm air, and then re-freeze as it falls through the cold air.

If there is a deep layer of warm air between the snow-producing clouds and cold air at the surface, you get freezing rain (middle left). This is because the snow will melt in the warm layer and will not have time to refreeze before hitting the ground. That means it will reach the ground as rain, but since the surface is below freezing, the rain will freeze on impact, making for very slippery conditions.

For more information on our upcoming wintry precipitation, check out our top news story! http://www.weather.gov/mkx/Jan16wintryprecip

Winter Storm Decima to Bring a Cross-Country Mess of Snow and Ice to the West, Midwest and Northeast Into the Weekend

Who's ready for round 2 this weekend?

weather.com Is this dèjá vu? Another wintry mess is lining up later this week in some Caly-affected areas.