Blue Lotus Center Wetland Restoration and Accessibility
Our funding would support a wetland restoration project at the Blue Lotus Center, a 64-acre nature center whose mission is to make nature accessible to people with profound life challenges. Each year, the center partners with over 80 organizations to serve five main audiences: people with disabilities, people with chronic and terminal illnesses, memory care […]
Willow Creek Preserve Outfall Conveyance Construction
Our funding would support the construction of a regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) system to address a major stormwater runoff concern at the Willow Creek Preserve. Willow Creek has already seen a rebound in wildlife since its acquisition by Glacial Lakes Conservancy. Lake trout and salmon have been spotted in the wetlands during spawning runs along […]
Implementing Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions and Greenspace Restoration on the Ahnapee River
Olson Park used to serve as a snow dump site for the City, and was identified by LNRP as a major source of pollutants to the River. LNRP was able to advocate relocation of the snow pile and convince Algoma to invest in the Park for water quality benefits and recreational enhancement. LNRP has been […]
Riparian Buffer Restoration Phase Two
The Eco-Justice Center is an environmental education center with a working farm, organic garden and livestock operation. The center is home to alpacas which are raised for their high value fiber and nutrient dense manure. The center also runs a Farm Corps program which trains future land stewards and small scale farmers about regenerative agriculture […]
Eco-Play: Lake Michigan Water Table
The Museum serves 50,000 visitors across Lake Michigan shoreline communities annually. The Lake Michigan Water Table exhibit will allow children ages 0-8 and their families to develop fundamental understanding of watershed dynamics, explore the connections between human activities and water quality, build emotional connections to waterways that inspire life-long conservation behavior and gain early exposure […]
Fish Creek Ecosystem Enhancement Planning
Our funding would support a comprehensive ecosystem analysis and planning process for Fish Creek in Door County. This plan will focus on data collection, planning and preliminary design for stream and habitat restoration. The creek originally was home to a diverse and abundant fish population, earning its name. Unfortunately, local stressors over the last century […]
Unravelling Mysteries of Longnose Suckers through Tagging and Tracking
Our funding will support research to better understand the life cycle of longnose suckers in Lake Michigan. Longnose suckers are a key food source for fish species such as whitefish, walleye and lake trout. Longnose suckers will be tagged in Heins Creek and Hibbard Creek on the eastern side of Door County. The movement of […]
Pike River Phase III River and Habitat Restoration
A grant from the Fund will support Phase III implementation of the Pike River Restoration Design Plan at Petrifying Springs County Park. Under this third and final phase of the project, Kenosha County will restore the Pike River adjacent to UW Parkside’s campus. This project complements extensive work that has occurred upstream on the north […]
Water Centric City – Fishable, Swimmable Rivers & Water Bodies
This funding will support a position within the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) to coordinate efforts encouraging businesses to reduce single-use plastics that pollute Lake Michigan. One of the principles ECO was founded on is to create fishable, swimmable river and water bodies by reducing nonpoint pollution, including the ubiquitous buildup of plastic […]
Milwaukee Estuary AOC CAC Year 3
The Milwaukee Area Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) is undergoing a massive cleanup and restoration effort. Public support and community engagement are critical to the long-term success of the cleanup and related restoration efforts. The Milwaukee AOC’s Community Advisory Committee is being held up as a model for how to meaningfully engage and involve community […]