Milwaukee Montessori School Green Parking Lot
Milwaukee Montessori (MMS) is the second oldest Montessori school in the country and currently serves about 400 K-8 students. MMS plans to replace its large parking lot with porous pavers and other green infrastructure. Together these features will capture and treat roughly 170,000 gallons of stormwater before it enters Honey Creek, a tributary of the […]
Connector Building Green Infrastructure Patio Project
Riverworks Development Corporation will use green infrastructure to create a public gathering space immediately adjacent to The Connector Building, a new community facility along the Beerline Trail that will serve as a gateway to the proposed B-Line Park. This one-mile linear park will run along the Beerline Trail and will include several unique amenities that […]
Community Waste Treatment Feasibility Study
This funding would support a feasibility study for a community waste treatment facility for six farms in Washington County. In total these farms contain 5,000 dairy cows and produce waste equivalent to the City of Green Bay. While community digesters have been installed in other places in Wisconsin, each project differs greatly based on local […]
Lake de Neveu Management & Mitigation Plan to Improve Water Quality
Our funding will support the development of a watershed plan for the 900-acre De Neveu Lake basin south of Fond du Lac. De Neveu Lake is 80 acres and has experienced deteriorating water quality conditions over the past several decades. Despite successful engagements with the Department of Transportation and local farmers, conditions have not improved. […]
The Node in Milwaukee’s Harbor District
Over the next year, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM) will design and construct a Riverwalk in Milwaukee’s Harbor District that is nearly 4,300 linear feet long. RACM is planning to construct a special habitat area along the Riverwalk called the Habitat Node. By modifying the site and its existing dockwall, the […]
Carstens Lake Water Quality Improvement Project
This grant will fund design, permitting and construction of a sediment basin and restoration of four wetland acres on Carstens Lake. The project will complement other efforts in the area to work with farmers on cropping practices to reduce runoff. In addition, the project will highlight research by UWGB and UWSP on the beneficial reuse […]
Pre-engineering to Restore Port Washington’s North Beach and Upper Lake Park Bluff
This study will identify long-term solutions to address a bluff collapse into Lake Michigan that closed Port Washington’s North Beach. Heavy rains caused the bluff to collapse, closing North Beach and creating a threat to infrastructure on top of the bluff. This plan will create long term solutions for the city to repair the bluff, reopen […]
Forget Me Not Creek Stream Realignment
Our funding will support final design plans, permitting and reconstruction of 2,370 feet of Forget Me Not Creek at the Woodland Dunes Nature Center. The restoration will occur about .75 miles from the confluence with Lake Michigan. Work will include regrading, re-meandering and reconnecting riparian habitat. The project will also restore the natural bed of […]
Wisconsin Salt Wise Initiative
Salt Wise started as an informal partnership, and with FFLM support has grown into a coordinated statewide campaign that provides connections between professionals, researchers and implementers working to reduce salt use. This grant funds a staff position for the program currently housed at Madison Metropolitan Sewer District, which focuses on 1) accelerating the adoption of […]
Root-Pike WIN 2022-2024 Operational Funding
Root-Pike WIN in the only organization in southeastern Wisconsin solely focused on advancing the projects and programs recommended in the Root, Pike, Wind Point and Oak Creek nine key element watershed restoration plans. Root-Pike WIN is seen as an invaluable partner and “go-to” organization for water quality initiatives and is helping to advance several important […]