Pilot Experiments to Optimize Soil Management for Nutrient Retention in Green Infrastructure
While green infrastructure is highly effective in managing water where it falls, more research is needed to optimize green infrastructure and develop best practices. Marquette University will test three strategies at Green Tech Station: low-compost engineered soils, irrigation to suppress nitrate production, and mowing and nutrient removal. The results will improve future green infrastructure investments […]
Stony Brook Restoration – Phase 2
After decades of deterioration, Stony Brook, Calumet County’s only cold-water trout stream and a tributary to the Manitowoc River, has the potential to support trout once again, thanks to effective nutrient management efforts. Building on these land-use successes, Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership will further reduce sediment and phosphorus runoff by stabilizing eroding shorelines and improving […]
Launching the Maggi Sue
The UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences is working to construct and operate the most advanced research vessel ever designed for the Great Lakes. Once launched, the Maggi Sue will allow scientists, students, and partners to further research North America’s most precious freshwater resource. This floating laboratory will be capable of enhanced data collection, analysis, and […]
Convening Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Mayors to Advance Coastal Priorities
A binational coalition of U.S. and Canadian mayors working to advance the protection and restoration of our shared waterways will convene with environmental scientists and policy experts to protect coastal resources, modernize water infrastructure, and develop nature-based solutions to challenges affecting shoreline communities. This mayoral collaboration will leverage upcoming opportunities to secure resources, to build […]
Green Bay Coastal Wetland Restoration Phase II
Seventy percent of the wetlands along Green Bay’s west shore have been lost due to degradation resulting from increased nutrient and sediment runoff, invasive species, poor water quality, and habitat loss. Ducks Unlimited is combating these threats in Ken Euers Nature Area and the Sensiba Unit of the Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area by […]
Crescent Beach Surf Rake Purchase
The City of Algoma’s new Barber Surf Rake will efficiently remove waste and debris, including plastic particles, from Crescent Beach. The rake is expected to improve habitat and water quality, and studies show that it can also reduce the occurrence of E. Coli in sand, before the bacteria enters the water.
Shipwreck Exploration and the Cultural Importance of Lake Michigan
Underwater archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society have located, explored, and documented historic shipwrecks since 1988, uncovering and sharing the rich maritime history of Lake Michigan. Yet the majority of Wisconsin’s known shipwrecks remain undiscovered. With support from the Fund, divers will explore the 1910 car ferry Pere Marquette No. 18 in search of a […]
Silver Spring Park’s Phase 3
A bioretention basin and rain garden were installed at Silver Spring Park in 2019-20. As Phase 3 of these efforts to restore and preserve the Park, the Whitefish Bay Garden Club will create a more sustainable, biodiverse environment by replacing exotic plant species with natives for improved water management and quality, bluff stability, and an […]
Underwood Creek Daylighting and Stream Restoration
The Underwood Creek daylighting project is transforming 1,600 feet of currently enclosed culvert into a new bioengineered channel that mimics the original streamflow. The project will improve fish passage and riparian habitat, bring the stream closer to its ecological potential, increase recreational value and human interaction with the stream, and manage both floodwater and stormwater. […]
Green Infrastructure for “The Commons” Phase 2 & Resident Education and Action
The Innovations and Wellness Commons is a community-driven commercial development in Milwaukee’s historic Lindsay Heights neighborhood working to revitalize the North Avenue corridor, create sustainable jobs, and increase access to a variety of integrated services. With the Fund for Lake Michigan’s support of Phase 2, Walnut Way will install green infrastructure to capture and treat […]