UW-Parkside Campus Stormwater Projects Design & RSC
Our funding will support a campus-wide plan to better manage stormwater on UW Parkside’s 750-acre campus. Funding will also support the construction of a Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance (RSC) system in the most eroded ravine on the site. UW Parkside will integrate the stormwater plan into its long-term facility and maintenance plans. The University will support […]
Environmental Justice and Water Stewardship Allies
This request builds on our grant in 2020 to support an inaugural cohort of Public Allies focused on water stewardship. Through its partnership with AmeriCorps, Public Allies recruits young leaders from under-represented backgrounds and helps them reach their potential through paid, on-the-job experience with a non-profit organization or government agency. For ten months, 45 Allies […]
Ground Corps and Green Team Advancement Project, Phase 2
With support from the Fund, Groundwork Milwaukee will administer a nationally-accredited Clean Water Certification program in Milwaukee aimed at providing under- and unemployed individuals with skills to meet the growing and unmet demand for workers in the green infrastructure field. Groundwork Milwaukee’s Green Team is a service learning program for teens aimed at introducing youth […]
Stormwater Management Equity Innovation Stewardship
GLCCC is a regional youth corps that trains and educates young adults on water quality and habitat restoration projects. They focus on providing occupational credentials and experiential learning opportunities for corps members to build marketable skills, work history and make a difference in their community. Crews will focus on 1) Replacement of approximately 7,500 square […]
Adult Lake Sturgeon Fish Passage and Spawning Location Evaluation Using Passive PIT Tag Antennas
Our funding would support the installation of a third PIT Tag Antenna station near the Kletzsch Dam on the Milwaukee River. Sturgeon released through the Return the Sturgeon project at the Riveredge Nature Center have been PIT tagged since 2006. As these fish begin to return to the Milwaukee River, a PIT antenna can track […]
Nearby Nature Milwaukee
Over the next two years, Nearby Nature will continue its outreach and stewardship activities along Lincoln Creek on Milwaukee’s north side. Since it started less than five years ago, Nearby Nature has raised awareness of the Lincoln Creek watershed, promoted use of its green spaces and engaged neighbors in stewardship activities including trash cleanups, weed […]
Increasing Biodiversity at MNP through Wetland Restoration, Invasive Species Control and Education
This grant would support the Mequon Nature Preserve’s (MNP) ongoing efforts to restore a 438-acre property in a quickly developing area just north of the City of Milwaukee. MNP will restore 35 acres on the north side of the property that are currently in traditional agricultural practices. MNP will also treat invasive species throughout the […]
Return the Sturgeon – Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction in the Lake Michigan Basin
This project is a continuation of the 25-year effort between Riveredge Nature Center and the WDNR to restore self-sustaining populations of lake sturgeon to the Milwaukee River after a 100-year absence. For the past sixteen years a mostly all-volunteer team trained and supported by Riveredge has raised and released approximately 1,200-1,500 yearlings a year in […]
Stony Brook Restoration Phase 3
This grant will support the replacement of a culvert near the headwaters of Stony Brook that is currently blocking aquatic organisms from moving upstream. Stony Brook was a successful trout fishery back in the 1970s and 80s. The DNR stocked trout in Stony Brook from 1973 to 1999, but had to abandon the program due […]
Restoring Coastal Wetland Habitat for Migratory Birds at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
Our funding will support a host of land management activities at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (FBMP) in northern Ozaukee County. FBMP was formerly a golf course that was closed and slated for residential development. OWLT organized local residents and raised the funding to purchase the 116 acre property in 2010. OWLT will restore 12 acres […]