Evaluation of Shoreline Wall Structures and Utility Crossings in the Milwaukee Estuary AOC
The Redevelopment Authority of Milwaukee is one member of a long list of local and federal partners who have come together to address key environmental impairments, clean up the Milwaukee Estuary, and delist it as an EPA Area of Concern. This project contributes to that much larger, community-wide effort by evaluating shoreline wall structures and […]
Upper Fox-Wolf Demonstration Farm Network Cover Crop Implementation Initiative
A network of farms in the Upper Fox-Wolf basin was created to demonstrate cover crop, no-till, and soil health conservation practice systems, to establish an efficient and effective mechanism for the transfer of technology and information, and to create opportunities for other farms as well. The farms saw a need for a new inter-seeder and […]
Implementing Wisconsin Clean Marina Best Management Practices at Lake Michigan Marinas
The Wisconsin Clean Marina Program is a state-wide certification program that provides guidance, training, and technical assistance to help marinas adopt best management practices that reduce pollution and protect Wisconsin’s water resources. But some of these practices like boat wash collection systems and green infrastructure can be challenging for certain marinas and can have a […]
WATERshed Program 2020
The WATERshed Program educates our next generation about the value of living in a coastal community with freshwater resources and demonstrates how human activities impact local watersheds. Learners discover what’s going down storm drains and how it travels to rivers and lakes from their neighborhoods. Participants conduct tests to determine water quality and explore diverse […]
Estabrook Connector Trail Phase 2
The River Revitalization Foundation is working with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District to create new public access to the Milwaukee River where the Estabrook Dam was removed. Dam removal has opened up the river valley, and local landowners in the Glendale Corporate Park have granted easements for a river-front trail along 3 miles of shoreline, […]
Building Environmental and Water Justice Cohort of Public Allies
To build a pipeline of young, diverse, local leaders committed to solving environmental challenges, Public Allies Milwaukee is establishing an inaugural cohort of eleven Environmental and Water Justice-focused Public Allies. The corps members will build capacity around water and environmental justice at eleven environmental not-for-profits and create a community of practice for improving equity at […]
Comprehensive Planning to Promote Climate Resiliency Through Natural Infrastructure
The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (OWLT) is committed to preserving and restoring the natural areas that their community loves, even as these places face unprecedented challenges due to climate change. This project will allow OWLT to use its nature preserves as focal points to identify restoration, management, and new land protection opportunities that promote climate […]
Support for Nearby Nature Milwaukee
Many residents on Milwaukee’s North Side survive poverty and systemic racism but miss out on the benefits of nature due to lack of opportunity, safety, transportation, or funds. Nearby Nature assists in renewal of and access to natural areas in the 30th Street Corridor and Lincoln Creek Greenways and supports environmental education in youth-serving agencies. […]
Water Quality Monitoring at Mequon Nature Preserve
Much of the soil within the 444-acre Mequon Nature Preserve is highly erodible and slow draining. Even an average rainfall can cause significant erosion that carries phosphates from fertilizer on neighboring farms into both the Menomonee and Milwaukee Rivers and, eventually, the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern and Lake Michigan. This project will allow the […]
Operations Support and the Coastal Resiliency Community Impact Project
The Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership fosters stewardship and champions the environment through research, educational workshops, collaborative community projects, and regional natural resource enhancement projects. This project builds on conservation efforts at LNRP’s existing project sites and allows the team to further engage watershed partners in developing 9-Key Element Watershed Plans across the Lakeshore. Additionally, LNRP […]