5 Acre Wetland Restoration
When the 438-acre Mequon Nature Preserve was established, there was only one acre of wetland on the entire property. Today, there’s an impressive 30 acres of natural, resilient wetland ecosystem with another 30 more that can be created once the property is fully restored. By removing drain tiling and revegetating a currently-agricultural space, the MNP […]
Wisconsin Salt Wise Salt Reduction Program
Winter road salt applications in the Lake Michigan basin are between 1.5 and 2 million tons per year, nearly doubling the salinity in 2020. Salt Wise started as an informational campaign to reduce these numbers, but has since grown into a coordinated statewide coalition working to train and educate the public and road maintenance professionals […]
Coastal Resiliency Community Impact Project
The Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership is a pivotal leader in water quality projects throughout the Lake Michigan basin. As a longstanding partner of the Fund for Lake Michigan, the LNRP now works with eleven watershed groups, five regional networks, and several local community groups. Additional funding will allow the LNRP team to build capacity, continue […]
Enhancing Resiliency of Coastal Habitats in Manitowoc County
Glacierland Resource Conservation and Development Council has brought together an impressive, diverse range of community partners to help restore and protect public lands around Manitowoc County. This project will create management plans for six properties to address threats to water quality and restore local habitats, with a focus on improving water quality, reducing soil erosion, […]
Sheboygan Marsh Phase III
Sheboygan Marsh is the largest restored wetland in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan basin. After multiple attempts to drain the area, a dam was built to replicate the previous limestone features in 1938. Ducks Unlimited and other community partners are now working to replace the deteriorating dam, reduce sediment entering the Sheboygan River, and maximize the ecological […]
Clean Water Technology Pilot Program
The Water Council will work with water technology innovators to conduct in-field, proof-of-concept testing of emerging clean water technologies at real-world demonstration sites in Wisconsin. Specific technologies to be piloted include HABAlert and the Turbidity Tracker. HABAlert would use artificial intelligence to quickly identify and enumerate cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in freshwater lakes. The Turbidity Tracker […]
Water Resources Consultant
Root-Pike WINs new Water Resource Consultant is tasked with fostering relationships with municipal leaders, leveraging local funding, and advancing projects that improve water quality in the Root-Pike basin. This position will seek to improve the way stormwater fee revenue is spent in southeastern Wisconsin. They will promote practices that can lead to long-term water quality […]
Environmental Justice and Water Stewardship Allies
In 2020, eleven Public Allies supported local water organizations and projects as part of PA Milwaukee’s inaugural Environmental Justice and Water Stewardship cohort. Public Allies Milwaukee will continue with a second year of the program with the goal of promoting long- term, collaborative investments in the next generation of water leaders.
Water Stewardship and Community Investment
Audubon is dedicated to developing the next generation of water stewards who will have a direct impact on the Milwaukee area’s wetlands and waterways — both now and into the future. Audubon’s Wild Indigo Nature Explorations program builds relationships with communities of color and coordinates nature-based activities to address concerns around community access, safety and […]
Ground Corps and Green Team Advancement Project
Groundwork Milwaukee wants more people to see water careers as exciting and accessible. For the members of their Ground Corps team, Groundwork is providing formal and supportive job training through hands-on experience with bioswales, shoreline stewardship, and baseline water quality monitoring in the Milwaukee River watershed. And for students, Groundwork will lead water-based education workshops […]