Adopt-a-Beach Wisconsin Support & Technology Updates
This funding will strengthen and grow the successful Adopt-a-Beach Program. Nearly 15,000 Adopt-a-Beach volunteers participate annually in more than 900 cleanup events around the Great Lakes, picking up trash and debris and reporting information about sources of pollution to the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Improving the overall experience for their Adopt-a-Beach volunteers will encourage more volunteers and […]
A Chloride Impact Study for the Southeastern Wisconsin – Phase II
This is the second phase of SEWRPC’s four-year research project the impacts of chloride, including road salt, on surface and ground water in the seven counties of southeast Wisconsin. Now that SEWRPC has gathered extensive data from comprehensive water quality monitoring, it will develop forecasts for chloride loading based on different climate, land use, and […]
Tendick Creek Fish Passage Restoration
Ozaukee County is systematically restoring high priority watersheds that the County identifies with its ecological prioritization tool (partially funded by FFLM). This project addresses Tendick Creek, a critical link between the Milwaukee River and high quality breeding habitat for species such as Northern Pike. Outcomes include removal or remediation of four large impediments to fish passage; […]
Great Rivers, Great Lakes 2019: Green Infrastructure Support and Restoration Planning
Loss of wetlands in the Milwaukee River watershed has increased damage from flooding, decreased aquatic diversity, and had a detrimental effect on water quality. Working with MMSD’s Green Seams program, OWLT will develop restoration options to maximize water quality, provide habitat for native plants and animals, and provide public access in nine nature preserves on the […]
Sweet Water Mini-Grant Program 2015
This grant will support Sweet Waters’ Mini-Grant Program which provides grants of up to $5,000 for small-scale habitat, restoration and green infrastructure projects that improve water quality in the Milwaukee area.
Sweet Water Mini-Grant Program 2019
Sweet Water’s popular Mini-Grant program is an effective way to advance the objectives of the Menomonee, Kinnickinnic, Root, Pike, and Wind Point Watershed Restoration Plans and to support small-scale efforts to improve water quality in southeast Wisconsin.
Sweet Water Mini-Grant Program 2020
Sweet Water’s popular Mini-Grant program is an effective way to advance the objectives of the Menomonee, Kinnickinnic, Root, Pike, and Wind Point Watershed Restoration Plans and to support small-scale efforts to improve water quality in southeast Wisconsin.
Milwaukee County AOC Program Supervisor
With the EPA investing millions of dollars over the next five years to clean up and restore the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC), the Milwaukee County Parks Department will be responsible for managing several large-scale and complex restoration projects throughout the Milwaukee River Basin and in the near shore area of Lake Michigan. This […]
Tobacco-Free Alliance Cigarette Butt Receptacle Project
FFLM is a sponsor of this collaboration to keep our waterways pollution-free while addressing the dangers of tobacco use.
Short-term Communications Plan for Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern
This funding will promote public awareness and engage citizens in supporting remediation and restoration of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC).