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 […]
Upper East River Fish & Wildlife Habitat Improvement
The Wisconsin DNR evaluated the Upper East River and determined the major barriers to sustainable fish and wildlife populations. The Brown County Land and Water Conservation team plans to combat these barriers by installing and promoting stream corridor buffers, edge of field practices, various habitat enhancements, and other restoration practices at four key sites. Ultimately, […]
Kinnickinnic River Trash Collector
As Milwaukee’s most urbanized watershed, the Kinnickinnic generates a high volume of trash. The river flows through a low-income community and has long been neglected, but in recent years projects are coming together to revitalize this corridor. Harbor District, Inc. is working to make the KK’s turnaround a source of community pride by installing and […]
Restoration and Invasive Species Control at WI State Natural Areas and surrounding Landscapes
Wisconsin’s State Natural Areas (SNAs), comprising 687 preserves across the state, facilitate valuable research and education, preserve genetic and biological diversity, provide refuges for rare species, and serve as benchmarks for determining impacts of use on managed lands. Yet invasive species and a lack of active management threatens many SNAs. Funding for this project supports […]
National Estuarine Research Reserve
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected UW-Green Bay as a preferred National Estuary Research Reserve (NERR) site, making Green Bay the third site in the Great Lakes and the sole representative for the Lake Michigan-Huron biogeographic region. Support from the Fund will create a position at UW-Green Bay responsible for completing the […]