Transforming an “Ideal Place for a Gas Station” into Restored Habitat
Once marketed as “the ideal place for a gas station,” this 125-acre degraded area just east of Sturgeon Bay in Door County will become resilient and high-quality habitat through wetland and stream restoration, invasive species treatment, and native species planting. Improved trails, including a boardwalk, and programs to expand community science and empower participation in […]
Take Back My Meds Milwaukee 2020
Roughly one third of any prescription goes unused and less than 10% of that medicine is ever collected and disposed of properly. Unused medications left in the house have been found to start or feed addictions. Medicine flushed down the toilet flows directly to Lake Michigan, as wastewater treatment plants are unable to treat it. […]
The Lower Fox River Clean Water Agenda
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is working to help local governments achieve their goals of a 30% reduction in nutrient loading to the Lower Fox River and Green Bay by 2030. Support from the Fund helps the Alliance provide an actionable structure for reaching these water quality targets and for generating local community buy-in. […]
Resilient Landscapes to Improve Watershed Health
Together with project partners, Clean Lakes Alliance will develop a strategy for community-based water quality initiatives including stormwater infiltration, increased pollinator habitat, and phosphorus reduction. Planned project outcomes are more resilient landscapes, measurable water quality improvements in Dane County, and modeling for communities throughout the Lake Michigan watershed looking to promote resilient landscapes and healthy […]
Water Quality Improvement via Habitat Restoration and Green Infrastructure on Milwaukee’s Southside
The Sixteenth Street Community Health Center (SSCHC) will restore and maintain native habitat in a 4.5-acre tract along the Kinnickinnic (KK) River, in a highly developed area that is one of the most densely populated in the state. They will also install green infrastructure at one or more of their clinics within the Kinnickinnic and […]
Restoring Water Quality in a Coastal Urban Lagoon Environment
Milwaukee County will work with partners to launch a multi-year effort to improve water quality in the Veterans Park Lagoon in downtown Milwaukee. The park, which is a popular spot for boating, fishing, and dog-walking, has faced dangerously high levels of toxic algae in recent years. Identifying the source of the contamination will be the […]
Crescent Beach Restoration
This water quality improvement project at a popular Lake Michigan beach will redirect a stormwater outfall into a retention pond, based on an FFLM-funded engineering and design plan. The improvements will reduce the number of health-related beach closures and beautify this 3/4-mile long beach near downtown Algoma.
Water Centric City 2020
With support from the Fund, the City of Milwaukee ECO office will implement several new programs, policies, and educational campaigns aimed at improving water quality and firmly establishing Milwaukee as a “Water Centric City.” Initiatives under this grant include developing enforcement tools for the citywide ban on coal-tar based sealants, launching the City of Milwaukee […]
Catalyzing Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS) Sustainability Future–Phase II
With this grant, MPS and partner REFLO will expand the reach of the successful green schoolyard movement. MPS will remove asphalt and replace it with green infrastructure, native plantings, vegetable gardens, and nature-themed play structures at five additional schools, transforming their outdoor spaces from asphalt seas to vibrant, living, growing spaces. The green schoolyards, where […]
REPHA’s Westside Academy’s Green School Community Engagement
Reflo will work with Renew Environmental Public Health Advocates (REPHA) to engage the surrounding community in the schoolyard redesign process at Westside Academy and to encourage them to install rain gardens and rain barriers on their own properties. This project aims to develop a model for effectively welcoming residents, local business owners, and other neighbors […]