Midwest Grows Green Project
The Fund for Lake Michigan is a contributor to this collaboration aimed at reducing the health risks and environmental impact of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.
Winter Parking Lot Maintenance Workshops Sponsorship
These workshops focus on chloride reduction, key to improving Lake Michigan water quality.
Ephemeral Pond Boardwalks at Riverside Park and Washington Park
Washington Park and Riverside Park both feature ephemeral ponds that have been recently restored, and both sites are seeing an uptick in visitors. With these funds, the Urban Ecology Center can purchase materials required for board walks to protect fragile areas from foot traffic while increasing public education opportunities.
Building a Critical Mass of Local Actions to Protect the Lake Michigan Basin from Toxic PAHs
This funding builds on work to eliminate the use of dangerous coal tar based sealants, which contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in Wisconsin. PAHs are known carcinogens harmful to humans and other animals. This project will educate communities on the sources and widespread effects of PAHs and help them to pass local bans on PAH […]
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 […]