Take Back My Meds Milwaukee 2019
The Milwaukee coalition of Take Back My Meds is keeping unused medications, including opioids, out of our waterways and out of the hands of vulnerable people by providing secure and convenient drop boxes for disposal. This award helps Take Back My Meds increase publicity and public education and place more permanent drop boxes throughout Milwaukee […]
Little Menomonee Corridor Ecosystem Restoration
This project will transform 1,300 feet of the Little Menomonee River and eight acres of wetland in one Ozaukee County’s highest priority areas, as identified by the county’s Ecological Prioritization GIS Tool. The finished project will include 1,900 feet of meandering stream; replacement of a failing culvert; and creation of 4.2 acres of floodplain wetland, 1.5 acres […]
Green Tech Station (Phase II)
Since 2017 NWSCDC has been transforming a once-flooded vacant brownfield in Milwaukee’s 30th Street Corridor into a Green Tech Station demonstration site. With this grant from the Fund, NWSCDC will install an educational plaza and 20 test plots showcasing various types of green infrastructure, where researchers and companies can evaluate the effectiveness of different materials […]
Root-Pike WIN 2019-2020 Organizational Support
Root Pike WIN is an invaluable partner in Racine-based efforts to improve water quality, far exceeding expectations in raising operational funds and securing grants for restoration projects from local, state and federal agencies and foundations. Local opportunities abound, and this grant supports the operational growth necessary for Root Pike WIN to expand its work even […]
Restoring Ecological Health and Aquatic Biodiversity on Lake Michigan
The Natural Resources Foundation is working with UW Madison, UW Milwaukee, WDNR Office of Great Waters, and the Army Corps of Engineers to design a series of sills (underwater barriers) to prevent erosion and protect habitat at Kenosha Dunes State Natural Area. Unlike typical breakwaters, the sills will allow water to circulate along the beach, […]
Polk Springs Stream Bank Restoration
Polk Springs Creek is a five mile stream in Washington County that has been severely impacted by decades of neglect. Washington County will help stabilize and reconnect floodplain along 5,435 feet of the stream. County conservation staff have been involved in a number of water quality improvement projects along the stream already including replacing a […]
Reck South Ravine and Oak Savanna Restoration
Root- Pike WIN will construct a regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) system and restore two acres of oak savanna in a ravine immediately north of Hawthorn Hollow Nature Preserve. Ravine erosion along this stretch of the Pike River has been identified in the Pike River Watershed Restoration Plan as a high priority. An RSC solution will […]
River Outpost Facility
Riveredge Nature Center is constructing a River Outpost facility near the banks of the Milwaukee River. This facility will showcase environmentally-sustainable design elements with an emphasis on storm water management. The Outpost will also support the Return the Sturgeon project, water quality monitoring by citizen scientists and educational programming for kids and adults.
Estabrook Connector Trail
River Revitalization Foundation will construct a three-mile hiking trail along the Milwaukee River near the former Estabrook Dam. Removal of the Estabrook Dam has created opportunities for new public access along the Milwaukee River. Conservation easements secured for the trail offer an ideal vehicle for restoring this stretch of river while requiring long-term vegetation management […]