Pritchard Park Wetland Restoration Design
Prichard Park in Racine County is undergoing a major renovation, including a $5,000,000 aquatic center largely supported by SC Johnson. With the Fund’s investment, Root-Pike WIN will leverage that construction to enhance natural areas in the park that have long been neglected. Partners include Racine County, the Root-Pike WIN, and numerous supporters. The project will […]
Racine Lakefront Planning Initiative
The arrival of Foxconn in Racine County has resulted in great opportunities and challenges for the City of Racine. Several parties, including Foxconn, are considering options for redeveloping Racine’s lakefront. FFLM’s grant to the Racine County Economic Development Corporation will allow the City to hire a planner with expertise in waterfronts to ensure that redevelopment […]
Kohler Park Dune Protection Project
Kohler-Andrae State Park contains Wisconsin’s best example of a freshwater dune ecosystem and includes several state and federally threatened plant species. Visitors tend to create their own paths to the beach, damaging the fragile dune ecosystems. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin will address this by creating seven trail spurs through the State Natural Area […]
Water School 2018: Building the Leadership Pipeline for Water Stewardship
This grant supports the Water Commons’s ongoing work of building a leadership network for water stewardship. Each year, roughly 30 people from five Milwaukee neighborhoods complete the Water School to learn about the water cycle and gain skills they then use to launch a green infrastructure or water stewardship project in their respective communities. Water […]
Milwaukee Public Schools
The majority of these funds ($100,000) will be invested in the installation of green infrastructure at four Milwaukee Public Schools as part of a larger effort to remove asphalt and “green up” these almost entirely impervious school yards. This project will also support a sustainability professional working within MPS to strategically promote green infrastructure and […]
McKinley Marina Parking Lot Reconstruction
In 2012, FFLM funded Milwaukee County’s green re-design of the McKinley Marina Parking Lot. This funding is for the reconstruction of the paved surfaces at the McKinley Marina, based on these designs. The project will solve the problem of untreated, pollutant-laden runoff from the McKinley Marina Parking Lot draining directly into Lake Michigan.
Barloga Woods Reforestation
The Milwaukee County Natural Areas staff will restore wetlands and convert two agricultural fields to native habitat at Barloga Woods, a 96-acre natural area in Oak Creek that connects with 127-acre Falk Park to the north and was recently added to the Milwaukee County Park System. The project will reduce runoff, prevent agricultural pollution from […]
Agricultural Conversion at Trinity Creek Headwaters
This grant would further the Mequon Nature Preserve’s efforts to restore a 438-acre property in a quickly developing area just north of the City of Milwaukee. Under the current proposal, MNP would restore 11 acres within the Milwaukee River Watershed on Trinity Creek. Activities include drain tile and sediment removal, creek re-meandering, and a native […]
Urban Green Spaces as Hot Spots for Nutrient Retention
Urban farms, green roofs, storm water, trees, and other forms of green infrastructure can contribute to phosphorus runoff in urban environments. Marquette University will conduct research to determine which soil mixes and irrigation strategies maximize nutrient retention in green infrastructure and urban gardens given local conditions and soil types. The results will enable those already […]
Peshtigo Fish Viewing Platform
The City of Peshtigo, BPM Incorporated, and the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, will build the Peshtigo Fish Viewing Platform in a fish sanctuary along the Peshtigo River, which hosts one of Wisconsin’s largest Lake Sturgeon runs. The platform will rest on three existing pillars 160 feet into the river, approximately 200 feet below the Peshtigo […]