Installation of green infrastructure at schools, playgrounds, parks and public open spaces
In an effort to encourage green infrastructure at parks, playgrounds, school yards and other public open spaces, the Fund for Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District are supporting green infrastructure projects at Paliafito Park, the Tippecanoe Library, Arlington Heights Park, Highland Community School, the 17th & Vine Play Area, and Marcus DeBack Park […]
Kinnickinnic River Upper Estuary Restoration and Naturalization
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting Groundwork Milwaukee’s efforts to restore un-channelized portions of the Kinnickinnic River’s upper estuary. The project is part of a larger partnership to restore the Kinnickinnic watershed and will help improve the area’s ecological health, create local economic opportunities, and serve as a demonstration project for other restoration work […]
Innovation through implementation: G1 Installation on the Walnut Way Campus
This grant will help Walnut Way to capture and reuse 62,500 gallons of stormwater on Walnut Way’s Urban Campus – an interconnected network of repurposed vacant lots, orchards, production gardens, residential properties and commercial businesses on Milwaukee’s north side. Cisterns, bioswales, stormwater trees, porous paving, and green roofs will be installed throughout the neighborhood.
Innovation Park at Century City
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation ($25,000)The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, with them help of various partners and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, will work together to transform a contaminated and vacant lot in the 30th Street Corridor into a technologically advanced park. This $25,000 award therefore supports the development stage of […]
Increasing the Impact of Community Based Water Projects
A critical community partner, Reflo has helped to design and advance innovative, multi-purpose, community-supported green infrastructure and water reuse projects on behalf of partners that lack the experience, technical knowledge, time, or resources to manage these projects on their own. With the Fund’s investment, Reflo will support more than a dozen green infrastructure projects across […]
Improving Water Quality through Habitat Restoration
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust ($39,200)This $39,200 award will support the wetland restoration of 183 acres across four properties in the Milwaukee River Watershed in Ozaukee County. The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust’s restoration activities will include: removing invasive species; planting native buffers and other native wetland and prairie plants; and monitoring water quality in the long […]
Implementing Near Term Priorities of the Pulaski Park Neighborhood Stormwater Plan
Sixteenth Street will use this grant from the Fund to engage residents and other stakeholders in the Pulaski Park Neighborhood in efforts to transform the health of the Kinnickinnic River Watershed. Plans include installing rain barrels, rain gardens, bioswales, porous materials, and other green infrastructure on public and private property throughout the Pulaski Park neighborhood. […]