Hawthorn Hollow Wetland Restoration for Ravine Protection
Hyslop Foundation / Hawthorn Hollow ($75,000)Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum will use this $75,000 award to restore three and a half acres of wetland on the South Branch of the Pike River. The South Branch of the Pike River is listed as impaired, and the Pike River Watershed Plan describes the ravines on this […]
Green Stormwater Infrastucture & Water Quality Preliminary Design
City of Two Rivers ($74,500)This $74,500 award supports the City of Two Rivers’ goal to redevelop a 12-acre vacant site formerly occupied by the Hamilton/Thermo Fisher Scientific complex. This project will ensure a plan is in place for long-term waterfront public access with sustainable green infrastructure. Specifically, this project will include surveys of the property […]
Green Infrastructure projects at Escuela Vieau and Bradley Tech
This grant will support the development of green infrastructure plans at two schools with the Milwaukee Public School system. Both schools are located in the densely populated and highly developed Walkers Point neighborhood on Milwaukee’s south side. Students, teachers, parents and administrators will be actively involved in developing the GI plans and related curriculum.
Green Infrastructure Planning Project at the Mary Ryan Boys & Girls Club in Sherman Park
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee ($20,000)With support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee will hire a consultant to create a green infrastructure plan to improve stormwater management at Sherman Park. Currently, the park’s frequent flooding problems render much of the park unsafe and unusable. These […]
Green Infrastructure Baseline Study
The City of Milwaukee Office of Environmental Sustainability will prepare a Green Infrastructure Baseline Inventory that identifies high-priority sites for green infrastructure within city limits. This information will help guide public and private investments in green infrastructure and will be incorporated into the City’s forthcoming Sustainability Plan.
Green Infrastructure at the Forest Exploration Center
At 67-acres, The Forest Exploration Center (FEC) in Wauwatosa is one of the largest contiguous stands of forest left in Milwaukee County. Located immediately adjacent to the Menomonee River, the site is part of the historic Milwaukee County Grounds. FEC plans to make several improvements over the next several years to restore the forest and […]
Great Rivers/Great Lakes
This project builds on an existing partnership between Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Greenseams program to identify sites along the Milwaukee River with high potential for flood storage and ecological restoration. The partners have since acquired many of these properties; this grant will enable them to begin restoration efforts.