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.
Goodrich Lane Ravines Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance
Village of Fox Point ($100,000)With this $100,000 award, the Village of Fox Point will stabilize two steep ravines using a new stormwater best management practice called Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance. These ravines drain approximately 87 acres and lead into a storm sewer that discharges directly into the lake. They also contribute significant amounts of sediment during […]
Full-Scale PECO Stormwater Disinfection System
Milwaukee County Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Culture ($89,795)Milwaukee County Parks will use this $89,795 award to partner with Solar Water Works and Dr. Sandra McClellan at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. Together, they will install and monitor an emerging, solar-powered technology at Bradford and South Shore beach to disinfect stormwater before it enters […]
Executive Director Launch and WRP Implementation
This grant will help municipalities, landowners and other stakeholders implement the recommendations of the recently completed Watershed Restoration Plans for Wind Point and the Pike and Root Rivers.
Enhancing Utilities Water Efficiency
With this grant from the Fund, the Cudahy Water Utility will pilot a Water Loss Audit Training Program to detect leaks and weaknesses within municipal water systems.
Enhancing capacity of land trusts to protect & restore habitat and improve water quality
The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting Gathering Waters’ project to further engage land trusts within the Lake Michigan Basin to improve water quality. Although they are some of the most well-established conservation groups that work at the local level in Wisconsin, few land trusts have actively engaged in projects focused on improving water quality. […]