Next-Generation Water Conservationists
This grant will support AmeriCorps crews in southeast Wisconsin. These crews will work in partnership with several community organizations to improve water quality and fish passage, eradicate invasive species, and help to implement residential best management practices for managing stormwater.
Oak Creek Watershed Restoration Plan
The county will work with municipalities and other stakeholders within the Oak Creek Watershed on a detailed restoration plan for the watershed. The plan will serve as a guide to future watershed improvements and investments by providing a detailed and prioritized list of recommended projects and related cost estimates to improve water quality.
Pike River – School Tributary – WRP Critical Ravine and Savanna Restoration – Reck Property South
The Pike River Watershed Restoration Plan has identified ravine erosion along the South Pike River, especially within the Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary, as a high priority. This grant would support the development of engineering design plans to restore a ravine immediately north of Hawthorn Hollow on the School Creek tributary. Once the design is complete, […]
Pike River Fish Passage Dam removal, bridge construction and stream bed and bank restoration
The Petrifying Springs dam is the last remaining dam on the Pike River and is a significant obstacle to seasonal migrations of fish, including Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, and steelhead. The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting the removal of the dam and construction of a 40-foot-long clear span bridge to provide fish access to […]
Pike River Fish Passage Dam removal design and engineering
The Fund for Lake Michigan is also supporting the design and engineering phase of the removal of a non-functional dam in Petrifying Springs Park and the stabilization of the stream bank following the removal of the dam. Implementation of this planning work will improve habitat and water quality in the watershed.
Pike River – Smolenski Park – Park Trails and Prairie Restoration
Village of Mount Pleasant ($70,000)With this $70,000 award, the Village of Mount Pleasant intends to restore a 15-acre fallow field in Smolenski Park, a site that drains into the floodplain of the Bartlett Branch of the Pike River. Further, the village will develop trails on this site to connect it with the larger part of […]
Planning-to-Implement Action Areas for AMO in LFR
This grant will allow the Alliance to work with the City of Appleton to develop adaptive management strategies for reducing the amount of phosphorus entering the Lower Fox River, which is a significant source of phosphorus pollution in Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Port Exploreum
Sponsorship of Port Exploreum educational programs and Lake Michigan Celebration.
Project planning for Lake Michigan ravine stabilization and restoration at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
This grant will enable Schlitz Audubon Nature Center to develop a plan to manage stormwater, stabilize ravines, and improve habitat at its 185-acre site on the shores of Lake Michigan.