Adaptive Management in Three Bridges Park
This grant builds on the Fund’s earlier investments in Three Bridges Park, a popular 24-acre Milwaukee city park opened in 2013 in the Menomonee Valley on the site of a former abandoned railyard. In this phase of the project, UEC/MVP will support the initial installation of a riparian buffer on the riverbank by establishing native […]
Menomonee Valley Riverbank Stabilization Project
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee will re-grade and stabilize 900 feet of degraded riverbank along the north bank of the Menomonee River in the Menomonee Valley. The restoration activities will remove an estimated 18 tons or 85 percent of suspended solids from stormwater runoff annually.
Menomonee River Parkway Wetlands Restoration Initiative
The Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture will convert a degraded 2.5-acre man-made lagoon near the intersection of Burleigh Street and the Menomonee River Parkway into a six-acre wetland surrounded by four acres of restored upland habitat. The restored area will trap stormwater and pollutants that currently drain directly into the Menomonee River.
Beaver Creek Naturalization
With this award, the Village of Brown Deer will remove the eight-foot-wide, concrete-lined channel of Beaver Creek that stretches between the Brown Deer Recreational Trail and N. Green Bay Road. This restoration effort will reduce flooding, improve water quality, and provide both enhanced recreational opportunities as well as greater aesthetic appeal to this tributary of […]
Restoring and Stabilizing the Menomonee River in Rotary Park
Milwaukee Riverkeeper ($80,000)With support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Riverkeeper will restore 500 feet of highly eroded stream bank along the Menomonee River at a site in Rotary Park. The stream bank along this particular stretch of the Menomonee River is eroding quickly and is threatening the adjacent Menomonee River Parkway. Moreover, the […]
Duck Creek Delta Restoration
Ducks Unlimited, Inc. ($75,000)The Fund for Lake Michigan is supporting Ducks Unlimited with this $75,000 award to promote wetland restoration of the Duck Creek Delta in Howard, WI. By focusing on shoreline protection and restoration of the shallow water habitat behind the Cat Island Chain with engineered log jams, Ducks Unlimited will rehabilitate this wetland […]
124th Street Commerce District Road Construction/Stormwater Project
With support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, the City of Brookfield will build a suite of innovative stormwater management features into the planned redevelopment of the 124th Street Industrial Corridor. Porous sidewalks, bioswales, green street tree wells, and absorbent soil amendments will mitigate the pollution potential of an industrial area and provide an opportunity […]
Underwood Creek Daylighting and Stream Restoration
This grant will support the Village of Elm Grove’s plans to daylight and restore a 900-foot stretch of Underwood Creek which currently runs under a large parking lot in the downtown and is completely enclosed in a concrete box culvert. Once complete, this project would have significant water quality and habitat benefits. Grant funds will […]