Enhance Stormwater Management, Biodiversity & Climate Adaptation
This grant will support investments in sustainability at UW Parkside’s campus in Kenosha County. The project focuses on the campus garden, where they will install a rainwater harvesting system on their hoop house as well as bioswales with wetland plants around the area to reduce runoff to the nearby Pike River. To maximize sustainability and […]
Green Community Health Center and Clinic
This grant will support the City of Racine in building a state-of-the-art Health Clinic and Community Center in the Lincoln-King neighborhood, an underserved neighborhood on Racine’s north side. They intend to make the facility an example of sustainability for the community and beyond by making it a net zero building. The site will showcase sustainable […]
Environmental Justice & Water Stewardship Allies
This grant will support the placement of four Public Allies at community-based organizations in Milwaukee. These Allies will work on water-related initiatives at Reflo, Nearby Nature and Riverworks. This will be the fourth cohort of Environmental Justice and Water-Stewardship (EJWS)-focused Allies supported by the FFLM. Several Allies from previous cohorts have secured permanent, full-time positions […]
Amplifying Community-Based Water Projects
This grant would provide operational support for Reflo. Reflo has proven to be an invaluable partner in advancing community-based green infrastructure projects in the City of Milwaukee. Reflo’s services range from facilitating community planning sessions to providing engineering and design services to fundraising and organizing volunteer workdays to build and maintain green infrastructure. Clients include […]
Leaf Management Behavior Change for Phosphorus Reduction
This grant would support a pilot project in the village of Menomonee Falls to improve fall leaf management with a goal of reducing phosphorus entering the Menomonee River. This pilot project would encourage residents to mulch their leaves in place as opposed to collecting them in piles and moving them to the streets. This method […]
Building a Resilient and Accessible Harbor District
This grant would support operations at Harbor Distric Inc. and their work on the inner harbor of Milwaukee. HDI has quickly established itself as a respected and effective voice for the restoration and revitalization of the Harbor District. The group has been especially effective at leveraging public and private investments for projects in and around […]
Milwaukee Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee
The Milwaukee Area Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) is undergoing a massive cleanup and restoration effort that will ultimately cost over $500 million. Public support and community engagement are critical to the long-term success of the cleanup and related restoration efforts. This grant would support Milwaukee AOC’s Community Advisory Committee which is being held up […]
Water Quality Monitoring in the Milwaukee River Basin
This grant will support baseline water quality monitoring, bacteria monitoring, and winter salt monitoring and education programs in the Milwaukee River Basin. Since the program’s inception in 2006, Milwaukee Riverkeeper (MRK) has trained over 450 community scientists that fill a critical gap in Milwaukee River Basin monitoring and data collection. Their data helps government agencies […]
Pigeon Creek Restoration & Access Improvement
This grant would support the restoration of 2,100 feet of Pigeon Creek in the village of Thiensville. Like many urban streams in southern Wisconsin, Pigeon Creek has suffered from channelization, sedimentation, flooding and poor water quality. This project would restore a more natural meandered stream channel and reconnect the creek with its historic floodplain. This […]
Clean Farm Families
This grant would help subsidize the cost to farmers of changing agricultural practices on their land that provide water quality benefits. These practices include planting cover crops, switching to “no-till” cropping and utilizing low-disturbance manure applicators to help improve and safeguard water quality. Ozaukee County and the Clean Farm Families continue to set the example […]