Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance System at Willow Creek Preserve
Our funding would support the final design of a regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) system to address a major stormwater runoff concern at the Willow Creek Preserve. The Willow Creek Preserve is an undeveloped tract of land in an otherwise urban landscape. The Preserve was identified as one of two ecologically important sites in the Sheboygan […]
Maritime Heritage Plaza and Teaching Garden
This grant will support the transformation of a blighted property in Manitowoc into a multi-functional space for an outdoor classroom, craft/farmers market, and performing arts venue. The Maritime Museum is transforming this space to house its large maritime artifacts collection, and has envisioned the property becoming a showcase of sustainability by incorporating rain gardens, native […]
Inclusion in the Outdoors 2024
The Multicultural Coalition is based in Menasha and serves communities in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago Counties. With Fund for Lake Michigan support, Inclusion in the Outdoors will organize a series of outings, events and programs focused on connecting people to the water and fostering a sense of water stewardship in the Fox Cities. Inclusion in […]
Horkman Road Restoration
This grant would support a 45 acre restoration project in the headwaters of Baird Creek in eastern Brown County. This restoration will reduce nutrients, decrease erosion and control stormwater runoff entering Baird Creek and ultimately the East River. Project activities will include wetland restoration and creation, invasive species treatment, native planting and seeding and long […]
Expanding Capacity & Increasing Collaborative Action on the Lake Plain
This grant will support Lake County Forest Preserve in hiring their first full-time coordinator. This position will build a more collaborative infrastructure, strengthen the organization’s regional identity, continue and expand the Lake Plain invasive strike team, and determine recommendations for a collaborative leadership structure and sustainable funding model. The coordinator will also arrange restoration projects […]
Riparian Buffer Restoration at the Eco-Justice Center
This Grant will support a comprehensive land survey and management plan for the fifteen acre Eco-Justice Center Environmental Education Center and Urban Farm. The center will conduct an extensive survey of existing ecological communities and water conditions. They will then create a land management plan for the property. Their long term goals are to implement […]
Take Back My Meds Milwaukee and Racine County
With support from FFLM, the Take Back My Meds (TBMM) Coalition in Milwaukee and Racine will continue their campaigns to ensure that unused medicine gets disposed of in secure drop boxes. TBMM has created an impressive coalition of health care, drug prevention and environmental partners to promote drug take back. The coalition is the only […]
Operations and the Coastal Resiliency Community Impact Project
LNRP serves a critical role in implementing water quality projects from Sheboygan to Door County. Our funding would continue to support LNRP’s capacity to recruit and advocate for implementable water quality improvement projects both with community partners and local governments. This strategy has proven to be successful, and LNRP now works with eleven watershed groups, […]
Maywood and Evergreen Parks Water Quality Improvement
The City of Sheboygan will utilize green infrastructure to stabilize gullies, address erosion at stormwater outfalls, and manage sedimentation from drainpipes at Maywood and Evergreen Parks along the Pigeon River. In addition, partners will host public outreach, education, and demonstration events along with the project to highlight the use of green infrastructure to provide stormwater […]
Shagbark Recreational Area Wet Prairie Restoration
Our funding will support restoration at Shagbark Recreational Area in northwestern Kenosha. Root-Pike WIN is working with the City of Kenosha to develop a phased approach for the restoration of the Shagbark Recreational Area as well as other sections of the Pike Creek. Pike Creek has been significantly damaged as the City of Kenosha has […]