City of Kewaunee Harbor Area Master Plan
Record high lake levels and flooding eroded the shoreline in the City of Kewaunee, damaged public spaces and amenities, and impaired local water quality. The 2019 Harbor Master Plan was created to assess and identify needs for waterfront improvement and coastal resiliency. The new community engagement process and associated amendments to the Plan will refine […]
Establishing Green Bay Watershed Blueprint Action Plan Framework
The Green Bay Watershed Blueprint established foundational principles, shared goals, and priorities and developed maps that identify a “universe of opportunity” in which to restore and protect natural resources in the region. The Action Plan Framework will translate this vision into a replicable roadmap for achieving the goals of the Blueprint. An initial Framework is […]
Greener, Healthier Schoolyards
Milwaukee Public Schools have selected their fourth cohort of Green and Health Schools to transform through pavement removal, green infrastructure, and the installation of educational and recreational resources. The combined green infrastructure at Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benjamin Franklin, Neeskara Elementary, Hayes Bilingual, and Zablocki Elementary Schools will capture an estimated quarter of a million gallons of […]
North Milwaukee Art Park and Green Infrastructure Project
Milwaukee’s historic and densely-populated Villard Avenue neighborhood currently suffers from brown fields, flooding, and lack of community greenspace, which can seriously affect local safety and quality of life. The North Milwaukee Artpark is an opportunity to address these deficits, build upon local conservation plans, expand stormwater retention capacity, and prevent pollutants from entering the Milwaukee […]
Baseline Water Quality Monitoring for the Milwaukee River Basin, 2022-2023
Milwaukee Riverkeeper has been training citizen scientists to monitor baseline water quality for over 15 years. This information has allowed the Riverkeeper team to serve as crucial educators and leaders, not just to community members but to government agencies and community partners, as well. Riverkeeper plans to grow the program by training more of its […]
Outreach, Soil Health and Economics of Milwaukee River Watershed Agricultural Practices
The Milwaukee River Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership is a collaboration of government agencies, utilities, farmers, land trusts, and private partners working to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. A new soil conservationist will expand their efforts, providing more farmers with the outreach and technical assistance needed to adopt and enroll in conservation programs. This additional […]
Innovative Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture Practices
The goal of regenerative agriculture is to sustain local communities with nutritious food while also restoring and sustaining soil quality for the long term health of the agricultural ecosystem. The Outagamie County Land Conservation Department has been a champion of these practices in Northeastern Wisconsin, providing shared equipment, demonstrating the latest technologies, and promoting regenerative […]
Restoring Water Quality at Veteran’s Lagoon Phase II
Veterans Park Lagoon in Milwaukee has become a popular destination for outdoor recreation, but the water has become so polluted that toxic blue-green algae levels have raised serious human and animal health concerns. However, the Army Corp of Engineers believes that with some restoration work, the lagoon could be connected to Lake Michigan and serve […]
Budgeting Resilience: Green Infrastructure Financing Incentives in Wisconsin Lakeshore Communities
Municipal governments throughout Wisconsin are eager for the restoration and resilience that green infrastructure can bring to their community, but limited staff, budgets, and revenue can result in delayed or even forgone opportunities. American Rivers is teaming up with Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership to deliver green infrastructure finance training and support to small and mid-sized […]
East River Resiliency Collaborative
The East River Watershed is one of the highest loading sediment and nutrient tributaries to Lake Michigan’s Green Bay, contributing to eutrophication, toxic algal blooms, and poor water quality. The newly established East River Resiliency Collaborative, consisting of government, environmental, and communities from the local and federal level, was created to address these issues of […]