This bipartisan legislation reforms antiquated policies that have discouraged restoration of degraded floodplains by subjecting projects to the same review requirements as traditional development projects.
Read our latest update on this four-year grant focused on addressing flood vulnerabilities across Lake Superior’s south shore.
Wisconsin support is growing for the bipartisan federal legislation that reforms antiquated policies within the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program that discourage restoration of degraded floodplains.
Wisconsin Wetlands Association supports this legislation and is thrilled to see Wisconsin represented among the original cosponsors of this legislation.
Road managers, town chairs, and staff from 13 towns and tribes across the Fish Creek and White River Watersheds and the Bayfield Peninsula joined us to discuss how they might reduce flood risks by addressing the wetlands and floodplains upstream.
WWA joined watershed conservation professionals, farmers, engineers, community members, and other watershed conservation enthusiasts from Iowa and Wisconsin to discuss the complexities and challenges of flooding.