On the road promoting wetlands as solutions
Fall is here and with it came a dizzying array of conferences and gatherings that brought together professional and other key audiences for learning and knowledge exchange among peers.
Second Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant period to open soon
The second round of Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grants will begin September 15th, 2025.
What we’ve been up to with the NOAA Flood Resilience Project
An update on our work with partners in the Lake Superior Basin and the flood resilience project, “Accelerating Natural Flood Management in the Lake Superior Basin.”
Wisconsin’s Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant continued
The Joint Committee on Finance voted on Tuesday to continue the Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant by allocating $2 million in the 2025-27 budget. Initiated in the last budget, the creation and continuation of this program has been a top priority of the Wisconsin Wetlands Association.
New federal legislation to enable floodplain restoration in FEMA mapped floodplains
Bipartisan federal legislation aims to address the barriers to restoring floodplains in floodways that are mapped and regulated under the National Flood Insurance Program.
Recapping “Resilient Streams, Resilient Infrastructure” joint session at the Wetland Science Conference
On the last day of the 2025 Wetland Science Conference, Wisconsin Wetlands Association and Trout Unlimited teamed up to facilitate a workshop titled “Resilient Streams, Resilient Infrastructure.”