by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | Jun 6, 2023 | Advocacy, News
The Wisconsin State Senate is scheduled on June 7th, 2023, to vote on Senate Bill (SB) 222, creating a State Pre-disaster Flood Resilience Grant! Please contact your State Senator and ask them to vote in favor of SB 222 on the Senate Floor on June 7th.
by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | May 26, 2023 | News, Wetland Coffee Break
A photo of speaker Howard Veregin over a map that shows one landscape with several different maps. Starting on the right with 1939 aerial imagery, then a survey map (the Bordner Survey) ca. 1933-1945, then into the colorful Digital Bordner Data from 2014 and onward with ‘wetlands’ pointed out.
by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | May 26, 2023 | News
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett vs. EPA substantially narrows the scope of federally protected wetlands to those “with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their own right.”
by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | May 17, 2023 | News
This is some of the most consequential work the organization has ever done…and we’re just getting started.
by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | May 17, 2023 | News
Understanding the connection between wetlands, flood energy, and erosion is essential for any community interested in identifying and addressing the root causes of flooding and flood damages.
by Wisconsin Wetlands Association | May 15, 2023 | News, Wetland Coffee Break
Having accurate and local rainfall data impacts forecast accuracy and issue and timely and accurate flood watches and warnings. Local rainfall data also improves the modeling that communities use in their emergency management and restoration planning.