$1.45 million awarded in highly competitive grant
Communities in the Lake Superior Basin suffering from the devastating effects of severe storms and climate change will receive support from the newly announced, and highly competitive, award.
Wetland Coffee Break: On, in, and underwater: Life cycles and life history of wetland invertebrates
Join Dr. Jessica Orlofske of UW-Parkside to learn about Wisconsin’s wetland invertebrates that skate on the surface, swim in the water column, or crawl along the substrate.
From the Director: When wetlands surprise you
It’s often been said that when the really big rains come, all bets are off—even wetlands can’t reduce the flood damage. This was proved wrong by one of the largest rain events to hit Northern Wisconsin in anyone’s memory.
Making strides and mapping restoration opportunities
Since an extreme flood in 2016 drew our attention to the Lake Superior Basin, Wisconsin Wetlands Association (WWA) has been working to help communities in northern Wisconsin better understand how the loss of headwater wetland storage and floodplain connectivity...
Wetland Coffee Break: Wetlands and Phragmites: Management at a landscape scale
Presenter Matt Puz discusses wetland dynamics as well as Phragmites biology and ecology, and how understanding these two concepts can lead to more effective management.
Wetland Coffee Break: Restoring wetlands in the Mukwonago River watershed
Hear about the the experience of project planning, restoration, and maintenance of the Mukwonago Davis Restoration Project, and the trials and tribulations of implementing a large wetland restoration project through key partnerships.