The latest wetland news
Wetland Coffee Break: The fur trade and the north woods environment
Between 1630 and 1830, fur hunters exterminated more than 95 percent of the region’s beaver population. In this talk, Hayden Nelson shares how the historical overhunting of beavers substantially altered the forested wetlands around Lake Superior.
Reminiscences on the 30th Anniversary of the Wetland Science Conference
Dreux Watermolen, one of the attendees at the first Wetland Science Forum, reminisces on 30 years of the conference.
What does a possible federal funding “pause” mean for the Wisconsin Wetlands Association?
Governor Evers recently joined Wisconsin Emergency Management in announcing grant awards to flood prone local governments under the new Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program.
Wetland Coffee Break: For the love of wetlands: Exploring wetland protection and restoration potential in Wisconsin
The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin has developed multiple tools to highlight high quality wetlands to prioritize protection efforts as well as impaired wetlands with high restoration potential.
New report details innovative demonstration project work in Ashland County
The connection between wetlands, streams, and floodplains and flood risk reduction is clear: in a healthy and well-connected state this natural infrastructure captures and reduces the energy and velocity of floods. New reports that summarize work done in the Marengo River Watershed demonstrate this connection.
Wetland Coffee Break: Into Whooperland: A photographer’s journey with whooping cranes
Conservation photographer Michael Forsberg spent the last five years camera-in-hand exploring the natural history of whooping cranes across the continent, meeting people who love them, and discovering how these tall, magnificent, and rarest of cranes are navigating...
WWA’s 2025 Annual Membership Meeting: Join us!
All members and supporters of Wisconsin Wetlands Association are invited to join us for the 2025 Annual Membership Meeting and social!
Wetland Coffee Break: Wetland portrayal in modern films
After viewing 163 films that included swamps, bogs, and other types of wetlands, we analyzed how filmmakers have used wetlands as storytelling devices, potentially shaping viewers’ perceptions. Wetlands are predominantly portrayed negatively in film, often as trials...
From the Director: Let’s “peat” the clock
Why ‘enthusiasm’ is one of the core values guiding our work.
Wetland Coffee Break: Aerial herbicide application on invasive wetland plants: Planning, process and lessons learned
Jason Fleener, wetland habitat specialist with WDNR, will outline the various steps to plan out and implement a successful spraying project, discuss how to choose the best method for application (helicopter or drone), and how to choose the right chemicals for a project.