The latest wetland news
Raise a pint for wetlands!
Join us to celebrate American Wetlands Month at a special fundraising night at Delta Beer Lab!
2025 Spring Pop-Up Shop: Open May 1st-May 22nd
Wisconsin Wetlands Association merchandise will be available soon, just in time for American Wetlands Month!
Order a free pack of wetland poetry postcards!
These postcards are perfect for sending a quick note to friends and family while sharing your love of wetlands at the same time.
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.”
Working group at the Wetland Science Conference examines floodplain restoration permitting
Addressing the regulatory and capacity barriers that hinder floodplain restoration efforts are a key priority of the WWA’s policy agenda because healthy well-connected floodplains are integral to wetland and river systems.
Wetland Coffee Break: What do fall-staging canvasbacks need on the Upper Mississippi River?
Stephen Winter, wildlife biologist for the USFWS, uses information from previous research and aerial survey data to highlight three important components of canvasback habitat quality on the Upper Mississippi River.
Joint programming with Trout Unlimited enhances WWA’s conference success
The 2025 Wetland Science Conference included multiple elements of joint programming designed to encourage participation by fisheries managers and to promote networking and collaboration between wetland and stream restoration practitioners.
Wetland Coffee Break: Invasive species or invasible ecosystems?
Stephen’s talk was a favorite among attendees at the conference, so we asked him to join us for a Wetland Coffee Break presentation to share how many invasive species are better understood as symptoms of a stressed ecosystem.
Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grants announced
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: Chasing dragonflies: Leveraging genetic tools to help conserve Hine’s emerald dragonfly
Dr. Toczydlowski will talk about how she and her collaborators are leveraging genetic tools, including environmental DNA (eDNA), to build our knowledge of Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly.