The latest wetland news
Mary Linton Dedication and Book Launch event RSVP
Join friends, family, and colleagues to dedicate a park bench on a lovely trail overlooking Rose Lake to honor Mary Linton. There will be a gathering with poetry, song, and light refreshment. A new book of Mary’s poetry, “Way Will Open,” will also be available for purchase.
Wetland Coffee Break: Starhead Topminnow: The rare star of the backwaters of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
Young ichthyologist Madeline Cleveland shares her knowledge of this state endangered species’ natural history, the threats it faces, and conservation efforts being made to preserve it.
Wetland Coffee Break: Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A tribal climate adaptation menu for indigenous-led adaptation planning
Learn about the Tribal Adaptation Menu which provides a framework to integrate indigenous and traditional knowledge, culture, language, and history into the climate adaptation planning process.
Wetland Coffee Break: Wetland monitoring and protection on the Red Cliff reservation
Take a tour of the wetlands in Red Cliff and learn about efforts to monitor and manage the Tribe’s wetlands.
Wetland Coffee Break: Implications of the Sackett decision for Wisconsin: Early takes from the front lines
Watch the recording of our special one-hour edition of the Wetland Coffee Break series to explore the ecological, legal, and political implications for Wisconsin wetlands of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett vs EPA.
Wisconsin partners applaud action to fund Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grants
On Thursday, June 15, the Wisconsin Committee on Joint Finance voted to dedicate state funding for a Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Program that will help flood-prone communities assess flood vulnerabilities and implement hydrologic restoration projects that restore the landscape’s natural capacity to reduce flooding.
From the Director: Sisyphus at the dog park
How a little dog park and some Greek mythology can show the importance of wetland restoration.
Wisconsin Towns Association Guest Column: Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Bill
Wisconsin Towns Association highlighted the the Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Bill in their recent magazine. The bill provides tools for local governments to address the root cause of flooding disasters rather than solely focusing on fixing and repairing damages after each incident.
Help increase investments in wetlands for flood resilience!
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.
Wetland Coffee Break: Discovering historic Wisconsin geospatial data
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.