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From the director: We work for wetlands
At Wisconsin Wetlands Association, our work is guided by wetlands. Read more about what that means for our strategic planning process.
The wonder, beauty, and utility of wetlands
WWA works to help communities recognize how important wetlands are in helping manage water movement through our landscapes. But what do healthy, functional wetlands look like?
Wetland Coffee Break: Restoring the Little Yellow River watershed in central Wisconsin
Learn how this restoration project is aiming to help the community be more resilient to extreme weather events.
Wetland Coffee Break: Blanding’s turtle: A true wetland denizens
Join Rebecca Christoffel to learn more of the fascinating life history of Blanding’s turtles as well as some current conservation efforts underway to help their populations.
Wetland Coffee Break: Wetlands in Wisconsin’s mega moraines
One of the largest concentrations of wetlands in our state is found in a unique area of large hummocky moraines that spans across north-central Wisconsin.
$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...