Update from the South Shore Flood Resilience Assessment project team
Read our latest update on this four-year grant focused on addressing flood vulnerabilities across Lake Superior’s south shore.
Strong Wisconsin support for the federal Floodplain Enhancement & Recovery Act
Wisconsin support is growing for the bipartisan federal legislation that reforms antiquated policies within the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program that discourage restoration of degraded floodplains.
Breaking: Federal legislation introduced to address barriers to floodplain restoration
Wisconsin Wetlands Association supports this legislation and is thrilled to see Wisconsin represented among the original cosponsors of this legislation.
Lake Superior communities gathered to discuss culverts and slow the flow opportunities
Road managers, town chairs, and staff from 13 towns and tribes across the Fish Creek and White River Watersheds and the Bayfield Peninsula joined us to discuss how they might reduce flood risks by addressing the wetlands and floodplains upstream.
Neighbors meeting neighbors in the flood-prone Driftless Area
WWA joined watershed conservation professionals, farmers, engineers, community members, and other watershed conservation enthusiasts from Iowa and Wisconsin to discuss the complexities and challenges of flooding.