Governor Evers signs bill encouraging more wetland and floodplain restoration
New legislation will encourage more consideration of wetland solutions to problems like flooding, erosion, sedimentation, run-off, and water quality.
From the Director: The joy of hydrologic restoration
Wetland restoration work is not always fun or easy, but when we experience the joy of water moving back across the land, all the hard work is worth it.
Finding the right projects and practices to implement watershed-based hydrologic restoration
A design charrette for the Marengo River watershed.
Fixing the water: Community-led watershed-based hydrologic restoration in Wisconsin
We’ve seen how human actions have disrupted hydrology and brought widespread societal and ecological challenges. Now, let’s look at how we can reverse (and are reversing) the damage.
Our legacy of wetland loss: Behind our water problems
When we remove or damage wetlands, the loss of those wetland services contributes to many of the state’s most dangerous and expensive water management problems.