What are floodplains? Managing misconceptions about healthy flooding
Learn how floodplains function and why healthy floodplains are an important part of reducing flood damages.
From the Director: The un-gentle nature of disconnected floodplains
Last year in this column I addressed the gentle movement of flood flows through healthy floodplains. Now I’d like to recount an experience I had in the early 1990s to illustrate the very un-gentle nature of flood flows in a disconnected floodplain.
Wetland Coffee Break: Introduction to the damsels and dragons of Wisconsin (Part 2)
This presentation is part two of a two-part series and will introduce you to the three families of damselflies and six families of dragonflies found in Wisconsin.
Wetland Coffee Break: Introduction to the damsels and dragons of Wisconsin (Part 1)
This session, part one of a two-part series, will focus on odonates’ anatomy and life cycle.
Wetland Coffee Break: The eastern massasauga: Wisconsin’s wetland rattlesnake
The eastern massasauga, one of two rattlesnake species found in Wisconsin, is incredibly rare globally and only remains at eight sites in the state.
WWA Priority Legislation Creating a Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Up for a Vote!
On Thursday, January 25th, the Wisconsin State Assembly is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill (SB) 222, creating a state-directed Pre-disaster Flood Resilience Grant!