The latest wetland news
New report details innovative demonstration project work in Ashland County
The connection between wetlands, streams, and floodplains and flood risk reduction is clear: in a healthy and well-connected state this natural infrastructure captures and reduces the energy and velocity of floods. New reports that summarize work done in the Marengo River Watershed demonstrate this connection.
Wetland Coffee Break: Into Whooperland: A photographer’s journey with whooping cranes
Conservation photographer Michael Forsberg spent the last five years camera-in-hand exploring the natural history of whooping cranes across the continent, meeting people who love them, and discovering how these tall, magnificent, and rarest of cranes are navigating...
WWA’s 2025 Annual Membership Meeting: Join us!
All members and supporters of Wisconsin Wetlands Association are invited to join us for the 2025 Annual Membership Meeting and social!
Wetland Coffee Break: Wetland portrayal in modern films
After viewing 163 films that included swamps, bogs, and other types of wetlands, we analyzed how filmmakers have used wetlands as storytelling devices, potentially shaping viewers’ perceptions. Wetlands are predominantly portrayed negatively in film, often as trials...
From the Director: Let’s “peat” the clock
Why ‘enthusiasm’ is one of the core values guiding our work.
Wetland Coffee Break: Aerial herbicide application on invasive wetland plants: Planning, process and lessons learned
Jason Fleener, wetland habitat specialist with WDNR, will outline the various steps to plan out and implement a successful spraying project, discuss how to choose the best method for application (helicopter or drone), and how to choose the right chemicals for a project.
Wetland Coffee Break: Purple loosestrife biocontrol model in Wisconsin
Learn about the purple loosestrife biocontrol process and how it is sometimes integrated with other invasive plant management.
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Wetland Coffee Break: Reed canarygrass: A comprehensive literature review for wetland managers
Hear from practitioner Craig Annen, who has been collecting and examining an extensive body of reed canarygrass literature from across the world since 2002 (from more than 1,000 studies and over 300 journals in ten different languages).
Inaugural rollout of Wisconsin’s Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant generates great interest
Wisconsin’s Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program is in the process of accepting its first round of applications—and WWA is encouraged by the high level of interest.