The latest wetland news
Looking to the next 50 years of wetland protections
As Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 50th Anniversary comes to a close and our next 50 years begin, we asked our current board member and WWA treasurer Tod Highsmith to reflect on our history and look to the future.
Bringing Wetland Reviews to Wisconsin
How do wetland managers make decisions about how best to care for the wetlands for which they’re responsible? And how can these managers incorporate hydrology, soils, landscape context, and other important factors to improve the success of their efforts?
Hydrologic restoration proposal circulated for co-sponsorship
Hydrologic restoration aims to mitigate infrastructure damages like those pictured above, which resulted from severe storms and flooding in Northern Wisconsin in July, 2016. Photo by John Buvala, Air Fox Photography. A bill to encourage restoration of our land’s...
Celebrating 50 Years!
Thank you to all our members, leaders, and supporters, past and present for making the last 50 years possible. Here’s to another 50 years!
Private landowners play a vital role in caring for wetlands
If you are a landowner who owns wetlands or lands you think may have been wetlands, WWA and the NRCS can help you care for and restore your land.
Welcoming our new Policy Liaison: Jennifer Western Hauser
Following an extensive national search, we’re pleased to introduce Wisconsin-native, Jennifer Western Hauser as WWA’s new Wetland Policy Liaison.
Hallowed shallows: Moving beyond the haunted history of wetlands
We invite you to consider the long-standing, erroneous perception that wetlands are dark and dreary places to be avoided.
‘Wetlands as solutions’ goes national
Kyle Magyera joined the Integrated Floodplain and Wetland Mapping Workshop in Washington D.C., sharing how we build partnerships and work closely with local officials to promote wetlands as solutions.
Advancing Wetland Conservation in Wisconsin
In our wetlands work, we sometimes make reference to Wisconsin’s “wetland community.” Are we a community? Just what does that mean? And how can it inspire us and make our work more powerful and effective?
50 years of wetland outreach & education
In recognition of Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 50th Anniversary, we are looking back at how our programmatic work has evolved over 50 years. In this installment, we explore our wetland education and outreach efforts.