Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grants announced
Governor Evers recently joined Wisconsin Emergency Management in announcing grant awards to flood prone local governments under the new Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program.
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.
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.
Wetland Coffee Break: Draft wetland functional assessment tool for Wisconsin and Minnesota
Hear Tom Pearce from Wisconsin DNR discuss the strategy and goals for developing the new RAM tool, provide an overview of current tool functions and scoring, and share an update on stakeholder engagement efforts.
Wetland Coffee Break: New general permit to promote hydrologic restoration of streams, wetlands, and floodplains in Wisconsin
Hear from WWA’s Erin O’Brien and the WDNR’s Tom Nedland as they give a brief background and overview of the Hydrologic Restoration General Permit, which will encourage voluntary wetland, stream, and floodplain restoration and management projects.