Wisconsin

Wisconsin DNR announced that a pair of critically endangered piping plovers was seen nesting on Wisconsin Point in Superior for the first time in 49 years. The site was restored under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through a habitat restoration project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.

The Forest Service is offering Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants through the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program. Funding is open to projects in Michigan and Wisconsin within the Lake Superior basin, in areas identified as a priority conservation area for the connectivity of wildlife habitat.

The Estabrook Falls Fish Passage Project modified the waterfall which prevented native fish from being able to swim upstream to critical spawning habitat during a majority of the year. After the project was completed, several Lake Sturgeon made their way upstream to Ozaukee County for the first time in over 100 years.

Five Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded projects have been implemented in the Chequamegon Bay region of Wisconsin to improve fish habitat and reduce sediment loading to Lake Superior. Since the work began in 2018, partners have restored 5,600 feet of stream channel and prevented 10,600 tons of sediment runoff per year.

A first-of-its-kind study by the University of Illinois found that GLRI Demonstration Farms increased the adoption of cover crops among farmers in Eastern Wisconsin by 50% — a key improvement which will make a lasting impact in reducing nutrient runoff in the region.

Projects will use nature-based solutions to address coastal hazards and support habitat and species goals prioritized by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the completion of the first of two construction seasons at the Thomson Reservoir Remedial Action project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.

Instilled with commitment to land stewardship, the next generation of Kane Dairy farmers sets out to take their parent’s vision for helping the family land to new levels with financial and technical assistance from Natural Resource Conservation Service programs.

Several tribes in Wisconsin are making progress removing invasive plant species through this USDA Forest Service Eastern Region grant.

Farmers, conservation professionals and project partners gathered to commemorate and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network.