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Sustain Our Great Lakes Funding RFP

Sustain Our Great Lakes is soliciting applications for competitive funding to restore and enhance habitat in the Great Lakes basin. Details about this funding opportunity are provided in the Request For Proposals. Additional application information can be viewed at ww.sustainourgreatlakes.org. The submission deadline is February 18, 2015. In 2015, grant funding will be awarded in two categories: Stream and Riparian Restoration Coastal Wetland Restoration […]

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YOUR Review needed for DNR’s Remedial Action Plan Update

It is time again for the annual Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.  You can find a DRAFT copy of the plan for your review here: Stakeholders wishing to provide input on the plan should direct their comments to Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Coordinator, Stacy Hron at stacy.hron@wisconsin.gov by […]

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Friends of Lincoln Park Meets December 9

Please join us for a December meeting of Friends of Lincoln Park When: Tuesday, December 9th, 2014, 6pm Where:  Lincoln Park, Blatz Pavilion Presentation: Sediment Removal, Project Update Workers are busy in the park removing contaminated river sediment. Marsha Burzynski of the DNR will update us on the project and answer questions.  You can send […]

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Healthy Beaches & Restorations

Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Cultivating Environmental Stewardship in the Lakeshore Region You are invited to: WHAT YOU DO MATTERS! Speaker Todd Brennan Alliance for the Great Lakes   Please join us for this free program! Monday, November 17th 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wisconsin Maritime Museum   WISCONSIN PROJECTS! Speaker Angela Pierce Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission   Questions? […]

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Annual AOC meeting March 11-12, 2015 in Toledo, OH

** Mark Your Calendar: Annual AOC meeting scheduled for March 11-12, 2015 in Toledo, OH** Dear State AOC Program managers and staff, Advisory Council chairs, Private Sector interests, Academics and other AOC Leaders: The United States Environmental Protection Agency will be hosting the 2015 Areas of Concern Annual meeting for Wednesday and Thursday, March 11-12 […]

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Lincoln Park/Milwaukee River Channels Phase 2 Project update

Sediment Clean up update: The contractors are in the process of setting up construction trailers, mobilizing equipment and preparing the staging areas. Staging areas will be surrounded by fencing and will include a dewatering pad and wastewater treatment facility. We have started constructing cofferdams, or temporary enclosures, around sediment removal areas in the upper most […]

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Come see what Wisconsin students are researching

  Join us in celebrating and learning what Wisconsin students have been researching! Over thirty undergraduate and graduate students from eight Wisconsin universities and colleges will be conducting oral and poster presentations on a variety of biological topics, including wildlife conservation, restoration, and other ecology related topics on Nov. 8th at Riveredge Nature Center. Come […]

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Wisconsin Wetlands Association Publishes New Handbook For Wetland Landowners

MADISON, WI.  Wetland landowners in Wisconsin have a new tool for learning about wetlands and how to care for them:  My Healthy Wetland, a handbook for wetland landowners.  The new handbook, published by the Wisconsin Wetlands Association in partnership with the Aldo Leopold Foundation, connects wetland landowners with information, actions, and trained professionals to help […]

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Sweet Water Announces 2014 Water Quality Mini-Grant Program RFP

Sweet Water is  requesting proposals for its 2014 Water Quality Mini-Grant Program, with a grant request deadline of November 14, 2014. Sweet Water expects to provide grants of $1,000 – $5,000 to established non-profits, youth organizations, community and civic groups for projects or activities which advance the objectives of Sweet Water – to achieve healthy and […]

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