GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Several Northeast Wisconsin environmental projects are receiving federal funds from the USDA Forest Service through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
The USDA Forest Service announced Tuesday that it is investing $1.16 million to support 11 Wisconsin restoration projects.
The largest grant was awarded to the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District — $294,326 to support a NEW Water partnership to reduce runoff in Brown County.
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Inc. in Manitowoc County will be receiving $200,000 to support the fourth phase in a Lake Michigan restoration project.
The Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve, Inc. in Two Rivers will receive $119,969 for restoration project.
A Northeast Wisconsin project to manage invasive species will receive $50,000.
The Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department will also receive $50,000 to monitor invasive species.
The full list of projects is included below:
- Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District — $294,326: A NEW Water Partnership to Reduce Runoff in Brown County
- Ozaukee County — $200,000: Native Tree Planting in the Ozaukee County Coastal Parks Project Area – Phase II
- Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Inc. — $200,000: Lake Michigan Coastal and Riparian Restoration Project – Phase 4
- Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve Inc. — $119,969: Woodland Dunes Riparian Forest Restoration
- Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium Inc. — $50,000: Collaborating to Restore, Protect and Maintain Lake Michigan’s Ecosystem
- Bayfield County — $50,000: Managing Invasive Species in the Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area of Wisconsin
- Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. — $50,000: Collaborative Invasive Species Management in Central Wisconsin
- Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. — $50,000: Managing Invasive Species in Northeast Wisconsin
- Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department — $50,000: Woody Invasive Species Monitoring in Door County
- Glacierland Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. — $49,143: LISMA Collaborative Invasive Species Management
- Lumberjack Resource Conservation and Development Inc. — $46,728: School Forests & County Forests — Combating non-native invasive species in the Lake Michigan Watershed
Collectively, the funds are expected to plant over 14,000 trees, restore 417 acres and intercept an estimated 372,000 gallons of stormwater per year.
