Creating a resilient and sustainable valley creek corridor the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $500,000 in federal funding to the wisconsin department of…

Creating a resilient and sustainable valley creek corridor the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $500,000 in federal funding to the wisconsin department of administration through the FY2023 bipartisan infrastructure law coastal zone management habitat restoration and conservation competition. This funding will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation projects. Specifically, the wisconsin department of administration will use these funds to restore the entire 1.8-mile valley creek urban riparian corridor, an important lake michigan coastal tributary. The city of port washington and the wisconsin coastal management program will partner to develop 90 percent design plans that include nature-based solutions to prevent degradation, protect critical infrastructure, reduce flooding risk, and restore riparian, floodplain, and estuary habitat.