The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $998,570 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant will fund a targeted approach to implement voluntary agricultural management practices in eight Wisconsin counties to reduce phosphorus loading and improve water quality in Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Specifically, WDNR will work with stakeholders to focus on improving...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,721,800 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) on October 1, 2024. The grant will fund six projects that perform priority habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement efforts in the Wisconsin Great Lakes Basin. Key activities include acquiring 37 acres of Lake Superior shoreline habitat, stabilizing eroding riverbanks,...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $2.48 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will fund six projects through March 2027 to improve habitat conditions and water quality in three Areas of Concern within the Great Lakes basin in Wisconsin. Projects include completing the Pickle Pond restoration by implementing stormwater best practices; constructing a fishway...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,580,800 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant funding will support 7 habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement projects in the Wisconsin Great Lakes basin. Key activities include developing a conceptual plan for hemi-marsh habitat creation, acquiring approximately 192 acres of shoreline along Lake...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $2,132,846 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to administer four projects addressing high priority nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fox River watersheds in Wisconsin. The three main projects will reduce agricultural nonpoint source loads in the Wuerches and Roy Creek, East River and Lower Fox River, and Plum and Kankapot Creek...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $1.14 million Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The award will support two projects delivering critical habitat restoration in Wisconsin waterways from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2025. Specifically, WDNR will replace an aging culvert on Little Balsam Creek to improve fish passage and open 5.07 miles of...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $827,600 Project Grant award under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). With oversight from WDNR, the Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department and the City of Ashland will use this funding to address nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fish Creek watershed and restore the Bay City Creek riparian corridor within Lake Superior. Key...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will receive $425,811 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA 66.469) to restore and protect coastal wetlands and treat invasive knotweed sites in Wisconsin. Specifically, WDNR will restore 997 acres of Great Lakes coastal wetland communities across 13 state natural areas and one state park along Lake Michigan through activities such as native species...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $1,381,977 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The WDNR will administer four projects focused on controlling and monitoring invasive species in Wisconsin waterways and wetlands. Specifically, the WDNR will: 1) control and monitor the spread of European frogbit in coastal areas; 2) conduct...
The County of Brown, Wisconsin will receive $598,955 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to implement agricultural sediment and phosphorus removal structures. Specifically, the county will install four agricultural sediment basins with phosphorus removal filters and three tile line phosphorus removal systems. These structures are expected to capture 800 tons of total suspended solids and 1,260 pounds...