Project Grant F20AP10321

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $619,866 Project Grant under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program to the County of Marinette, Wisconsin. The 3-year grant, awarded on June 30, 2024, will fund the Marinette County Fish Habitat Enhancements Project Phase II. This project aims to increase the number of adult northern pike in Green Bay by evaluating and implementing projects to improve fish passage, create and restore...

Oconto County will receive $376,000 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program (CFDA 15.658) to restore wetlands and remove impediments benefiting fish species in Wisconsin's coastal wetlands and tributaries of Green Bay from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027. The County will create, restore and connect wetlands to spawning routes for northern pike, remove fish impediments such as improperly...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) will provide $282,500 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust. The funding will support the acquisition of 22 acres of land on Point Au Sable, which is the largest coastal wetland complex along the east shore of Green Bay on Lake Michigan. This acquisition is...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the City of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The funding will support the installation of a wildlife viewing platform and shoreline walk at the Bay Beach Amusement Park within the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern. These infrastructure improvements are intended to address two beneficial use impairments related to degraded fish...

The County of Brown in Wisconsin will receive $430,000 through August 31, 2026 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program (CFDA 15.658). The Northern Pike Restoration Project will improve northern pike spawning and wetland habitat along Duck Creek, the Suamico and East Rivers, and their tributaries. The project seeks to restore natural resources and their services that have been...

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 City of Manitowoc received a $244,200 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608) to stabilize eroding streambanks, enhance riparian habitat, and improve water quality and aquatic habitats along Silver Creek and its estuary. The project activities will include final design, permitting, construction, oversight, and native revegetation within the stabilization areas and the larger riparian corridor. The key objectives...

Outagamie County, Wisconsin received a $548,250 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to enhance natural resource conservation and habitat restoration efforts in local watersheds under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program. Through July 2026, the County will match existing lower Fox River Basin water quality grants with NRDAR funds to complement best management practices on agricultural lands with added...

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. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $173,560 Project Grant under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) program to Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Great Lakes / Atlantic Region Division. The purpose of the grant is to restore 35 acres of emergent marsh and submergent aquatic vegetation at historical waterfowl migration stopover sites in northeastern Wisconsin. This includes reestablishing native plants like wild rice and wild celery to...