Develop engineering plans for constructing submerged sills and living shorelines that will increase coastal resiliency, restore terrestrial and aquatic habitats, improve the fisheries, and reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events. Project will respond to findings from a coastal assessment of southeastern Wisconsin's Lake Michigan shoreline which identified coastal areas of greatest vulnerability and resiliency opportunities.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Increase Ecological Health and Community Protection from Lake Michigan Dune and Beach Restoration (WI)
Organization:
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
Project ID:
0318.18.062210
Description:
Award Amount:
$249644.49
Location:
Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine Counties, Wisconsin