Identify nature-based solutions to mitigate Valley Creekâs unstable condition, while building ecosystem and community resiliency within an important Lake Michigan coastal tributary. Project will develop 60% designs for 1.8 miles of urban stream restoration, two culvert upgrades, daylighting of the 550 foot box culvert, and restoration of the estuary and floodplain wetland.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Valley Creek Corridor (WI)
Organization:
City of Port Washington
Project ID:
0318.24.080456
Description:
Award Amount:
$915000.00
Location:
Port Washington is a northern suburb of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, in Ozaukee County, WI. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, this project will plan for transformative restoration of the entire 1.8-mile Valley Creek stream corridor, which discharges to Lake Michigan in the City.