land trusts and water quality restoration
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Land trusts from Minnesota to New York are using their expertise in private, voluntary land conservation and stewardship to restore and enhance Great Lakes water quality. This workshop highlights specific efforts in Milwaukee area watersheds while offering perspective from other states. This presentation was given by Kimberly Gleffe, Executive Director, River Revitalization Foundation.TRANSCRIPT
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Milwaukee’s urban rivers land trust
Healing Our Waters September 11, 2013
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� Founded in 1994 as a nonprofit conservation organization to implement the Riverway Plan
� Kiwanis, Rotary Club and community board members
� Focused on the Milwaukee River basin within Milwaukee County
� Photo credit: Mark Williams Milwaukee River in Glendale WI
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� Our mission is to establish an urban parkway for public access, walkways, recreation and education, bordering the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers; to use the rivers to revitalize surrounding neighborhoods; and to improve water quality.
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� The Riverway Plan is our guiding document (1991)
� Main objectives: Create a greenway, Build trails, Increase public access, Habitat restoration.
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� Land Protection Plan area – estuary (AOC) upstream to County Line
� Lake Michigan Basin drainage area
� Land acquisition 16 acres protected
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Milwaukee River Greenway � Overlay approach to conservation
� Allows for sweeping protections of entire river corridor
� Zoning ordinance passed May 25, 2010
� 800 acres protected within city limits
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Challenges We Face � Rising land values � Density � Landowner non-‐attachment
� Limited resources � Parcel size � Development threat
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Wheelhouse � $1,400,000 for 2.8 acres � Funding: $700,000 (50%) from DNR stewardship program; $400,000 from MMSD Greenseams program; Fund for Lake Michigan – shoreline restoration $248,000
� Blighted site restored to riverfront park
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Southbranch Creek
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Granville County Park-‐Planning, Outreach, and Feasibility for Streambank and Habitat Restoration
ü 26-acre off leash dog park on the upper Menomonee River; ü 950 feet river frontage ü Severe erosion, total loss of top soil
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