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Milwaukee River Corridor Project
Decision makers and
landowners' page
As
part of the Corridor Project, FMR plans to meet with
government officials, citizens, and organizations in
Milwaukee River Basin communities to discuss sound land
use planning, water quality concerns, and habitat
preservation along corridors. FMR will also advocate
that governments and other organizations make use of the
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission’s (SEWRPC)
Natural Areas Plan in their land use decisions and
management planning. From these meetings we hope to
discover “champions” who are passionate advocates for
water quality, habitat protection, and sound land use.
These champions will speak for the watershed from a new
perspective, which recognizes that they are part of a
larger system, rather than at the center of a system.
Please call 414.287.0207 x29 for more information on the
Corridor Project or to set up a meeting.
Does your community have a riparian buffer, river
corridor protection, or natural resource conservancy
ordinance or overlay district?? Find out below!
What's happening in your community
(Spreadsheet is a work in progress and reflects
information available online or that was sent to us
directly by municipalities. We welcome updates from
municipalities themselves or interested citizens.)
Does your community have a natural area or environmental
corridor recommended for protection by SEWRPC?? See
links below!
SEWRPC Map of Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat
in the Milwaukee River Basin
SEWRPC Map of Environmental Corridors and Isolated
Natural Areas in the Milwaukee River Basin
SEWRPC General Website (click on “Publications” for
ordering Natural Areas Plan):
SEWRPC Regional Land Information (survey documents,
aerial photos, land use maps, soil maps, property
boundaries, etc.):
Resources for Landowners and Decision-makers
Milwaukee River Basin Partnership Protecting Our Waters
– A guide to responsible development within the
Milwaukee River Basin:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
Shoreland Management Program (NR115)
WDNR Runoff Management
WDNR Rain Garden Resource Page
WDNR
“The Waters Edge—Helping Fish and Wildlife on Your
Waterfront Property”
The Shoreland Connection
Wisconsin Environmental Initiative
“Owning Waterfront Property: A Checklist”
Chesapeake Bay Riparian Handbook: A Guide for
Establishing and Maintaining Riparian Forest Buffers.
USDA Forest Service
Model
River Protection Ordinances
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Model Ordinances
for Aquatic Buffers (includes 5 sample ordinances)
River Network Model Buffer Ordinances
Stormwater Center Buffer Model Ordinance
Center for Watershed Protection Aquatic Buffers page
State of New Jersey Stream Buffer Conservation Zone
Model Ordinance
Milwaukee River Basin Information
WDNR Milwaukee River Basin page
Milwaukee River Basin Partnership page
WDNR State of the Milwaukee River Basin report
Land
Trusts, Organizations, and Agencies Offering Technical
and Financial Support
River Revitalization Foundation
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
The
Conservation Fund
Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
WDNR Financial Assistance Programs
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (check
Greenseams and Conservation Plan projects)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Natural Resource Conservation Service (Wisconsin)
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