Wetlands
Identifying Wetland Management Opportunities in the Milwaukee River Basin
Many of the wetlands in the Milwaukee River Basin have been destroyed, filled in or drained to create farm fields, cities and roads. The Milwaukee River Basin Wetlands Assessment Project seeks to understand the consequences of these losses and examine options for future planning.
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Army National Guard helps Field Station with Boardwalk in Cedarburg Bog
By Laura L Hunt
With the help of an Army National Guard helicopter and crew, the UWM Field Station at the Cedarburg Bog is closer to completing a joint project with Friends of Cedarburg Bog to rebuild the 35-year-old boardwalk through the wetland. The Madison Aviation Support Unit of the Army National Guard transported 56 pre-constructed sections and other materials to an island in the heart of the bog. This work is a training exercise for the Guard.
The UWM Field Station’s boardwalk has allowed thousands of visitors and scientists to safely explore this important wetland. About two-thirds of the boardwalk has been rebuilt over the past five years; the last one-fifth-mile at the center of the bog remains. All previous reconstruction of the boardwalk was done by volunteers carrying materials to where they were needed.
For the past year, the Friends of Cedarburg Bog, the university and the state Department of Natural Resources have been raising funds for the project. Friends and family of Don Bezella, a lover of the Cedarburg Bog who died last year, gave most of the donations received as a memorial.
The Field Station expects to have the boardwalk project completed in October.
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