GLIN==> Governor Scott Walker Declares September 2011 Coastal Awareness Month

September 1, 2011
Contact:  Mike Friis, Leader, Resource Policy Team, Division of Intergovernmental Relations
   (608) 267-7982 or Michael.Friis at Wisconsin.gov


Governor Scott Walker Declares September 2011 Coastal Awareness Month

Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed September 2011 as Coastal Awareness Month in Wisconsin in recognition of the national and global significance of the state’s Great Lakes coasts. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior have been, and continue to be, integral to Wisconsin’s identity. From shipping and commerce, to recreation and tourism, to environment and culture – the nearly 1,000 miles of coastline have been a vital resource for the state.

In recognition of the Great Lakes and Coastal Awareness Month, Governor Walker is proud to announce the awarding of $1.49 million in grants to protect and enhance Wisconsin’s coastal resources, foster economic development, and support quality of life in Wisconsin’s coastal communities. Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP), the 39 grants have been awarded to state, local, and tribal governments, universities, and nonprofit organizations to assist with projects totaling nearly $4.4 million. A complete list of funded projects is attached.

The WCMP at the Department of Administration, now in its 33rd year, works cooperatively with Great Lakes stakeholders to help protect and enhance the natural, cultural and historical resources of the Great Lakes while encouraging responsible economic development. The policy direction for WCMP is set by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Council. Members of the Council are appointed by the Governor and represent state agencies, local and tribal governments and the general public.

To further celebrate Coastal Awareness Month, the WCMP is again pleased to announce that it is accepting grant proposals to enhance and protect resources within Wisconsin’s coastal zone. The Department of Administration’s WCMP anticipates awarding approximately $1.3 million. Application materials and the Request for Proposals are available on the WCMP website (http://coastal.wisconsin.gov<http://coastal.wisconsin.gov/>). Applications are due November 4, 2011.

During the month of September, WCMP staff will be traveling around the state presenting at the following workshops on the grant program. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend one of the scheduled grant workshops or contact WCMP staff early to discuss proposal ideas and application requirements.

 *   Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.
Bay Lake Regional Planning Commission
439 South Jackson Street, Green Bay, WI


 *   Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
29270 County Highway G, Ashland, WI

The WCMP was the first program in the Great Lakes and among the first ten nationally established through the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. Its mission since 1978 is a balance of resource protection and sustainable development within Wisconsin’s 15 Lake Michigan and Lake Superior counties. To learn about WCMP more please visit http://coastal.wisconsin.gov.


2011-2012 Wisconsin Coastal Management Grant Recipients


Bay-Lake Region (Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto and Sheboygan Counties)


Project Name                           Brown County Shoreland and Environmentally Sensitive Area
                                                Toolkit
Applicant                                  Brown County Planning Commission
Grant Amount                            $29,968
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will result in a toolkit of GIS maps, a best-practices report and a summary pamphlet to ensure compliance with updated state shoreland development standards (Wisconsin Administrative Code NR 115) and Brown County Codes within Brown County.


Project Name                           Regional Environmental Corridors Data and Mapping Update
Applicant                                  Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Grant Amount                            $14,943
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will support the Regional Planning Commission's regional environmental corridor Geographic Infomation System dataset that is comprised of navigable waters, wetlands, floodplains, setbacks, steep slopes and additional significant natural features.


Project Name                           Riverwalk Trail and Museum Commons Project
Applicant                                  City of Manitowoc
Grant Amount                            $64,000
Category                                   Public Access

This project is a partnership between the City of Manitowoc and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum to improve publicly owned walkways on the Manitowoc River, from the 8th Street Bridge to the museum, and provide a link to the Mariners Trail .


Project Name                           East River Trail Connection
Applicant                                  City of Green Bay
Grant Amount                            $44,000
Category                                   Public Access

This project will develop engineering studies to complete the East River Trail connection. When completed this will connect three major trails in downtown Green Bay and join nearly 40 contiguous miles of trails.


Project Name                           Beach Park Public Access Enhancement Project
Applicant                                  Village of Egg Harbor
Grant Amount                            $2,500
Category                                   Public Access

This project will support the purchase of markers for swimming and a non-motorized boat launch sites at the Village's new beach and marina.



Project Name                           Wetlands Assessment and Improvement Plan
Applicant                                  Village of Howards Grove
Grant Amount                            $12,020
Category                                   Wetland Protection

This project will assess and inventory 16 acres of wetlands along six miles of the Pigeon River and Fisher's Creek, and develop a project plan for future wetland protection actions.


Project Name                           Harbor Master Plan Development
Applicant                                  City of Two Rivers
Grant Amount                            $30,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will create a plan for the Two Rivers Harbor, updating the 1999 Water Front Plan.


Project Name                           Lakeside Boulevard Bluff Erosion Study Plan
Grant                                        Applicant City of Manitowoc
Grant Amount                            $15,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will result in an update of a 1989 bluff erosion study to investigate and recommend bluff stabilization alternatives for the shoreline of Lake Michigan bordering Lakeside Boulevard in the City of Manitowoc.  The updated study and plan will address the current erosion that has become more extensive over the past 20 years as the bluff has aged.


Project Name                           Coastal Wetland Inventory
Grant Applicant                         Department of Natural Resources
Grant Amount                            $90,691.00
Category                                   Technical Assistance/Outreach

This project will convert aerial photographs to digital files for Manitowoc and Marinette Counties. Work will also continue in all other coastal counties by updating wetland map changes, filling digital data orders and providing support to users of the data. This project provides a valuable resource to the Department of Natural Resources and local governments in their implementation of regulatory wetland protection programs.


Project Name                           Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission Technical Assistance to
                                                Local Governments
Grant Applicant                                     Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission
Grant Amount                            $20,000.00
Category                                   Technical Assistance/Outreach

This project will support coastal management activities and technical assistance to local governments in the Bay-Lake region.


Southeast Region (Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Racine Counties)


Project Name                           Identification of Groundwater Supply Areas for Dragonfly Critical Habitat in Cedarburg Bog
Applicant                                  Friends of the Cedarburg Bog, Inc.
Grant Amount                            $34,783
Category                                   Wetland Protection

This project will identify critical areas for protection of groundwater that support habitat for rare species, including the Hine's emerald dragonfly and eastern prairie fringed orchid. The project will also provide groundwater data to local and county land use planning agencies.


Project Name                           Identifying Stream Passage Impediments and Opportunities in the Menomonee River Watershed
Applicant                                  Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Grant Amount                            $25,000
Category                                   Restoration:Habitat

This project will identify and inventory stream impediments along the Menomonee and Little Menomonee Rivers, prioritize barrier removals, and work with local governments to address impediments in the future.


Project Name                           Monitoring of Nonpoint Source Pollutants in the Pike River Watershed & Along Lake Michigan's Coast
Applicant                                  City of Kenosha
Grant Amount                            $29,192
Category                                   Nonpoint

This project will develop a baseline assessment of the water quality of the Pike River watershed as well as examine multiple pollution sources along Lake Michigan in the City of Kenosha.


Project Name                           Milwaukee Lakefront Gateway Master Plan
Applicant                                  City of Milwaukee
Grant Amount                            $34,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will result in a Downtown Milwaukee Lakefront Gateway Master Plan focused on connecting the eastern edge of downtown Milwaukee with the recreational and cultural amenities of Milwaukee’s lakefront.


Project Name                           Ozaukee County Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection and Planning
Applicant                                  Ozaukee County
Grant Amount                            $29,983
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will map existing and potential wetland and wildlife habitat in Ozaukee County and generate data to prioritize county planning, landowner outreach, habitat protection and restoration.


Project Name                           Root River Industrial Corridor Re-development Standards
Applicant                                  Root River Council
Grant Amount                            $46,016
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will develop site-specific engineering standards to create an overlay zoning district along the Root River corridors identified in the Racine Downtown Plan.



Project Name                           Creation of a Watershed Restoration Plan for the Root River
Applicant                                  Racine County
Grant Amount                            $58,050
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will develop a watershed restoration plan for the Root River, a 198-square mile watershed that has its headwaters in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties and flows to downtown Racine.  The completed plan will provide specific recommendations to achieve improvements in water quality and natural habitat and will suggest ways for intergovernmental cooperation to meet discharge permit requirements.



Project Name                           Prepare a Water Conservation Plan
Applicant                                  Kenosha Water Utility
Grant Amount                            $20,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will develop a water conservation plan for the communities served by the Kenosha Water Utility.


Project Name                           Milwaukee River Bulkhead Survey
Applicant                                  Port of Milwaukee
Grant Amount                            $40,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will result in a survey of the Milwaukee River estuary shoreline, which will allow the city to update property records which have remained unchanged for 80 years. The final bulkhead lines and property descriptions will accurately reflect the current state of the shoreline.


Project Name                           Building a Regional Collaborative for a Stormwater Outreach
                                                Campaign
Applicant                                  Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust (Sweetwater)
Grant Amount                            $10,000
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will launch a public information campaign targeting the reduction of pollution from urban stormwater and other nonpoint sources in the five watersheds of the Greater Milwaukee area.


Project Name                           Integrated Wetland Outreach to Coastal Communities & Decision
                                                Makers
Applicant                                  Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Grant Amount                            $15,300
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will provide training and education to property tax assessors on wetland valuation, organize field trips to coastal Wetland Gems sites, and conduct outreach to new audiences.


Project Name                           Lake Michigan...a migratory path to survival/Our Great Lakes...the liquid life
Applicant                                  Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Grant Amount                            $24,571
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will develop and implement two courses - the first highlighting the Lake Michigan flyway and its impact on bird species, and the second highlighting the Great Lakes as a critical water resource.



Project Name                           Take a Hike! Milwaukee River Watershed Education Program
Applicant                                  River Revitalization Foundation
Grant Amount                            $28,030
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will expand a place-based education program for the Milwaukee River Watershed by establishing a training program for teachers and students to lead hikes using RiverQuest and its web-based lesson plans.



Project Name                           Restoration of the Southport Beach House - Design Phase
Applicant                                  City of Kenosha
Grant Amount                            $15,000
Category                                   Public Access

This project will prepare plans for the restoration of the historic Southport Beach House in Kenosha.  This is part of the City's commitment to University of Wisconsin-Parkside as part of the Center for Environmental Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CEDAR) project.


Project Name                           Building Connections to the Kinnickinnic River
Applicant                                  City of Milwaukee
Grant Amount                            $30,000
Category                                   Public Access

This project will construct a trail head, trails connections to the Kinnickinnic River Trail, educational way-finding signage, public art installations, native landscaping, amenities, education and recreational programming.


Project Name                           Public Access and Resource Protection at Cambridge Woods
Applicant                                  Milwaukee County Parks
Grant Amount                            $19,400
Category                                   Public Access

This project will designate the Cambridge Woods parcel on the Miwaukee River as a nature sanctuary. The proposal includes planting of vegetative screening to route bicyclists to the Oak Leaf Trail, removal of volunteer trails, and designation and mapping of formal access routes with improved access to the river at two locations.


Project Name                           Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission Technical
                                                Assistance to Local Governments
Grant Applicant                                     Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Grant Amount                            $20,000.00
Category                                   Technical Assistance/Outreach

This project will support coastal management activities and technical assistance to local governments in the Southeast region.


Lake Superior (Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland and Iron Counties)


Project Name                           Lake Superior Estuaries: Closing the Knowledge Gaps
Applicant                                  Department of Natural Resources
Grant Amount                            $53,764
Category                                   Wetland Protection

This project will collect information about Lake Superior freshwater estuaries, including 21 estuaries not covered by previous assessments.  The project outcomes will be a published assessment of research and management at the sites, collection of baseline natural resource data, and a prioritized plan to guide future inventory and research work.


Project Name                           Promoting Sustainable Ecosystem Management in the Chequamegon Bay Area through Strategic Planning
Applicant                                  Northland College, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
Grant Amount                            $10,000
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will develop a plan to guide and prioritize ecosystem management efforts in the Chequamegon Bay area and a website-based clearinghouse for regional management initiatives.


Project Name                           Gikinoo'wizhiwe Onji Waabang (Guiding for Tomorrow) Coastal Climate Change & Culture
Applicant                                  University of Wisconsin - Extension
Grant Amount                            $60,000
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will create a multicultural climate change educational initiative for Lake Superior to increase climate change literacy and public engagement. This will be achieved through the development of the Coastal Climate Change Discovery Center and service learning curriculum.


Project Name                           Village of Cornucopia Breakwater Access Enhancement
Applicant                                  Town of Bell
Grant Amount                            $26,000
Category                                   Public Access

This project will develop public access to the existing outer breakwater that protects Cornucopia's harbor entrance.


Project Name                           Douglas County Shoreline Recession Analysis
Grant                                        Applicant Douglas County
Grant Amount                            $34,095
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will utilize the data, methods and lessons-learned in past efforts in Bayfield County to determine shoreline recession rates, determine stable slope angles, identify appropriate building setbacks, promote public awareness of bluff erosion in Douglas County, and provide the framework for the future development of legally-defensible shoreline setback standards.


Project Name                           Iron County Shoreline Recession Analysis
Grant Applicant                         Iron County
Grant Amount                            $20,340
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will utilize the data, methods and lessons-learned in past efforts in Bayfield County to determine shoreline recession rates, determine stable slope angles, identify appropriate building setbacks, promote public awareness of bluff erosion in Iron County, and provide the framework for the future development of legally-defensible shoreline setback standards.


Project Name                           Mapping Wisconsin's Lake Superior Shoreline Changes, 1976 to
                                                2007 and Green Bay Shoreline
Grant Applicant                                     Association of State Floodplain Managers
Grant Amount                            $27,482
Category                                   Land Use & Community Planning

This project will map oblique photographs from the mid-1970s and 2007-2008 into a Geographic Infomation System database.  The area to be included is along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior shoreline from Bark Point to the Michigan state line.



Project Name                           Northwest Regional Planning Commission Technical Assistance to
                                                Local Governments
Grant Applicant                                     Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Grant Amount                            $20,000.00
Category                                   Technical Assistance/Outreach

This project will support coastal management activities and technical assistance to local governments in the Northwest region.


Coastwide


Project Name                           Enhance the Wisconsin Beach Health Website Water-Quality
                                                Nowcasts
Applicant                                  Department of Natural Resources
Grant Amount                            $11,438
Category                                   Nonpoint

This project will enhance the Wisconsin Beach Health website to integrate nowcast modeling with routine data collection and reporting procedures.


Project Name                           Great Lakes Model School Integration
Applicant                                  Alliance for the Great Lakes
Grant Amount                            $15,000
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will work with Wisconsin schools to field test and develop whole-school model integration plans for Great Lakes environmental education and will develop a plan to integrate Great Lakes education into district level curriculums.


Project Name                           Champions of Their Rivers: Citizens Restoring Great Lakes Rivers Through Community Advocacy
Applicant                                  River Alliance of Wisconsin
Grant Amount                            $35,400
Category                                   Great Lakes Education

This project will conduct a workshop targeting coastal stakeholders on riverfront revitalization, stormwater enhancements and stream restoration, and provide customized support and technical assistance to community groups to develop river action plans.


Project Name                           Technical Assistance to Local Government
Grant Applicant                         Department of Natural Resources
Grant Amount                            $389,230.00
Category                                   Technical Assistance/Outreach
This project will support core waterway and wetland permitting staff and local government technical assistance in the three coastal regions. This grant satisfies federal requirements for WCMP to support wetland and water quality regulatory programs.

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