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Landscapes of Opportunity

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Table 1: Participants at the Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance Planning Meeting:

1. The Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance:
• Caledonia Conservancy
• Door County Land Trust
• Glacial Lakes Conservancy
• Kenosha Racine Land Trust
• Milwaukee Area Land Conservancy
• Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
• Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
• The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin

2. Gathering Waters Conservancy

3. Support Partners:
• US Fish and Wildlife Service,
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
• Wisconsin Coastal Management Program,
• Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Comm.,
• Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission,
• East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission,
• Eco-Services of the Oneida Nation,
• The Conservation Fund,
• Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers,
• Heartlake Conservation Associates, and
• University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Table 2: Regional Conservation Plans and Assessments used in Landscapes of Opportunity

1. A Data Compilation and Assessment of Coastal Wetlands of Wisconsin's Great Lakes: Final Report (WDNR)
2. Wisconsin Land Legacy Report: An inventory of places critical in meeting Wisconsin's future conservation and recreation needs: DRAFT (WDNR)
3. Great Lakes Ecoregional Plan (TNC)
4. A Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat Protection and Management Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin (SEWRPC)

Table 3: Priority Conservation Project Areas in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan basin:

1. Black Ash Swamp
2. Brussels Hill/Gardner Swamp/Kayes Creek
3. Chiwaukee Prairie/Kenosha Sand Dunes
4. Kohler-Andrae Area
5. Little Wolf River headwaters
6. Lower Green Bay
7. Milwaukee River mainstem
8. Northeast Coast Door Peninsula
9. Northern Kettle Moraine
10. Pensaukee River Wetland Complex
11. Peshtigo Harbor Marsh & Seagull Bar
12. Point Beach Area
13. Point Creek/Fischer Creek Area
14. Red Banks Glades
15. Root River Riverine Forest/associated Natural Areas
16. Shivering Sands Area
17. Upper Milwaukee River
18. Washington Island

 

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Please contact Liz Walsh at liz [at] gatheringwaters.org or 608-251-9131 x12 with any questions about Landscapes of Opportunity.

 

Photo provided courtesy of Gill Gribb

Landscapes of Opportunity

Overview »

Introduction »

Methods, Analysis and Evaluation »

Results and Discussion »

Recommendations and Considerations »

Conclusion »

Alliance Agreement »

Priority Conservation Project Areas »

Tables »

Maps
Priority Conservation Projects »
Land Trusts Service Areas »
Priority Projects in Land Trust Priority Areas »

Acknowledgements »

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