The Sheboygan Rotary Club’s Restoration Of Our Trees Sheboygan (ROOTS) and Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) have partnered with Sheboygan Area School District (SASD) to enhance tree canopies in public school properties through a $25,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), launched on October 19, 2024, with matching funds from ROOTS and LNRP.
The 10th Annual Soar on the Shore Kite and Beach Festival in Algoma drew large crowds despite rainy forecasts, offering children’s activities, kite displays, and food, as families enjoyed a vibrant day at the beach with colorful rocks and stunt kites.
Read MoreDozens gathered in Manitowoc on Lake Michigan Day to celebrate progress and address challenges facing the lake, with keynote speaker Sara Smith emphasizing the importance of a collective effort to combat global warming and protect water as a vital, interconnected resource.
Read MoreJoAnne "Grandma Jo" Friedman is leading a movement in Sheboygan to replace traditional grass with white clover, advocating for its eco-friendly benefits like drought resistance, low maintenance, and support for pollinators.
Read MoreThe Door Community Compost Initiative, now with 250 participants, is helping Door County residents, businesses, and schools reduce waste and improve soil health through local composting efforts.
Read More“The City of Sheboygan is one of twelve communities around the state to receive a grant aimed at planting more trees. The city is set to receive $5,000 from Alliant Energy’s One Million Trees initiative to help repopulate county parks with trees…”
Read More“The partners that make up the Big Plant aim to add 10,000 trees to the peninsula landscape in April. Coordinator Jeff Lutsey of the Climate Change Coalition joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about his path the CCC, the value of trees and how to make a difference one root at a time…”
Read More“(WFRV)- Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership provides strategic planning, networking, support, and more to the Wisconsin Ledge…”
Read More“The City of Manitowoc is looking to beautify a section of the city near the lakeshore. The Public Infrastructure Committee heard from Parks Planner Brock Wetenkamp earlier this month as he was looking for approval of funding for the restoration of Maritime Bluff, located along Maritime Drive…”
Read More“(WFRV) – For 20 years, they’ve been working to improve and protect the land and water surrounding Lake Michigan.
Retired Rambler Steve DeBaker visits Local 5 Live along with Tom Mlada, Executive Director for the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership with more on the important work happening in this unique section of Wisconsin.
Wiledge.org is the place to learn more about Wisconsin Ledge and connect with the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership at lnrp.org.”
Read More“Baileys Harbor resident Jeff Lutsey has been named executive director of the Climate Change Coalition of Door County, taking a new position in what has been a volunteer-driven organization since its founding 10 years ago…”
Read More“A potentially familiar face to you has been selected as the new leader of the Climate Change Coalition of Door County…”
Read MoreIn response to the challenge of climate change, LNRP launched the Coastal Resiliency Community Impact Project (CRCIP) in late 2020 and spent 2021 engaging Lake Michigan’s coastal communities. We believe this Coastal Resiliency opportunity will prove valuable resources to our municipal partners working to identify, plan, fund, and execute relevant community projects.
Read MoreLake Michigan coastal and riparian communities have been significantly impacted by land-use changes; therefore, restoring these unique ecosystems and reducing impacts from land conversion, erosion, pollution, and fragmentation are critical. Forests along the Lake Michigan coastline absorb severe impacts from a changing climate, including intense challenges to birds and wildlife and changes in weather patterns. LNRP will address climate impacts such as warmer, longer growing seasons, milder winters, increased frequency of heavy precipitation, higher fire risk, and the amplification of forest health stressors such as pests and invasive species.
Read MoreManagement techniques such as prescribed fire, removal and control of invasive species, and planting native trees, shrubs, and herbs are needed to maintain and enhance ecological health. The establishment of diverse native vegetation and year-round cover on this Property will result in increased foraging and nesting habitat for native wildlife species.
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th almost 75 volunteers descended on five separate City of Manitowoc beaches for one of our many annual Beach Clean-ups. These hands-on activities (literally) allow members of the general public to take part in an important seasonal ritual…
Read MoreALGOMA - Friends of Crescent Beach is seeking donations to support the 25-year-old Crescent Beach Boardwalk. The group also hopes to compile a history of the boardwalk and create a revolving capital fund for boardwalk maintenance and improvements…
Read MoreSHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – When your fall color tour of Sheboygan County reveals large swaths of already-bare trees, then you’re likely not seeing signs of early autumn, but the work of the Emerald Ash Borer, a small beetle which kills ash trees in a few short years when the larvae eat the tree’s sap-carrying tissue beneath the bark…
Read MoreThe Lake Michigan Stakeholders (LMS) organization has named Dick and Mary Smythe Champions of Conservation – a recognition that honors outstanding environmental achievements in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan basin to restore, improve or enhance Lake Michigan or any of the watersheds that flow into it…
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