Program Highlight — Trout in the Classroom: Connecting Students to Calumet County’s only Cold-Water Trout Stream

Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is a nationally recognized program and curriculum aiming to bridge classroom education with the natural world, fostering environmental stewardship in the process. In 2016, community reconnection to Stony Brook began with bringing the Trout in the Classroom program to Chilton School District (CSD). Since then, Oshkosh Area School District has joined CSD in adopting this valuable program that teaches students how to raise trout and assess their habitat conditions in Stony Brook.

Project Update — Eradicating Invasive Phragmites from Calumet County & Northeast Wisconsin

Calumet County is partnering with Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Glacierland Resource Conservation and Development Council and Stantec Consulting Services Inc. to map and treat invasive Phragmites across the county. Invasive Phragmites is a tall, colony-forming grass, introduced from Europe, that is invading both urban and rural areas. By mapping, treating, monitoring, and providing long-term control of these invasive populations, this project will have significant long-term benefits for migratory shorebirds, waterfowl, marsh spawning fish, pollinators, and other native fauna.

Project Update — LNRP and Stantec Work Together on Projects in the Lakeshore Basin

LNRP and Stantec Consulting Services have created project summaries showcasing collaborative initiatives in the Lakeshore Basin. The summaries cover projects funded by the US Forest Service and the Wildlife Conservation Society's Climate Adaptation Fund, a regional Collaborative Phragmites Control Program, and the Amsterdam Dunes Preservation Area Habitat Restoration project. These projects aim to enhance coastal ecosystems, control invasive species, and protect critical habitats for migratory birds in the Lakeshore Basin.

Project summaries were developed to showcase several collaborative projects in the Lakeshore Basin.

Project Update: Friends of Stony Brook and LNRP Complete Phase Three Restoration

With generous support from the Fund for Lake Michigan, Friends of Stony Brook (FOSB) and the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) recently completed phase three of the effort to restore Stony Brook. The effort was in collaboration with the Town of Stockbridge which cost-shared and installed a “fish-friendly” culvert on Long Road…

Project Update: LNRP and ROOTS Make Significant Investments in 2022

Phase Three project sites include the Cities of Algoma and Kewaunee, two City Parks in Manitowoc – Silver Creek Park and Lower Schuette Park, the Village of St. Nazianz, the Town of Two Creeks; and two Manitowoc County Parks – Maribel Caves and Lower Cato Falls…