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 Town of Wilson received $12,361 in funding assistance from the ROOTS Community Investment Fund in 2022 to replace many of the dead ash trees in Town Parks. ROOTS or Restoration of our Trees Sheboygan is an innovative partnership between LNRP and the Sheboygan Rotary Club.
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 MoreLakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) announced the launch of a new brand initiative collaboration with Vagabond Creative Studio of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Vagabond Creative is a multi-disciplinary, collaborative team focused upon creating mindful communication through branding, video and design….
Read MoreThis week, the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council announced awards honoring those dedicated to protecting, preserving, and increasing the number of trees that line city streets, fill community parks, and beautify neighborhoods throughout Wisconsin. Restoration of our Trees Sheboygan (ROOTS) has been awarded the Project Partnership Award in Urban Forestry, which recognizes outstanding projects utilizing partnerships to benefit our urban forests. It is an honor to receive this distinguished award and would not be possible without the dedicated work of all our partners!
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 MoreSHEBOYGAN - About 2,000 trees will be planted throughout the county to counteract the toll the emerald ash borer has taken on the tree population. A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service will pay for the trees, which will be planted on land owned by the county, like at the Sheboygan Broughton Marsh, Gerber Lake…
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