In the past six weeks, Restoration of our Trees Sheboygan (ROOTS) celebrated the kickoff of five private-public sector mitigation projects in four communities throughout Sheboygan County, resulting in the safe removal of hundreds of dead ash trees and their accelerated replacement in public parks and on public thoroughfares.
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 More“On behalf of our entire LNRP Team, I am proud to introduce our 2018-2020 Impact Report!” — Tom Mlada, LNRP Executive Director
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…
Read MoreMANITOWOC (WLUK) -- It's one of the largest bodies of water on the planet. Lake Michigan is part of the Great Lakes, a vital water system for the region, the country and beyond. Environmental challenges and success were highlighted at the 7th annual lake Michigan Day summit…
Read MoreOur LNRP Team has been hard at work these past few months, as this quarterly newsletter illustrates. Since our Spring newsletter in April, we’ve advanced several project and programming efforts; celebrated several grant awards and a successful “Giving Tuesday Now” appeal; provided support for partner-led online events; and actively connected and communicated with our stakeholders and supporters via weekly “Virtual Happy Hour” engagements…
Read MoreOne long-term project that was initiated in 2008 focused on a partnership with the Village of Cleveland and repairing the abandoned millpond created by the removal of the dam that powered the grist mill in 1996.
The first phase of the Centerville Creek Restoration Project was completed through the development of several key partnerships…
Read MoreOne of LNRP’s longest-running “friends” group are those of Hika Bay, in Manitowoc County. John Kirsch and Russ Tooley, both of Cleveland, help spearhead the group and with their collective impact, the Friends of Hika Bay (FOHB)…
Read MoreThis year's Champions of Conservation include a lifetime achievement award and four additional champions spanning a wide range of areas including a public education institution, a watershed group, a media reporter, and a group working on mitigating the impact of climate change.
Read MoreOur next Barn Dance celebration will be in 2021! Until then, we invite you to join us in celebrating and supporting these partners in your community!
Read MoreLocal Climate Change Coalition founders talk about their efforts to help create a more sustainable future. During the 2012 presidential debates, Sister Bay resident Dick Smythe recalls being profoundly disappointed not hearing any discussion about climate change. Smythe considers himself a lifelong environmentalist and environmental researcher, and has always been fond of the outdoors…
Read MoreAlthough slowed by the collective response to COVID-19, the critical restoration work at North Point Bluff Park in the City of Sheboygan continues. Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership (LNRP) has been collaborating with the City of Sheboygan, Friends of North Point, Sheboygan River Basin Partnership, and Stantec Consulting Services on the project.
Read MoreLandowners are invited to attend a series of free public workshops to learn more about why Phragmites is a problem and how private landowners are benefiting from participating in an exciting regional program working to control these invasive plants…
Read MoreThe city said in a news release that it is partnering with Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Friends of Manitowoc River and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., to perform ecological restoration within portions of Lower Henry Schuette Park, 3800 Broadway Street…
Read More“LNRP, a large umbrella non-profit, was seeking to refresh their outdated website with something that would get people engaged, provide benefit to their partners, and improve their efforts of conservation in Northeast, Wisconsin. Each year ZFMK Creative helps continue this transformation with updates and new features.”
Read MoreThis week, our nation celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. A bit more than 50 years before that first celebration of Earth Day in 1970 – back in 1908 – President Theodore Roosevelt, the father of our National Park System, made the above declaration about conservation. In short, while this week’s Earth Day celebration represented a very important milestone, our collective conservation work is rooted even deeper in its intimate connection to some of our nation’s greatest leaders.
Read MoreHere is a list of some of our current projects along with our partners who work with local units of government and management agencies to help make our projects successful with long-term maintenance and care.
Read MoreThe Friends of North Point (FONP) were formed in June of 2017. A group of local citizens in Sheboygan contacted LNRP to discuss the loss of habitat and impact of invasive plants and shrubs on the unique and vital area called North Point Bluff. With the help of the City of Sheboygan, FONP have officially “adopted” the North Point Park, which includes the bluff, and serve as stewards of this special piece of the Lake Michigan shoreline…
Read MoreIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Forest Recovery Project, along with friends and local property owners, practiced socially distant stewardship in Door County last week. Over 3 days, 3 properties and 30 people, the group planted an impressive 700 trees!
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