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7/30/2019 Workshop B The Role of Land Trusts in Uran and RUral Water Quality River Revitalization Foundation Kim Gleffe
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Milwaukees urban rivers land trust
Clean Rivers Clean Lake Conference
April 25, 2013
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Founded in 1994 as anonprofitconservation
organization toimplement theRiverway Plan
Kiwanis, Rotary Cluband communityboard members
Focused on theMilwaukee Riverbasin within
Milwaukee County
Photo credit: Mark Williams
Milwaukee River in Glendale WI
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Our mission is toestablish an urbanparkway for publicaccess, walkways,recreation andeducation, borderingthe Milwaukee,
Menomonee andKinnickinnic Rivers;to use the rivers torevitalizesurrounding
neighborhoods; andto improve waterquality.
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The Riverway Plan isour guidingdocument (1991)
Main objectives:Create a greenway,Build trails,Increase public
access,Habitat restoration.
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Land Protection
Plan area estuary(AOC) upstreamto County Line
Lake MichiganBasin drainagearea
Land acquisition
16 acres protected
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Milwaukee River Greenway Overlay approach to
conservation
Allows for sweepingprotections of entireriver corridor
Zoning ordinance
passed May 25, 2010 800 acres protected
within city limits
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Challenges We Face Rising land values
Density
Landowner non-attachment
Limited resources
Parcel size
Development threat
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Wheelhouse $1,400,000 for 2.8 acres
Funding: $700,000 (50%)from DNR stewardshipprogram; $400,000 fromMMSD Greenseamsprogram; Fund for LakeMichigan shorelinerestoration $248,000
Blighted site restored toriverfront park
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Southbranch Creek
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- , ,and Feasibility for Streambank and HabitatRestoration
26-acre off leash dog park on the upper
Menomonee River;
950 feet river frontage
Severe erosion, total loss of top soil
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