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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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