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Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle

2012

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Governor Scott Walker

Asian Carp: A Call to Action . . . . .2Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen

Wisconsin Shoreline Analysis . . . .4Dr. David Mickelson and Jeff Stone

Wisconsin Lake Michigan Water Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Angela Pierce

Superior’s Shores: Nature, History and Recreation . . . . . . . . .8Mary Morgan

Redeveloping the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Waterfront . . . . . . . . .10Aaron Schuette

Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley . . .12Laura Bray

A Coastal Fellow’s Wisconsin Adventure . . . . . . . . . .14Kathy Johnson

2012 Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grants . . .16

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . .20

C O N T E N T S

On the Cover

Frog Bay, Red Cliff Reservation

Dear Friends of the Great Lakes,

My administrationcontinues to promoteeconomic developmentand jobs as a toppriority. Our GreatLakes are a magneticnatural resource thatgives people reason tolive in, visit and dobusiness in our state.Wisconsin’s stewardshipof the Great Lakes is demonstrated by example and initiative.

Tourism. Wisconsin’s $13 billion annual tourismindustry supports nearly 300,000 jobs andgenerates hundreds of millions of dollars in taxrevenues. Beaches, water recreation and relatedwater activities contribute $5 billion of tourismspending alone. The Department of Tourisminitiated Travel Green Wisconsin to promotesmart, environmentally friendly business practices.Wisconsin will continue to market and invest inthe health of our coastal resources including ourgrowing and competitive Travel Green businesses.

Fishing. Fishing is big business in Wisconsin. With1.4 million licenses issued annually, sport fishinggenerates $2.75 billion of economic activity and

supports 30,000 jobs statewide. Approximately 70licensed commercial fishers take annual harvests ofaround $5 million wholesale. We will continue toimprove fish habitats and promote sport fishing.

Marinas. The nearly 300 marinas and hundreds ofboat dealerships in Wisconsin generate thousandsof jobs and millions of dollars of economic activity.Designated “Clean Marinas” attract boaters whoprefer businesses that protect the environment.Participating marinas benefit from cost savingsfrom reduced hazardous waste disposal, fewerpollutant clean-ups, lower insurance rates andreduced potential for violations and fines.Minnesota is implementing and Illinois developingprograms based on Wisconsin initiatives.

Beaches. Each beach visitor can bring up to $50per day to the local economy; therefore, a beachclosure can cause thousands of dollars of lostrevenue. Wisconsin communities regularly monitorand test water quality to ensure beachgoers have ahealthy, enjoyable experience. The City of Racinepiloted a rapid method of testing for E. coli levelsin water providing same day decisions to open orclose a beach. Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach, Racine’sNorth Beach and three Apostle Islands beaches onLake Superior have attained “Blue Wave” status, thenational environmental certification for beaches.

Commerce and Shipping. Great Lakes shippingconnects Wisconsin and the interior United Statescompanies to world markets. More than $8 billionof commerce moves through Wisconsin’s GreatLakes and Mississippi River ports annually. In2012, U.S. flag dry bulk shipping on the GreatLakes increased 3.1 percent over 2011 to9,811,289 net tons, a trend that will continue tosupport port related jobs in Wisconsin.

Shipbuilding. Wisconsin is home to world famousshipbuilders and dozens of smaller builders thatcontribute over $1 billion of economic output and3,500 maritime jobs. In Marinette, the U.S. Navycombat ship USS Fort Worth was officially accepted inJune 2012 and two more Navy combat ships are setfor construction. The National Science Foundationresearch vessel Sikuliaq is scheduled for January 2013delivery. Wisconsin companies will continue to beleaders in commercial and military shipbuilding.

The Great Lakes are a cornerstone of Wisconsin’scontinued economic, social and educationaldevelopment. Wisconsin continues to enhance theeconomic and natural potential of its coastal resourcesthrough local, state, federal and private organizations.This year’s Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle showcasesa few of the many economic success stories andfuture challenges the Great Lakes corridor faces.

Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle 2010 | page 1

F O R EWORDGovernor Scott Walker

Bordered by the beautiful waters of LakeMichigan, Lake Superior and the greatMississippi River, Wisconsin faces one of themost serious economic and environmental threatsin recent years: an Asian carp invasion into LakeMichigan that would threaten ecosystems andWisconsin industry.

The non-native Asian carp, which also are knownas bighead and silver carp, consume up to 40% oftheir weight in food per day and compete directlywith commercial and sport fish for sustenance. Insome stretches of waters they inhabit, up to 97%of the biomass consists of Asian carp.

Anyone who has ever seen video of leaping silvercarp also knows that fishing, boating, water skiingand other recreational pursuits become dangerousaround these large fish. The carp—some of whichgrow to 100 pounds—literally vault through theair after being startled by motors.

An Asian carp invasion into Lake Michigan wouldsignificantly affect Wisconsin’s and the region’scommercial and recreational industries thatdepend on a healthy lake. The Great Lakes fisheryis valued at $7 billion annually. In Wisconsin,sport fishing alone in Lake Michigan and LakeSuperior is estimated to generate 5,000 jobs and

$419 million annually. This does not include theGreat Lakes’ considerable value to other industriesor other states, and it does not account for the lossof recreational opportunities that will diminish ifAsian carp invade the Great Lakes.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has assuredGreat Lakes states that monitoring, electricalbarriers, netting, application of pesticides andreduction in commercial river lock operationswould keep the carp from getting too close toLake Michigan. These measures, we were told,would protect the Great Lakes while the Corpsand other federal agencies continue to “study”solutions.

However, in December 2009 a bighead carp was recovered from the canal north of Illinois’Lockport Lock, and continuing eDNA samplingindicates that Asian carp are present at multiplelocations lakeward of the electric barrier system.In June 2010, a bighead carp was recovered fromLake Calumet approximately six miles from LakeMichigan. Nothing stands as a barrier betweenLake Calumet and Lake Michigan.

According to the Mississippi InterstateCooperative Resource Association (MICRA),Asian carp also are marching up the Mississippi


Measures employed by

the Army Corps of

Eng ineers are not ab le to

keep Asian carp from

invading the Great Lakes .

A S I A N C A R P : A C A L L TO AC T I ONAttorney General J.B. Van Hollen

River. In April, the Minnesota Department ofNatural Resources reported that “commercialfishermen working near Prescott, Wis., netted a30-pound bighead carp from the St. Croix Riverwhere it flows into the Mississippi.” It was “thesecond time this year Asian carp have been foundby commercial fishermen in Minnesota waters.”

In other words, the measures employed by theArmy Corps of Engineers are not able to keepAsian Carp from invading the Great Lakes andmore needs to be done if we are to avert tragedy.Before the turn of the Twentieth Century, anartificial door to the Great Lakes was created whenLake Michigan was linked with the MississippiRiver system to allow Chicago to send its sewagewest and south. It is time to shut this door.

On behalf of the State of Wisconsin, I filed alawsuit with the Great Lakes States of Michigan,Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania asking thefederal district court in Chicago to reestablish thephysical separation between the Great Lakes basinand the Mississippi River systems and order otherimmediate preventive and long-term solutions.

The separation we request is no pipe dream. TheGreat Lakes Commission and the Great Lakesand St. Lawrence Cities Initiative led a project to

develop and evaluate alternatives for physicallyseparating the Great Lakes and Mississippi Riverbasins in the Chicago Area Waterway System toprevent the movement of Asian carp and otheraquatic invasive species (AIS). In January 2012,the Commission and Initiative published itsreport indicating that “separation can be achievedwhile also maintaining or enhancing waterquality, flood management and transportation.”

Meanwhile, the economic benefits of separationwould be tremendous. The report states,“[s]eparation could generate significant benefitsfor the Chicago region and the Great Lakes andMississippi River basins as a whole, with thepotential for between $1.4 billion to $9.5 billionin long-term savings from avoided AIS controlcosts and damages alone, as well as improvedwater quality, strengthened flood protection andmodernized shipping facilities. While theseparation costs will be incurred over a limitedtimeframe, the benefits will be enjoyedindefinitely. The project’s technical reportconcludes that ‘stopping a single AIS fromtransferring between basins could avoid billionsof dollars in economic loss.’”

If we want to save the Great Lakes, we need tomove the United States government from short-term, inadequate solutions and studies to promptand effective action. While I have joinedattorneys general of other Great Lakes states toseek a judicial solution, I encourage those whoshare my concerns to contact their electedrepresentatives at the federal level and let themknow that we need action, not studies, if we aregoing to save the Great Lakes.

J.B. Van Hollen is Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin.


In the past thirty years, parts of Wisconsin’sshoreline have changed dramatically. Considerhow Sheboygan’s waterfront has evolved from afuel dock to a vacation resort (see photos belowright). Changes such as those in Sheboygan aredocumented in over 10,000 oblique air photosnow available for viewing.

This photo collection results from discussions of the Wisconsin Coastal Hazards Work Groupincluding the Wisconsin Coastal ManagementProgram (WCMP), Department of NaturalResources, Wisconsin Emergency Management,University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison and theAssociation of State Floodplain Managers(ASFPM). The Group wondered about thecondition of our Great Lakes shorelines after twodecades of relatively low lake level, and whatchanges had taken place since an extensive surveyof shoreline conditions during high water levels of the mid-1970s.

Beginning in 2008, ASFPM and Dr. Mickelsonpartnered to map and evaluate changes inWisconsin’s Lake Michigan and Lake Superiorshoreline between the mid-1970s and late-2000s.Funded by the WCMP, the project was conductedin three phases with the final phase completed inMarch 2012.

The overall goal of the shoreline evaluationcentered on a qualitative analysis of shore erosionhazards and bluff stability between the two timeperiods. The shoreline mapping and evaluationwas accomplished by using oblique aerial photosof the shoreline for both time periods along withcurrent aerial imagery and base maps.

In 2007, ASFPM and Dr. Mickelson submitted a proposal to WCMP that included acquiringnew oblique aerial imagery for the entireWisconsin shoreline, qualitatively mappingwithin a Geographic Information System (GIS)the shoreline characteristics for both time periods,and developing a web-based mapping tool thatallowed easy access and viewing of the photos and shoreline characteristics. Jeff Stone and hisASFPM associates spent considerable effortconverting, capturing, analyzing and storing theoblique photos and all the associated GIS datasetsrequired for the shoreline mapping effort.

In 1976, black-and-white oblique air photos ofWisconsin’s Great Lakes shoreline were taken by theDepartment of Natural Resources as part of a majorbluff erosion project. The 1970s oblique photoswere scanned, converted to digital images andmanually geo-located—a process used to locate theapproximate location of where the photo wastaken—allowing the digital image to be linked toa specific map location. Approximately 3,000photos were processed for the 1970s time period.


Shore l ine V iewer educates

the publ ic on the sc ience

and r isk associated with

Great Lakes ’ coasta l hazards

such as b lu f f fa i lure .

W I S CON S I N G R E AT L A K E S S HO R E L I N E A N A LY S I SDr. David Mickelson and Jeff Stone

In 2007 and 2008, oblique digital photos weretaken of all of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior andLake Michigan shorelines. The 2007/08photographs were geo-located automatically andthe GIS datasets were generated with minimalprocessing. Over 7,800 photos were processed for the 2000s time period.

Next the shoreline characteristics were mappedfor each time period using three classificationcomponents: beach description, backshoredescription and structure type. A standardizeddata model was developed within the GISdatabase to allow consistent data entry of theshoreline characteristics.

For the most part, shoreline classification workwas done mile by mile, with all sixclassifications—three for each time period—completed for a single reach before moving downthe shoreline. Shoreline characteristics wereexplored and/or evaluated for approximately

575 miles of shoreline for Lake Michigan,including Door County Peninsula and Green Bay,and approximately 237 miles of shoreline forLake Superior, including Madeline Island.

Preliminary analysis of the shoreline conditionsbetween both time periods was supported by theoriginal funding. Among the most importantresults are changes in the stability of bluffs alongthe shore. For the counties along Lake Michiganwhere comparative analysis is possible, theshoreline mapped as having unstable and failingbluffs dropped from about 63 miles to 26 milesbetween the two time periods. On Lake Superior,the drop was from over 35 miles to about 30miles classified as unstable and failing.

About thirty percent of the evaluated LakeMichigan shoreline had some type of shoreprotection in 2007/2008. This compares to aboutnine percent in 1976. The length of shore protectedby some kind of structure increased in nearly everycounty. Kenosha County showed the greatestincrease with Milwaukee County a close second.About nine percent of Wisconsin’s Lake Superiorshoreline had some type of shore protection in2007/2008, compared to less than six percent in1976/1978. In the near future, the project teamplans to submit a proposal to perform a morecomprehensive analysis of shoreline changes andwhy they have or have not taken place.

Finally, the last major component of the project wasthe development of the web-based mapping toolknown as the Shoreline Classification and ObliquePhoto Viewer (a.k.a. Shoreline Viewer) available athttp://floodatlas.org/wcmp/obliqueviewer/.Shoreline Viewer provides the oblique photos fromboth time periods along with shorelinecharacteristics in map view.

Public access to the rich collection of historic photosand the mapped datasets was a key componentfor the project. Web-based mapping applicationsenhance the ability to communicate to the publicthe underlying science and risk associated withGreat Lakes’ coastal hazards such as bluff failure.Through the Shoreline Viewer, the public can seewhat has changed on Wisconsin’s shorelinebetween the late 1970s and the late 2000s.

Dr. David Mickelson is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and owner of Geo-ProfessionalConsultants, LLC. He may be reached at (608) 257-1825 [email protected].

Jeff Stone is Project Manager and Geographic Information SystemCoordinator at the Association of State Floodplain Managers. He may be reached at (608) 441-3009 or [email protected].


Sheboygan waterfront, 1970s (top) and 2008.

The Wisconsin Lake Michigan Water Trail is a 520-mile network of public access locations used byboaters along Lake Michigan. Water trails are routesalong rivers and coastlines that provide recreationalusers—such as kayakers, sailors, recreational boatersand anglers—with information on access points,safety considerations, activities and points of interest.

Development of the Wisconsin Lake MichiganWater Trail is the result of a multiyear effortbetween the Wisconsin Coastal ManagementProgram, the Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources, the Bay-Lake Regional PlanningCommission and the National Park ServiceRivers, Trails and Conservation AssistanceProgram. The public and the kayaking andboating communities provided valuable feedbackthroughout the process.

The Wisconsin Lake Michigan Water Trailprovides kayakers and boaters with informationon public access locations, amenities and safetyissues, and identifies gaps where additional publicaccess is needed. The project area covers theentire western Lake Michigan shoreline from theMichigan-Wisconsin border at Marinette to theIllinois-Wisconsin border at Pleasant Prairie.With nearly two million residents and over one-third of Wisconsin’s population living withina thirty-minute drive of the Lake Michiganshoreline, this trail has positive impacts for publicrecreation, public health, environmentalstewardship, economic development and tourism.

The development of the Lake Michigan WaterTrail was primarily oriented around increasingand improving public access to the shoreline andwaters of Lake Michigan. This collaborativeproject involved acquiring Global PositioningSystem (GPS) location coordinates, inventoryingavailable amenities and photo-documenting eachaccess location along the lakeshore. Some of thedata collected at each site includes access type,fees and the availability of parking, electricity,camping, shelter and restrooms.

Over 360 sites in eleven Wisconsin counties were evaluated for potential non-motorized water access that could be branded as the LakeMichigan Water Trail. After review by projectpartners, kayaking and boating partners and thepublic during open houses and a public commentperiod, 191 water trail points were selected toprovide a good distribution of sites that providesafe and easy access and good amenities.

Sites were categorized by access types—carry-inaccess, developed access, alternate access oremergency access—based on the method bywhich the water can be accessed, the ease ofaccessing the water and the level of potential userconflict at the site.

Carry-in access is a public site with accessibleshoreline that provides easy kayak access to the waterand has little user conflict from adjacent landowners.Developed access is a public site that provideswater access via a public boat ramp or dock.


The Wiscons in Lake

Michigan Water Tra i l

provides kayakers and

boaters with in format ion

on publ ic access ,

amenit ies and sa fety

cons iderat ions .

W I S CON S I N L A K E M I C H I G AN WAT E R T R A I LAngela Pierce

Alternate access is a non-ideal carry-in access sitethat may be only a road that ends at the water.Alternate access sites may have a steep slope tothe water, require wading or paddling throughmarsh or present some potential for user conflictfrom adjacent landowners.

Emergency access is a site to be accessed duringextreme situations when the need to get off thewater is immediate. Emergency access sites are notrecommended for non-emergency use because thesites are primarily road ends where the potentialfor user conflict is high, little to no parking isavailable or an agreement has been made with thesite owner to allow emergency-only egress.

Public access gaps where further access orimprovements are needed were evaluated forfuture targeted efforts to improve the connectivity

of the water trail network by increasing publicland holdings along the shoreline. The gaps inaccess were identified along stretches where adistance from one access point to another isgreater than five miles, or where camping sites are more than ten miles apart.

These gap areas created “enhancement zones”along the water trail where future efforts will beaimed at closing the gaps and improving siteamenities. Enhancement zones along the LakeMichigan Water Trail are eligible for Stewardshipgrants and communities are encouraged to workwith the Department of Natural Resources toimprove or expand access along the Trail.

On April 25, 2012, the Wisconsin Lake MichiganWater Trail was recognized by the NaturalResources Board as an official state trail. The Lake

Michigan Trail is the second longest trail inWisconsin after only the Ice Age National ScenicTrail. With overwhelming Board, agency andpublic support, the Wisconsin Lake MichiganWater Trail became the first official State watertrail designated by the Natural Resources Board.

Future efforts planned for the Wisconsin LakeMichigan Water Trail include development of abranding strategy and marketing materials,signage, a website where GPS coordinates can bedownloaded, integration with the WisconsinCoastal Atlas and mobile applications. Futureefforts will focus on achieving designation as aNational Recreation Trail. This designation wouldadd Wisconsin to the Lake Michigan Water TrailNational Recreation Trail that will eventuallycircle Lake Michigan in all four states. Suchrecognition will require letters of support fromeach community along the water trail.

A final report for the Wisconsin Lake MichiganWater Trail can be downloaded athttp://www.baylakerpc.org/natural-resources/lake-michigan-water-trail-planning.

Angela Pierce is a Natural Resources Planner with the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission. She may be reachedat (920) 448-2820 or [email protected].


The City of Superior is situated at the western tip of great and majestic Lake Superior. Nestledbetween the St. Louis River—the largest UnitedStates tributary flowing into the Great Lakes—and Superior Bay, the community enjoys ninety-six miles of coastal shoreline.

Superior’s 27,213 residents are deeply connectedto Lake Superior and surrounding waters—economically, recreationally, environmentally andpsychologically—as a matter of identity. Theynaturally want to spend both private and publicmoments near the water. The Wisconsin CoastalManagement Program (WCMP) has made itpossible for locals and visitors to comfortably enjoythe coast with public access grant projects.

Billings Park, located on the shore of the St.Louis River in the west end of the City, is thecommunity’s largest formal park. The twenty-seven-acre park was donated to the City by Mr.Frederick Billings of Woodstock, Vermont in1890 and has been a favorite of residents andvisitors for over 120 years.

The park features picnic areas, play equipment, twopavilions, numerous gardens—including a Japanesestyle garden—and a series of trails that windthrough the park’s uplands that overlook the riverand hills of Minnesota. The shore provides a boatlaunch, trail system and several small islands thatcreate areas of interest for park users.

WCMP funds assisted in establishing the boatlaunch and trail system and strengthening theshoreline surrounding the main upland in thepark. Graduation parties, corporate picnics andfamily gatherings take place at this popular venuewhich draws up to 100 reservations each season.

Located nearby, the Arrowhead Fishing Pier is a remnant of a former 1920s-era bridge that ledmotorists between Wisconsin and Minnesota.The structure was slowly dismantled by the Cityas it deteriorated due to age and winter ice flowdamage from the St. Louis River. In 2010, aWCMP grant rescued the facility by transformingit into a high quality recreational complex whosefeatures were selected by Superior citizens.

A planning grant was secured to undertake apublic process in which citizens voted on theconfiguration of the new facility, the constructionmaterials used and the amenities now available atthe pier. WCMP funds complemented otherinvestments to build the complex which featuresa 200-foot fishing pier, boat launch, restroom andattractive picnic pavilion. This successful projectdrew donations from four separate St. Louis Riveruser groups.

Barker’s Island, located along the waterfrontcorridor, is a man-made jewel formed by thedredging of Superior Bay in the late 1800s byCaptain Charles Barker. The island supportsmixed use facilities including a municipally-owned


Wiscons in Coasta l

Management Program

has helped Super ior

res idents and v is i tors

enjoy the coast through

publ ic access grants .

S U P E R I O R ’ S S HO R E S : N AT U R E , H I S TO RY AND R E C R E AT I ONMary Morgan

420-slip marina, public boat launch, hotel,residential neighborhood, the S.S. Meteor Museum,Barker’s Island Festival Park and the Lake SuperiorNational Estuarine Research Reserve.

Festival Park is scheduled for twenty-five eventsduring the summer of 2012 including the LakeSuperior Dragon Boat Festival, Superior’ssignature summer event. Eleven brides will say “I do” under the Park’s pavilion on the shore ofSuperior Bay. For two decades, WCMP fundshave been used to improve access to LakeSuperior beginning with the boat launch onBarker’s Island and the popular Osaugie Trailalong Superior’s waterfront.

The Osaugie Trail offers multi-use access andconnects to the Tri-County Recreational Corridorleading sixty-two miles to Ashland. Named afterChief Osaugie of the Anishinabe Band, the trailspans five miles from Barker’s Island to Bear CreekPark. Chief Osaugie was a leader in the Superiorarea circa 1800 and was reputed to be an excellentprovider and expert hunter and trapper. He wasdescribed as friendly and intelligent and many ofhis ancestors remain Superior residents.

The trail is unique in that users can routinely seewildlife as well as the Great Lakes’ largest workingport as they travel the route. Two museums,Fairlawn and the Richard I. Bong VeteransHistorical Center, grace the waterfront corridornear the trail. Fairlawn consists of a forty-two-

room mansion built in the popular Queen AnneVictorian style architecture of 1891 and theVeterans Center exhibits a World War II P-38Lightning fighter aircraft.

Finally, WCMP dollars provided the City’s firstoutdoor classroom and interpretive trail locatedin the Superior Municipal Forest. With 4,428acres of woodlands and wetlands located in thesouthwest corner of the City along the St. LouisRiver, the Superior Municipal Forest is the thirdlargest municipally-owned forest in the nation.

Forest pursuits include hiking, biking, hunting,fishing, boating, skiing and ecology. The OutdoorClassroom is positioned under a towering whitepine and offers seating for sixty students. It islocated on the popular Millennium Trail with

six interpretive pedestals displaying coastalresource and stewardship messages. Most of thepedestals present original local art or photos.Teachers use the site for environmental educationand nature appreciation.

Whether enjoying the St. Louis River, SuperiorBay or Lake Superior, residents and visitors standin awe of the magnificent waters of Superior.Public access has never been more available ormore enjoyable than it is today. The City ofSuperior continues to benefit from its partnershipwith the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program.

Mary Morgan is the Administrator of the City of SuperiorDepartment of Parks and Recreation. She may be reached at(715) 395-7270 or [email protected].


Harbors have historically been the starting pointfor exploration of the land that lies beyond theshoreline. Forts were developed to protect thesestrategic locations that subsequently became portsand centers of commerce.

The Green Bay-area waterfront fostered growth of the lumber and the paper industries. Thesebusinesses benefited from Wisconsin’s nearby vastwoodlands and the low flat banks of the FoxRiver that enabled the horizontal placement ofindustrial machinery. The waterfront also becamethe focal point of activity in the region asdowntown commercial areas developed in thecities of Green Bay and De Pere.

These areas were important not only economicallyand socially, but also as centers for ideas andinformation. They became the hubs of localgovernment, civil society and commercial business.By the 1840s, a lock and canal system wasdeveloped along the Fox River to expand water-born traffic to inland Wisconsin communities.

Green Bay has enjoyed its status as a Great Lakesport and an international seaport followingcompletion of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959.However, an unfortunate side effect of the rapidindustrialization of the Fox River was a legacy ofpollution in the river and disinvestment on its shores.

That legacy is changing. With the advent of theClean Water Act, environmental awareness andimproved public understanding of theconnections between land use and impacts on theriver, the Fox River and Green Bay shorelinetoday is a dynamic, diverse area.

The remediation of river sediments contaminatedwith polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) isunderway throughout the river corridor. Theimpact of this work is promising. Voyageur Parkin De Pere has been transformed from a landfilland bulk storage site for coal and salt to adestination that now hosts thousands of earlyspring anglers from its shores and boats launchedfrom nearby docks during the annual walleye run.

Leicht Park and The CityDeck in downtownGreen Bay are becoming focal points for festivalsand concerts with the Fox River as their backdrop.Multiple port operators take advantage of theeconomies of scale associated with waterborneshipping of bulk commodities through the Portof Green Bay by Great Lakes ore carriers andsaltwater freighters. Ashwaubenon has reactivatedits waterfront through redevelopment of a formerbrownfield site north of the STH 172 bridge.

Through the Fox River Navigational Authority,plans are underway to reconnect the upper andlower parts of the Fox River to recreationalboating. The Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway isbeing developed to promote the unique history of the rivers and communities along them.


Diverse neighborhoods

and excit ing downtowns

extend the urban

waterfront beyond the

water ’s edge .

R E D E V E LO P I NG T H E L OWE R F OX R I V E R A ND G R E E N B AY WAT E R F RONTAaron Schuette

The Lower Fox River and Green Bay ShorelineWaterfront Redevelopment Plan was developed to build on this momentum. The plan createscommunication and coordination among themultiple stakeholders within the study area andprovides specific recommendations throughoutthe corridor to balance economic development,environmental restoration and cultural opportunities.

The plan identifies twelve unique opportunityareas with similar land uses within the overallstudy area to create more manageable, localizedrecommendations. Within each opportunity area,the existing land uses, current assessed valuationsand waterfront public access sites wereinventoried and analyzed.

The plan identifies specific opportunity arearecommendations that would enable multi-modalconnections to and from the river and bay shore

to other nearby attractions such as the East RiverTrail, Lambeau Field and Bay Beach AmusementPark. The goal is creation of a waterfront districtwith consistent streetscaping and wayfinding.

Additionally, the plan identifies existingunderutilized waterfront locations that could bepotentially redeveloped with uses that aredependent on waterfront locations. The plancontemplates additional port operations, publicwaterfront access, water-related businesses ornatural shoreline restoration efforts.

For the plan to succeed, the waterfront needs tohave a well-balanced 24/7 activity base. Whenconsidering the Fox River and Green Bayshorelines, this means an appropriate mixture ofport, commercial, recreational, residential andinstitutional uses that each contribute to theoverall activity level along the shoreline that spills

over to adjacent areas. In order for this tohappen, the waterfront needs to be woven intoadjacent neighborhoods and nearby attractions.

A community should celebrate what makes itswaterfront district unique. In the case of the FoxRiver and Green Bay shoreline, distinctive featuresinclude its rich history, multiple recreational uses,business opportunities and connections to thelarger community. As is the case in all successfulwaterfront communities, daily activities associatedwith diverse neighborhoods and excitingdowntowns extend the urban waterfront beyondthe water’s edge.

The recommendations contained within the plan are intended to start a conversation amongBrown County’s residents, municipalities, agenciesand private-sector partners about how the FoxRiver and Green Bay shorelines can enhance ourquality of life. As local planning and developmentcontinues, it is hoped that this effort will producea higher level of communication and coordinationamong various interests to create a unifiedwaterfront district. Therefore, the completion ofthis plan is not an end to the waterfront planningprocess in Brown County, but rather a beginning.

Aaron Schuette is a Principal Planner with the Brown CountyPlanning Commission. He may be reached at (920) 448-6480or [email protected].


Four miles long and a half-mile wide, theMenomonee River Valley extends from theconfluence of the Menomonee and MilwaukeeRivers to Miller Park Stadium. For hundreds ofyears, the 1,200-acre Menomonee Valley was a wildrice marsh and home to Native Americans whogathered for fishing, hunting and the rice harvest.

As Milwaukee developed, the Menomonee Riverwas channelized, its banks armored and itsmarshes filled with contaminated material tomake new land for industry. When Milwaukeebecame known as the “Machine Shop of theWorld,” the Menomonee Valley was its engine.The Valley has long been the state’s center ofindustry and home to thousands of jobs.

Characteristic of many industrial cities,Milwaukee’s economic conditions changed inrecent years and many manufacturing companiesmoved or closed their doors. By the latter half ofthe Twentieth Century, the Valley had becomeWisconsin’s most visible eyesore with hundreds ofacres of abandoned, contaminated land and aforgotten, polluted river.

In the late 1990s, the City of Milwaukee, theMilwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District(MMSD), the State of Wisconsin and Valleybusinesses came together to develop a plan for the Menomonee Valley. One of the plan’srecommendations was the creation of a public-private partnership—Menomonee ValleyPartners—to facilitate this effort. Since 1999,

a wide array of stakeholders has been workingtogether to revitalize the Menomonee Valley forthe benefit of the entire Milwaukee region.

In the past decade, thirty-three companies havemoved to or expanded in the Valley resulting inthe creation of 4,700 jobs. In addition, fourteenmiles of the Hank Aaron State Trail and anationally recognized shared stormwater treatmentsystem have been developed, and forty-five acresof native plants have been established. More thanten million people visit the Valley’s recreation andentertainment destinations each year.

Today, the Valley is a national model of economicand environmental sustainability. Recognized by theSierra Club as “One of the 10 Best Developmentsin the Nation,” the Menomonee Valley continuesto receive local and national accolades.

During the last decade, the Wisconsin CoastalManagement Program has been engaged in nearlya dozen projects that have led to the MenomoneeRiver Valley’s reemergence, including:

• Sustainable Design Guidelines for theMenomonee Valley, a project to ensure thatredevelopment efforts in the Valley areenvironmentally sustainable.

• Stormwater Park, an infrastructure project thattreats stormwater from seventy acres ofredevelopment and creates recreational openspace that serves as a public amenity.


The Menomonee Val ley

i s connect ing people

to jobs , env ironmenta l

educat ion, restored

natura l resources and

recreat iona l oppor tunit ies .

M I LWAUK E E ’ S M E NOMON E E VA L L E YLaura Bray

• Menomonee Valley Cultural Resources, aproject which led to the creation of twelveinterpretive signs throughout the MenomoneeValley that explain the unique history of thearea from Native Americans to railcars, andimmigrant neighborhood life to native plants.

• Airline Yards Design Development, a designfor developing a twenty-four-acre park with2,600 feet of river frontage in a 140-acre formerrail yard.

The next phase of the Valley’s revitalization—Menomonee Valley From the Ground Up—builds upon the area’s success to date. From theGround Up will provide a comprehensiveapproach to environmental, community andeconomic development which, when completed,will reach tens of thousands of residents in theregion. This phase includes three main projects.

• Converting a rail yard into a 24-acre park.Menomonee Valley Partners is working to turna narrow parcel with a half-mile of riverfrontage into an ecologically diverse park thatwill become part of the Hank Aaron State Trail.The plan includes the restoration of severalhabitat zones native to southeast Wisconsin,stabilization of an eroding riverbank andcreation of new public access to theMenomonee River. Neighbors, school groupsand other volunteers will be engaged inbuilding the park, planting trees and activelybuilding an amenity in the heart of Milwaukee.

• Building new bike and pedestrian infrastructure.This project will weave the Valley back into thefabric of the City through six new miles of theHank Aaron State Trail and three bike/pedestrianbridges that reconnect city neighborhoods to theValley. When completed in Spring 2013, the HankAaron State Trail will be a fourteen-mile systemstretching from Lake Michigan to WaukeshaCounty that offers walk-to-work opportunitiesand connections to some of the largest touristattractions in the region including the Lakefront,Milwaukee County Zoo and Summerfest.

• Opening a Menomonee Valley branch of theUrban Ecology Center. A third branch of theUrban Ecology Center will be established to servethe Valley and its nearby neighborhoods. Throughits Neighborhood Environmental Education

Program, the Center provides K-12 schools withprograms to strengthen their science curriculumusing hands-on outdoor learning experiences.The curriculum is developed with participatingschools and aligned with local and federalscience, literacy and math standards. In addition,the Center offers after-school, weekend andsummer programs for youth, families and adults.

Through the efforts of many, many partnerships,the Menomonee Valley is connecting people tojobs, environmental education, restored naturalresources and new recreational opportunities. Therevitalized Menomonee Valley will be a place towork, play and learn for generations to come.

Laura Bray is the Executive Director of Menomonee ValleyPartners, Inc. She may be reached at (414) 274-4654 [email protected].


If anyone said ten years ago I would someday live in Wisconsin, I would not have believed it.However, that is exactly what happened after Ibecame a Coastal Management Fellow in 2010.

Growing up as a young child along Winyah Bay inSouth Carolina, I developed a passion for the coastalenvironment. Some of my most enjoyable momentswere spent along the beach or in a boat exploringthe many marshes and waterways in GeorgetownCounty. These experiences and my formal educationin Environmental Planning led to me to apply fora NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship.

The Coastal Management Fellowship Programbegan in 1996 and is sponsored by the NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) in conjunction with the coastal states.The program has two main objectives. First, theprogram offers coastal resource management andpolicy experience to postgraduate studentsseeking careers in coastal management. Second,the program provides project assistance to statecoastal management programs.

States interested in hosting a Fellow for two yearssubmit potential projects to the NOAA CoastalServices Center. Students in turn apply through theirown state’s Sea Grant Program and go through acompetitive process to be nominated as a fellowshipfinalist. Twelve finalists are invited to a matchingworkshop hosted by the NOAA Coastal ServicesCenter in Charleston. Ultimately, six Fellows areselected and placed in each of the host states.

As the first NOAA Fellow assigned to Wisconsin,I have been able to learn first-hand about coastalpolicy and proper management to ensure protectionof the Great Lakes. My fellowship project involvesassisting the University of Wisconsin Sea GrantInstitute in the construction of the WisconsinCoastal Atlas (http://www.wicoastalatlas.net). Inaddition, I recommended and developed spatialdecision support tools which will be used to aidplanners and coastal managers in implementinglocal comprehensive and hazard mitigation plans.

My fellowship in Wisconsin has provided manymemorable and interesting experiences that have developed my career as a coastal manager. (Note: My first impression of Wisconsin was notof Lakes Michigan or Superior, but of how prettyand green the cornfields are!)

For example, I participated in a tour of St. LouisBay on the research vessel L.L. Smith, Jr. where Ilearned about a corrosion problem that has causeddeterioration of steel pilings in the Duluth-SuperiorHarbor. In Cornucopia, I observed a differentcoastal hazard: erosion along the coastline whichhas resulted in bluff failure in locations alongLake Superior. Although different from thehurricanes to which I am accustomed, exposureto these hazards is nonetheless a real threat to lifeand property in the Great Lakes region. Toaddress the erosion threat, the Wisconsin CoastalManagement Program (WCMP) has helpedfinance a project by Bayfield County to developsafer setbacks for new construction.


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A COA S TA L F E L L OW ’ S W I S CON S I N A DV EN TU R EKathy Johnson

In the lovely City of Bayfield along Lake Superiorand Washington Island and Door County on LakeMichigan, I examined locations where CoastalZone Management Act (CZMA) funds have beenused to implement public access projects along thecoasts. I soon realized the major impact CZMAand WCMP have in preserving and protectingWisconsin’s Great Lakes.

Although living in the Low Country of SouthCarolina had given me significant exposure towetlands, I had no idea that Wisconsin also hasvast areas of wetlands. I have studied wetlandsthroughout Wisconsin’s coastal zone and come to

a greater appreciation of their importance. However,I am not alone in appreciating Wisconsin’s wetlands.

At a recent Wisconsin wetlands conference, theRamsar Convention on Wetlands honored the BadRiver Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe withthe treasured Wetland of International Importanceaward. In addition, the Wisconsin WetlandsAssociation received a Wetland ConservationAward from the Ramsar Convention.

I was pleased to celebrate such high honors andfound myself taking pride in my new state forleading the nation in wetlands protection. That

feeling of pride grew when I joined a grouptouring wetland sites in Wisconsin and Illinoisthat hopefully will become part of the proposedHackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

Moving to Wisconsin has necessitated a majoradjustment to the climate. Upon recommendationof a former colleague, I decided to try to“embrace” the cold weather. Early in 2011, Iwalked on Madison’s frozen Lake Monona withcolleagues from my office! I have enjoyedsnowshoeing and tubing, but my favorite winteractivity was a trip to Cable, Wisconsin where myson joined me for our first ever snowmobile trip.It was less than ten degrees and sooooo cold, butwe had an awesome adventure!

I consider myself very fortunate to have beenselected as a NOAA Fellow to study andcontribute to the nation’s critical Great Lakessystem. I am perhaps even more fortunate to haveserved as a Fellow in Wisconsin where folks mademe feel welcome and even seemed to appreciatemy Southern accent.

I can truly say that Wisconsin has become mysecond home state and the Great Lakes are mysecond coast. For my friends down South, don’tworry, I still say y’all.

Kathy Johnson, employed by The Baldwin Group, is the NOAACoastal Management Fellow with the Wisconsin CoastalManagement Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea GrantInstitute. She may be reached at [email protected].


Project NameGranteeWCMP AwardProject DescriptionContact

Coastwide

Coastal Conservation and Resource Efficiency ProgramWisconsin Rural Water Association$51,310Assist small regulated utilities identify efficiencies and conduct leak detection surveys to prevent loss. Mr. David Lawrence, (715) 344-7778

Phosphorus and Nonpoint Pollution on Lake MichiganClean Wisconsin$35,000Build stakeholder groups in Green Bay andRacine to implement the adaptive managementoption of Wisconsin’s new phosphorus rule.Mr. Mark Redsten, (608) 251-7020

Grosbeaks Galore Migratory Bird HabitatNatural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin$33,336Increase awareness of migratory bird issues among landowners, land managers and others in Lake Michigan coastal counties.Ms. Barb Barzen, (608) 261-4381

Wisconsin Harbor Towns Travel GuideWisconsin Harbor Towns Association$25,600Develop, print and distribute the new Wisconsin Harbor Towns Travel Guide.Ms. Kathy Tank, (800) 719-4881

Private Wetland Restoration and ManagementWisconsin Wetlands Association$25,320Assess programs and resources to supportlandowners interested in wetland protection and management.Ms. Katie Beilfuss, (608) 250-9971

Coastal Cities Trail ConnectivityBay-Lake Regional Planning Commission$25,000Develop a comprehensive GIS database inventory of all trails within coastal cities alongLake Michigan.Ms. Angela Pierce, (920) 448-2820

Volunteer Monitoring for Modeling Beach DataAlliance for the Great Lakes$20,038Test the feasibility of using trained Adopt-a-Beachvolunteers to operate predictive beach models inlieu of local health department personnel.Ms. Jamie Cross, (773) 486-9059

Lake Superior Estuaries InventoryDepartment of Natural Resources$20,000Complete the Lake Superior Estuary InventoryPlan and publish a summary of all 35 LakeSuperior estuaries.Ms. Rebecca Schroeder, (608) 266-5244


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Lake Superior Water TrailNorthwest Regional Planning Commission$16,500Develop a recreational companion guide to theLake Superior Water Trail.Mr. Jason Laumann, (715) 635-2197

Technical AssistanceBay-Lake Regional Planning Commission$20,000Support coastal management activities andtechnical assistance to local governments in the Bay-Lake region.Ms. Angela Pierce, (920) 448-2820

Technical AssistanceNorthwest Regional Planning Commission$20,000Support coastal management activities andtechnical assistance to local governments in the Northwest region.Mr. Jason Laumann, (715) 635-2197

Technical AssistanceSoutheastern Wisconsin Regional PlanningCommission$20,000Support coastal management activities andtechnical assistance to local governments in the Southeast region.Dr. Don Reed, (262) 547-6721

Coastal Wetland InventoryDepartment of Natural Resources$87,039Update data for the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory for Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Racine Counties.Ms. Lois Simon, (608) 266-8852

Coastal Technical Assistance to LocalGovernmentsDepartment of Natural Resources$330,239Support core waterway and wetland permittingstaff and local government technical assistance in the three coastal regions.Ms. Lois Simon, (608) 266-8852

Ashland County

Griggs Approach Pier and Concrete ApronTown of LaPointe$53,505Repair and enhance the existing concreteapproach ramp and improve access for recreation,boating and fishing on Lake Superior.Mr. Keith Sowl, (715) 747-6855

Ashland County Invasive Species Prevention and ContainmentAshland County Land and Water ConservationDepartment$27,500Build Ashland County’s capacity to implementand enhance an invasive species education andprevention program.Mr. Tom Fratt, (715) 682-7187

Bayfield County

Kayak Safety in Apostle Islands Sea CavesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison$29,965Implement Phase III of the Real Time WaveObservation System project at Meyers Beach toalert kayakers to dangerous conditions.Dr. Chin H. Wu, (608) 263-3078

Pikes Bay Beach Public AccessTown of Bayfield$26,703Improve public access to Pikes Bay Beach throughtrail and boardwalk construction.Mr. Tom Gordon, (715) 779-5671

Houghton Falls Nature Preserve TrailsTown of Bayview$5,957Improve public access at Houghton Falls NaturePreserve through the construction of boardwalksand informational signage.Mr. Al House, (715) 292-5117


Brown County

Port of Green Bay Opportunity StudyBrown County Planning Commission$29,949Update and expand the 2005 Port OpportunityStudy and develop a prioritized list of propertiesfor potential Port of Green Bay acquisitions.Mr. Aaron Schuette, (920) 448-6486

Watershed EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay$19,896Build watershed and water quality awarenessabout the Lower Fox River by educating teachers and engaging students in water qualitymonitoring.Ms. Annette Pelegrin, (920) 465-5031

Door County

West Waterfront Walkway Extension and Sawyer Park ImprovementsCity of Sturgeon Bay$99,650Construct a 1,100-foot waterfront walkway under the Oregon Street Bridge through Sawyer Park.Mr. Marty Olejniczak, (920) 746-6908

Mink River Estuary Groundwater Flow ModelUniversity of Wisconsin-Extension$47,511Design, construct and calibrate a numericalgroundwater flow model for the Mink Riverestuary and surrounding aquifers in Door County.Ms. Suzanne Samuelsen, (608) 265-5917

Detroit Harbor Waterfront Master PlanTown of Washington Island$30,000Develop a harbor waterfront master plan for theDetroit Harbor area on Washington Island.Mr. Joel Gunnlaugsson, (920) 847-2522

Horseshoe Bay Cave HibernaculumDepartment of Natural Resources$27,247Develop a cave inventory and management plan that addresses the prevention of White-noseSyndrome in resident bats.Ms. Jennifer Schehr, (608) 267-0281

Peninsula State Park Water Use AuditDepartment of Natural Resources$20,245Conduct a pilot water use audit and retrofit to reduce water use at Peninsula State Park inDoor County.Ms. Shaili Pfeiffer, (608) 267-7630

Douglas County

Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness ProjectCity of Superior$5,000Design and install aquatic invasive species signageat three boat launches in the City of Superior.Ms. Diane R. Thompson, (715) 394-0392

Iron County

Saxon Harbor PavilionIron County$81,680Construct a new pavilion, restrooms and showersat Saxon Harbor.Mr. Mike Saari, (715) 561-3375

Kewaunee County

Crescent Beach Management of Non-Point PollutantsCity of Algoma$48,074Identify upstream nonpoint pollution sources inthe Ahnapee River that may contribute to poorwater quality at Crescent Beach.Mr. Tom Reynolds, (920) 487-5203


Manitowoc County

Harbor Park Sea Wall Replacement and Park ImprovementsCity of Two Rivers$53,690Develop a plan and design to address a failing sea wall and future development of the harbor at the Twin Rivers and Lake Michigan.Mr. James McDonald, (920) 793-5540

Milwaukee County

City of Milwaukee Green Streets: From Pilot Projects to PolicyCity of Milwaukee Office of EnvironmentalSustainability$60,000Establish a policy for green infrastructure toreduce flooding hazards and non-point sourcepollution in the City of Milwaukee. Mr. Erick Shambarger, (414) 286-8556

Downtown Milwaukee Lakefront Gateway AnalysisCity of Milwaukee$36,000Develop a redesign and alternatives analysis forthe intersection at Michigan Street and LincolnMemorial Drive on Milwaukee’s lakefront.Mr. Robert Harris, (414) 286-5654

Green Street Development for a Healthy CommunitySixteenth Street Community Health Center$35,125Develop a Green Street concept plan to addressurban storm water management needs along theKinnickinnic River.Mr. Ben Gramling, (414) 385-3577

Milwaukee Estuary Wetland Restoration Plan:Grand Trunk SiteCity of Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority$30,000Develop a project plan to restore 6.5 acres ofwetlands and a small creek on the edge of the Port of Milwaukee.Mr. Michael Maierle, (414) 286-5720

Rotary Centennial Arboretum CurriculumDevelopmentUrban Ecology Center$15,000Develop and pilot curriculum utilizing the Neighborhood Environmental EducationProject framework.Ms. Demetria Dunn, (414) 964-8505

Ozaukee County

Boardwalk Construction and Native Landscape RestorationCity of Port Washington$40,000Construct an elevated boardwalk over a restoredcoal storage dock.Mr. Rob Vanden Noven, (262) 268-4267

Racine County

Root River Public Access PlanningRoot River Council$29,355Develop design recommendations for a dedicated riverfront path in downtown Racine.Mr. Monte Osterman, (262) 308-2766

Pike River Watershed PlanRoot-Pike Watershed Initiative Network$20,000Develop a watershed restoration plan for thedirect drainage area of the Pike River basin.Ms. Susan Greenfield, (262) 898-2055

Sheboygan County

Wetland Restoration Monitoring in Sheboygan and Ozaukee CountiesDepartment of Natural Resources$29,220Update wetland restoration inventories and merge with the Department’s restorationtracking program.Ms. Melissa Sparrow-Lien, (920) 892-8756


Wisconsin Coastal Management ProgramScott WalkerGovernor

Mike HuebschSecretary, DOA

Ed EberleAdministrator, DOA Division of Intergovernmental Relations

Mike FriisLeader, Resource Policy Team and Manager, WCMP

Travis OlsonWetland Protection & Land Use Planning Coordinator, WCMP

Kathleen AngelFederal Consistency and Coastal HazardsCoordinator, WCMP

Todd BreibyCoastal Nonpoint Control and Education Coordinator, WCMP

Anne IwataProgram Policy Analyst and Federal Reporting Coordinator, WCMP

Kathy JohnsonCoastal Fellow, WCMP

Wisconsin Coastal Management CouncilMayor Larry MacDonald, Bayfield, Chair

Robert Browne, Superior

Sharon Cook, Milwaukee

Mayor John Dickert, Racine

Ed Eberle, Wisconsin Department ofAdministration

Stephen Galarneau, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Patricia Hoeft, Oneida

Ken Leinbach, Whitefish Bay

Representative Cory Mason, Racine

Phil Moy, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute

William Schuster, Sturgeon Bay

Ervin Soulier, Odanah

Sheri Walz, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Senator Robert W. Wirch, Kenosha

EditorJim Langdon, DOA

ACKNOWL EDGM EN T S


The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program was established in the Department of Administration(DOA) in 1978 under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act. The program and its partners work toachieve balance between natural resource preservation and economic development along Wisconsin’s GreatLakes coasts. The program thanks its principal federal partner, the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, for the technical and financialsupport it provides on behalf of Wisconsin’s coastal communities.

Photographs

Page, Image, Source

Cover, Frog Bay Tribal National Park, Courtesy of Bayfield Regional ConservancyContents, Peninsula State Park Kayaking,Courtesy of Door County Visitor Bureau1. Gov. Scott Walker, Governor’s Press Office2. Asian Carp, Kevin Irons3. Asian Carp, Courtesy of Asian Carp Regional

Coordinating Committee4. Lake Michigan Oblique Photo, Courtesy of

Dr. David Mickelson5. Sheboygan, Courtesy of Dr. David Mickelson6. Eagle Harbor Kayaks, Courtesy of Door

County Visitor Bureau7. Cana Island Lighthouse Kayaker, Courtesy of

Door County Visitor Bureau8. Superior Municipal Forest, Todd Breiby9. Arrowhead Pier Opening, Courtesy of AMI

Consulting Engineers10. West Side Riverwalk, Aaron Schuette11. Green Bay Night, Courtesy of Brown County12. Menomonee Valley, Courtesy of Menomonee

Valley Partners, Inc.13. Menomonee Valley Canoe Launch, Courtesy

of Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc.14. Coastal Fellow Kayak, Sherry Ray15. Coastal Fellow Snowmobile, Rob Johnson16. Washington Island, Kathy Johnson20. Gills Rock Kayaking, Courtesy of Door

County Visitor Bureau21. Ashland Sunset, Anne Iwata

Wisconsin Coastal Management Program

101 East Wilson StreetPO Box 8944Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8944(608) 267-7982http://[email protected]

Funded by the Wisconsin Coastal ManagementProgram and the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, under theCoastal Zone Management Act, GrantNA12NOS4190091.

The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program inthe Wisconsin Department of Administrationpublishes Wisconsin Great Lakes Chronicle. Itwelcomes, but is not responsible for, the opinionsexpressed by contributing authors.

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The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) was established by Congress on October 27, 1972. During the past forty years, the NOAA Office ofOcean and Coastal Resource Management and thirty-five coastal states have invested more than $1 billion of federal funds to preserve, protect, develop,

enhance and restore America’s coasts. The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program congratulates its federal and state partners on this achievement.

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