SE WI CR Project

The City of Racine Public Health Department undertook a project to better understand coastal hazard impacts through local ordinance review, parcel mapping, shoreline classification, and public outreach. City of Racine Coastal Resiliency Assessment Overview Like many areas along the Great Lakes Coast, public and private properties in Racine are experiencing increased erosion and flooding due…
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There was a need to establish coastal management guidelines to protect Milwaukee County’s coastal land and assets. Creating a Coastline Management Policy for Milwaukee County Overview Milwaukee County (County) wanted to establish coastline management guidelines based upon best practices to protect County lakefront property from future impacts of coastal hazards. The guidelines would offer a…
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There was a need for a shoreline stabilization project to protect and Oak Creek bluff from erosion, create habitat, and provide safe public access to the shoreline.   Oak Creek Shoreline Resilience, Habitat, & Access   Overview The City of Oak Creek (the City) wanted to slow erosion at coastal bluff on the Peter-Cooper brownfield…
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There was a need to develop a comprehensive asset analysis and inventory of Milwaukee County’s coastal resources.   Milwaukee County Coastal Resources Inventory   Overview This project was funded as part of the Southeastern Wisconsin Coastal Resilience project led by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program. To be eligible for this funding, Lake Michigan coastal local…
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There is a need to develop sustainable strategies to adequately protect the shoreline that still maintains public access to the Kemper Center shoreline.   Kemper Center Shoreline Protection Design Case Study This project was funded as part of the Southeastern Wisconsin Coastal Resilience project led by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program. To be eligible for…
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