Parks & Open Spaces
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The regional park and open space plan was adopted by SEWRPC in 1977 and has been amended many times since. The plan is kept up-to-date on a county-by-county basis as SEWRPC works with each county to refine and detail the regional plan.
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The SEWRPC natural areas plan seeks to identify and protect what remains of the landscape of the region as it existed pre-European settlement. The plan also seeks to identify and protect other areas found to be vital to the maintenance of endangered, threatened, and rare plant and animal species. Both plan objectives foster biodiversity in the Region. The natural areas plan was adopted in 1997 and is amended from time to time as new information becomes available.
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SEWRPC works cooperatively with the U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in identifying and mapping wetlands in the region that are unlikely to be found suitable for the disposal of spoil and dredged materials. This mapping program is authorized under Federal law and is intended to help landowners and developers avoid the expenditure of time and resources in seeking approvals for wetland disposal sites where such approval is very unlikely to be forthcoming.
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SEWRPC maintains a staff capability to help Federal, State and local units of government, as well as private sector interests, in evaluating and assessing the environmental significance and quality of specific sites throughout the region. These evaluations involve field inspection work and preparation of a site report.
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Working cooperatively with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, SEWRPC supports an initiative that seeks to increase the awareness of the importance of preserving environmental corridors, and to take advantage of opportunities to enhance and expand those corridors
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SEWRPC provides assistance to the Wisconsin Department of Administration in the conduct of Wisconsin Coastal Management Program activities in the region. This work involves the designation of special coastal areas, as well as assisting local governments in the coastal counties of the region in seeking available funding for projects to preserve, protect and properly use the Lake Michigan coastal area.
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Information to assist in identifying plants in the field, including wetland vegetation, is available here.
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