The WI Hub for the Great Lakes Aquatic
Habitat Network is
Contact:
Charlie Luthin- Executive Director
222 South Hamilton Street, Suite #1 Madison, WI 53703
PH (608) 250-9971
FX (608) 256-4562
Email: info@wiscwetlands.org
Website: www.wiscwetlands.org/

Who We Are: Wisconsin Wetlands Association
is a statewide science-based education and advocacy non-profit
organization dedicated to the protection, restoration
and enjoyment of Wisconsin's wetlands. The organization
is continually expanding its outreach program to citizens
within the Great Lakes region. Activities include:
- Providing information, advice, contacts
and services to citizens throughout the state who contact
WWA with concerns about local development projects that
impact wetlands
- Maintaining a statewide network of
citizens interested and involved in wetland protection,
the "Wetland Watch Network"
- Monitoring and researching activities
that impact wetlands statewide, including new and proposed
legislation and DNR Rules
- Serving as a wetland information center
to inform citizens of regional or local development
proposals, permit applications, and legislative actions
that may impact wetland and water resources
- Training citizens in techniques of
wetland protection through "wetland watch workshops";
Producing wetland conservation publications that are
useful to citizens and agency personnel
- Taking a lead role in advocacy for
wetland protection.
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As the Wisonsin Hub,
the Wisconsin Wetlands
Association provides local Great Lakes focused organizations
with the following:
- GLAHN grant funding
information, applications, etc.
- Assistance in
obtaining involvement and benefits from the Great
Lakes Aquatic Habitat Directory project- upon
request
- Coordinating wetland restoration
workshops in key locations, in collaboration with
local, regional and statewide partners.
- Running a series of "farmer education"
workshops on wetland conservation.
- Completing and circulating a
"Wetland
Resources Directory" Wisconsin.
- Coordinating a purple loosestrife
bio-control program in coastal counties, in partnership
with the Wisconsin DNR and local conservation
entities.
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