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Jun 28, 2023

Pergande, senior wetland ecologist and assured wetland delineator, joins raSmith

raSmith has announced the addition of Erica Pergande as a senior wetland ecologist/project manager.

Jun 16, 2023

Microsoft will collaborate with watershed initiative to restore Mount Pleasant creek

The Lamparek Creek runs through the site where Microsoft plans to build its $1 billion data center.

Nov 26, 2019

Evers signs wetlands-credits bill

Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bill that requires developers to purchase wetland mitigation credits within whatever watersheds they're working in.

Nov 7, 2019

Wisconsin Assembly passes wetland-credits bill (UPDATE)

The state Assembly is preparing to pass a bill that would require developers to purchase wetland mitigation credits within the watershed they're changing.

Oct 8, 2019

Wisconsin Senate OKs wetland-credit changes (UPDATE)

The state Senate is poised to approve a bill that would require builders to purchase wetland-mitigation credits within the watershed they're changing.

Apr 29, 2019

Environmental group clashes with Kohler Co. over golf course

Kohler Co. and an environmental group are at odds over the Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's plan to build a golf course on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Nov 11, 2018

DNR staff pressured to OK golf course

"Here's our thistle! This is a rare, very rare plant," retired wetland ecologist Pat Trochlell exclaimed as she stood at the edge of Lake Michigan on a clear, windy and unseasonably cool day in October.

Apr 17, 2018

$3M federal grant funds Milwaukee wetland overhaul

A federal grant announced Tuesday will help Milwaukee restore one of the last remaining wetlands in the city, a long-neglected site in the industrial Harbor District.

Feb 28, 2018

Wetlands bill hits snag in state Senate

The fight over a proposed $70 million sand-processing center in western Wisconsin was to go on Wednesday before a state Senate committee, which was scheduled to hear public comments on a bill the Assembly has amended to include environmental exemptions for the project.

Feb 27, 2018

Senate panel to tackle wetlands proposals

A panel of Wisconsin Senate lawmakers plan on Wednesday to hear public testimony on a bill calling for changes to the state’s wetland-mitigation rules.

Feb 15, 2018

Assembly to vote on wetland permit exemptions bill

Wisconsin Republicans were scheduled to begin the end game Thursday for a bill that would allow developers to fill some state wetlands without permits, scheduling an Assembly floor vote.

Feb 14, 2018

Assembly to vote on wetland permit exemptions bill

The state Assembly is preparing to pass a Republican bill that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without a permit.

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