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Our Mission  

Preserving the water resources,natural areas, and working lands of Ozaukee and Washington Counties

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Why we’re here

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How We Protect Land

 Acquisitions 

•Donations or purchases

Conservation Easements•Development rights agreements

Partnerships•Work with other organizations to

accomplish either of the above

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Funding & Partnerships

• Federal, State &Municipal Partnerships

• Non-Profit ConservationPartnerships

• Land Trusts, Foundations& Individuals

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Land Protection

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OWLT Preserves

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Invasive plant cont rol

Restoration &Stewardship

Invasive Plant Removal

Restoration

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Trinity Creek Restoration

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Wetland Restoration

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Stage 2Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 1

Wetland Restoration

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Wetlands 

Tree Planting

50,000 trees & shrubsin past 3 years

Stewardship & Land Management

Restoration 

Restoration

40 acres of wetland inpast 3 years

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Wildlife Monitoring

• Monitor birds, bat& wildlife

• Maintenance of nest boxes andtraps

• Track activity formeasurable data

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• Point Count Surveys

– Lead by Bill Mueller, Ornithologist Western Great LakesBird & Bat Observatory and Dr. Noel Cutright, OWLT

Board Member

• During the past 32 months, bird studies at FBMPhave Identified 233 species.

• As the restoration and management activities goforward, we expect this number to increase.

 Avian & Bat Surveys

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Great LakesRestoration Initiative

Partners In Preservationfor Invasive Species Removal

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Funding ……….... $448,663

Duration ….……… Oct ‘12 – Sept ‘14

Location ….……… Ozaukee

WashingtonMilwaukee

Sheboygan

RacineKenosha

* Public and protected private lands *

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History

LMSA

Gathering Waters

OWLT

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 Aquatic Invasive Species

Including, but not limited to:

Phragmites

Purple Loosestrife

Lyme GrassJapanese Knotweed

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• County & Local Governments

• Land Trusts

OWLT (Ozaukee/Washington)

Glacial Lakes Conservancy (Sheboygan)River Revitalization Foundation (Milwaukee)

Racine-Kenosha Land Conservancy (Racine/Kenosha)

Caledonia Land Trust (Racine)

Milwaukee Area Land Conservancy (Milwaukee)• Wisconsin DNR

• UW Extension

• Gathering Waters Conservancy

Partners

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Phase 1 – Inventory and Treatment

Phase 2 – Treatment, Restoration & Follow Up

Phase 3 – Education and Prevention

Phases

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InventorySEWISC

DNR

Counties

LocalGovernments

Land Trusts

OWLT

EducationUW Extension

(materials & outreach)

River Alliance of WI(training)

Treatment

OWLT

Land Trusts

Non-Profits

Partner

Organizations

Counties

LocalGovernments

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