Current projects

Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust — Explore

The WWCT has 15 active projects covering over 850 acres across 10 different service areas.

Projects are monitored for 5-10 years and credits are released when projects meet hydrology and vegetation performance standards. WWCT projects are overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District and the U.S. EPA Region 5.

WWCT Projects Snapshot 2024

15 active mitigation sites
471 approved potential credits
184 credits released
853 acres of protected land
549 acres of mitigation activities:
- 274 acres of wetland reestablishment
- 147 acres of wetland rehabilitation
- 108 acres of wetland enhancement
- 20 acres of creation

WWCT Project Map

Highlighted Projects

Davis Preserve (Waukesha County)

Landowner - Waukesha County Land Conservancy (WCLC)
Partners - TNC, Conservation Strategies
Acres - 78
Credit Potential - 48
Construction Year - 2019
Hydrology Restoration - series of ditch plugs and grading
Wetland Communities - wet prairie, sedge meadow, hardwood swamp

Woodland Dunes Henry Property (Manitowoc County)

Landowner - Woodland Dunes Nature Center
Partner - Stantec
Acres - 79
Credit Potential - 49
Construction Year - 2019
Hydrology Restoration - drain tile disablement, shallow grading
Wetland Communities - wet meadow, shrub carr, wooded swamp

Soik Property Wetland Restoration (Portage County)

Landowner - Village of Plover
Partners - Heartland Ecological, MARS-EOR, Portage County, Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Acres - 58
Credit Potential - 36
Construction Year - 2019
Hydrology Restoration - shallow scrapes, ditch filling, high capacity well decommissioned
Wetland Communities - wet meadow and shrub carr