Monday, April 30, 2007
Wetland Fact Sheet
Manmade efforts to restore wetlands are never as good as the original wetland lost. The natural water flow regime can only be approximated. The best approach is to preserve what wetlands we have left. The Pewaukee River Partnership works towards this goal. Their projects have not only preserved critical wetland functions, but have improved public access for observation purposes and education. Wetland observation sites in the watershed include: Simmons Woods Park and the Pewaukee River near the Pewaukee Lake Outfall.
This Fact Sheet has been prepared by Lee Trotta (PRP) and Jana Stewart (USGS).
This Fact Sheet has been prepared by Lee Trotta (PRP) and Jana Stewart (USGS).
Key: Pewaukee Subwatershed (yellow)
Wetlands Extent - 2000 (outlined in red)
Wetlands Extent - 1963 (light blue with white diagonals)
Labels: Wetland and River Research
Thursday, April 26, 2007
April Membership Meeting
The April meeting of the Pewaukee River Partnership is schedule for this evening at 7:00 pm in the North Shore Bank meeting room. The agenda will focus on the start up of the 2007 Pewaukee River Monitoring Program. In addition, there will be an update of the Pewaukee Is Our Place Project. All members as well as interested individuals are encouraged to attend.
A Century of Landscape Change
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Dr. Michael L. Thaller, PRP member and geographer, recently completed the paper entitled "A Century of Landscape Change: A Historical Geography of the Pewaukee River Watershed." He based his analysis on three United State Geological Survey maps dated 1905/1909, 1959 and 1971.
Thaller documented the gradual change within the watershed from a primarily rural landscape with an emphasis on tourism to the present almost complete urban economy. He based his study on the steady decline of the wetlands in the watershed. His final summary examines the recent interest in reviving the wetlands and fostering of native plant species.
This study is a part of the Pewaukee Is Our Place Project which has been undertaken by the Pewaukee River Partnership to better understand ways to protect the Pewaukee River Watershed in the future.
Thaller documented the gradual change within the watershed from a primarily rural landscape with an emphasis on tourism to the present almost complete urban economy. He based his study on the steady decline of the wetlands in the watershed. His final summary examines the recent interest in reviving the wetlands and fostering of native plant species.
This study is a part of the Pewaukee Is Our Place Project which has been undertaken by the Pewaukee River Partnership to better understand ways to protect the Pewaukee River Watershed in the future.
Labels: Pewaukee Is Our Place, Wetland and River Research
Wetlands or Wastelands
On April 19th Mary Schwister, president of PRP spoke to the members of the Kettle Moraine Garden Club at the Pewaukee Public Library. Her PowerPoint presentation, "Wetlands or Wastelands", focused on changing attitudes which are helping to protect the surviving wetlands in Wisconsin.
The Kettle Moraine Garden Club was a major sponsor of the 7,000 native plant Rain Garden installed at the Pewaukee Public Library. Club members have a keen interest in promoting the use of native species to protect the wetlands.
Monitoring Season Opening
Spring is finally arriving in Pewaukee! We had a very wet snowstorm (7 inches) as recently as April 11th. However, the weather has slowly become warmer with a number of rainy days. This has affected the start of the 2007 Pewaukee River Monitoring Project. High, swiftly-moving water makes it dangerous to monitor in many of the sites. Even so, two of the teams were able to start already in April.
The official PRP monitoring months are May through October. PRP Monitors check six sites on the Pewaukee River as well as four more sites on Coco Creek, Zion Creek and Meadowbrook Creek. The data they collect is entered into the statewide database for all Wisconsin streams and rivers. This information will be used by the State as well as PRP when designing future programs.
The official PRP monitoring months are May through October. PRP Monitors check six sites on the Pewaukee River as well as four more sites on Coco Creek, Zion Creek and Meadowbrook Creek. The data they collect is entered into the statewide database for all Wisconsin streams and rivers. This information will be used by the State as well as PRP when designing future programs.
Labels: Pewaukee River Monitoring Project
