Restoration experts from Ducks Unlimited, The Nature Conservancy, and the Lower Fox River/Green Bay Areas of Concern will discuss case studies of partnerships turning federal GLRI funding into successful on-the-ground habitat restoration projects that provide a variety of ecological and societal benefits that can be sustained well into the future. Featured case studies include successfully restoring coastal marsh for waterbirds and for northern pike, using watershed-based GIS planning tools to prioritize restoration projects, and the reestablishment of the Cat Island Chain of islands in lower Green Bay. This presentation was given by Nicole Van Helden, Director of Conservation-Green Bay Watershed, The Nature Conservancy.

1. Insert Your Image Here
Green
Bay
Shoreline,
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Peninsula
State
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Park
Strategic Planning and Targeted Restoration
on Green Bay’s West Shore

2. Overview
• Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool
• How the Tool is Being Used
• Conservation Return on Investment

3. Green Bay Conservation Action Plan

4. Partnerships and Projects

5. Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool

6. Coastal Wetland and Tributary Tool
Interactive online map
Wetland and fish passage layers developed by
TNC
Many data layers from various sources
Prioritized but customizable

8. Online Tool

9. Wetland Protection and Restoration

10. Wetland Services
• Wetlands scored for ability to perform
functions
• Maps wetland ecological services
• Includes assessment of potentially
restorable wetlands
• Compare scores—within a function and
overall

11. Wetland Services
• Flood Abatement
• Water Quality
Protection
• Surface Water Supply
• Carbon Storage
• Shoreline Protection
• Fish Habitat
• Wildlife Habitat

12. Tributary Connectivity

13. Setting Priorities

14. Additional Data Layers

15. Additional Data Layers

16. How Tool Can Be Used
Proactive land protection/restoration
Wetland mitigation (“Watershed Approach”)
Justification for conservation decisions
Seeing new opportunities

17. Maximizing Our Investments

18. Maximizing Our Investments

19. Summary
• Strategic tools provide direction
• Targeted conservation actions
• Biggest return on investment

20. Questions
Nicole Van Helden
nvanhelden@tnc.org
http://maps.tnc.org/DuckPenTool/
http://maps.tnc.org/CoastalWetlandTool/