Current projects

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

Bohn Farms Project (Winnebago County)

• Landowner - DNR Wildlife
• Partners - Stantec, Ducks Unlimited
• Acres - 78
• Credit Potential - 48
• Construction Year - 2019
• Hydrology Restoration - series of ditch plugs and grading
• Wetland Communities - wet prairie, sedge meadow, hardwood swamp

Hickory Hill Farms (Waukesha County)

• Landowner - The Meissner Family
• Partners - SEH, RES
• Acres - 118
• Credit Potential - 57
• Construction Year - 2021
• Hydrology Restoration - drain tile network disablement
• Wetland Communities - wet prairie, sedge meadow, hardwood swamp, vernal pool