Resources
Toolkit for Using StoryWood
Created for architects, designers, and developers, this toolkit offers a lexicon with a clear delineation of the universe of wood available for use in their design plans. Different types of wood have different stories to tell, some richer than others, and there are benefits and challenges associated with each type. This toolkit will help designers […]
Northwest Indiana Tree Planting Consortium Best Management Practices Toolkit
By utilizing this toolkit, Lake County communities can actively contribute to the realization of co-benefits associated with urban forestry, promoting the overall quality and health of their local tree stock. This resource empowers communities to maximize the positive impact of their urban forestry initiatives, creating more sustainable and resilient environments.
Brownfields Marketability Scoring Tool
Prioritize brownfield sites for redevelopment using this scoring tool.
Growing Shade
An interactive tool to assess, preserve, and expand tree canopy in Dane County, Wisconsin
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Reports
EGLE generates a variety of reports each year on the state’s air quality, drinking water, environmental cleanups, inland lakes and streams, wetlands, medical waste, solid waste, scrap tires, etc.
Organizations
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
We are northeast Wisconsin’s only regional land trust, and work in 12 counties to preserve our region’s lands, waters, and wildlife.
Alliance for the Great Lakes
The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.
Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts
Advancing Land Conservation for Public Benefit in Ohio
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government. GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation […]