New Berlin environmentalist brings in wetlands expert

New Berlin -- Local environmentalist Mary Hiebl brought a statewide wetlands expert to the area to speak on the importance of wetlands and threats they face in southeastern Wisconsin.

Hiebl said it is important for area residents to be informed about wetlands because they face threats in southeastern Wisconsin. Destruction of wetlands could well continue, endangering drinking water for those on wells and making it more difficult for wildlife to survive, she said.

Among those threats is a plan by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to fill in 15 acres of wetlands in the Waukesha area, she said. Wisconsin has already lost half its wetlands through development, southeastern Wisconsin losing even more than that, she said....

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Ken Notes: We tend not to work together on these issues, for example if we need to use some wetlands we need quality offsets on other lands. I would love to see communities and regions buy shoreline setbacks on ag lands for example. If we can`t compromise we end up pushing the problems down the road...