Chiwaukee Prairie
Chiwaukee Prairie is one of the largest and most diverse prairie ecosystems in the Midwest. Under a grant partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Cedarburg Science implements restoration activities within this significant prairie ecosystem. Activities include rare species monitoring, invasive species control, and boundary posting. The rare species monitoring efforts include tracking populations of the Federally-listed Prairie white-fringed orchid, as well as monitoring for the presence of the Karner blue butterfly. Invasive species of focus vary between seasons, and include common buckthorn, garlic mustard, reed canary grass, Queen Anne’s lace and sweet clover.

Shoreline Restoration - Washington Park
On Earth Day 2008, Cedarburg Science partnered with Milwaukee County Parks and Urban Ecology Center volunteers to enhance the shoreline around the Washington Park Lagoon. The shoreland interface was prepared by Cedarburg Science, including placing coir fiber rolls. Volunteers assisted to complete the project by installing hundreds of native plants on the slope, which became beautifully established within a few months.

Ecological Consulting - Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (FBMP), Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
Cedarburg Science is working with the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust to convert a former golf course into a diverse natural area.  The intent of Forest Beach Migratory Preserve is to create and enhance stopover habitat for migratory birds utilizing the corridor along Lake Michigan.  Cedarburg Science has been actively involved with the Technical and Advisory Teams, providing restoration and ornithological expertise throughout the planning process.  Our work includes base mapping of existing habitat and proposed restoration areas, assistance in determining appropriate habit boundaries, conducting avian surveys, generating species lists for future planting in woodland, wetland, oak savanna, shrubland, and prairie habitats, project management and oversight of restoration activities. 

Forest Beach Migratory Preserve Restoration & Management Plan
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust – Cedarburg Science prepared a Restoration & Management Plan for Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (FBMP) in Ozaukee County, on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Prior to 2009, FBMP was managed as a golf course for almost 80 years.  This restoration and management plan provides recommendations and guidance for restoration implementation and management activities for converting 142.5 acres of turf grass into migratory bird stopover habitat.  A detailed 5-year management timeline will guide the creation and management of 10 habitat types (mixed hardwood forest, shrubland, conifer area, oak savanna, savanna, nature grassland, mowed cool season grassland, old field, wetland, and beach habitats).  Long term management goals and recommendations were also provided.

Forest Beach Migratory Preserve Interpretive Guide & Signage Plan, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust
Cedarburg Science prepared an interpretive field guide and educational signage for Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (FBMP) in Ozaukee County, on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Prior to 2009, FBMP was managed as a golf course for almost 80 years.  Restoration implementation and management activities (also written by Cedarburg Science) will convert 142.5 acres of turf grass into migratory bird stopover habitat.  The interpretive field guide (comes as a handheld version to take on the trail, full version, and online version) describes the history (ecologically as well as culturally), the purpose, and the future of FBMP documenting restoration efforts along the way.  The Signage Plan describes the installation of interpretive signage at FBMP, the blueprints for kiosk/sign construction, and designs for each sign.  These signs include information regarding the values and functions of the newly created and enhanced habitats at FBMP in a format easily used, manipulated, and produced in house by OWLT.

Rain Garden - Cub Scouts Conservation Award
Working with technical staff at Cedarburg Science, Cub Scout Pack 3837 earned a Conservation Award by assisting with preparing and planting a rain garden. Native seed and plants were used, and within a year the rain garden was well established.

Lime Kiln Park
Cedarburg Science worked with the Village of Menomonee Falls to develop a Natural Areas Management and Maintenance Plan for Lime Kiln Park. The intent of this plan is to serve as a reference tool for managing and sustaining the quality of the Park in a productive, easily understood manner. This Natural Areas Management and Maintenance Plan outlines management practices to control invasive species, enhance diversity of plants and wildlife, and boost the appeal of the Park to its visitors.

Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Surveys
Cedarburg Science conducted habitat assessments and surveys in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, WDNR, and University of South Dakota, for the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly, Somatochlora hineana, in Ozaukee and Door Counties. Habitat surveys helped to identify viable breeding habitat for this rare species, further enhancing its protection and recovery.

Buffer Initiative
The USDA launched the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to protect water quality establishing buffers along waterways. Cedarburg Science helped to bolster and evaluate the CREP Buffer Initiative for three coastal counties in the Lake Michigan Basin (Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Manitowoc) under a grant from Wisconsin Coastal Management.

Wastewater Treatment – Bark Beds, Filter Strips, Constructed Wetland
Cedarburg Science provided project management to the Great Lakes Nonpoint Abatement Coalition, a non-profit organization made up of 30 county Land Conservation Departments, SEWRPC, WDNR, and DATCP. The goal was to install wastewater treatment systems at suitable farm sites to reduce nonpoint source pollution within the Great Lakes Basin. This project, initiated in 1998, involved multiple counties. Under the program, farmers were assisted with installing bark beds, filter strips, and constructed wetlands to treat milk house wastewater. The systems were evaluated for treatment success. The work was instrumental in developing an applicable state standard by the Standards Oversight Council.