Membership old 2021

Based on the results of mussel surveys we commissioned, the City of Waukesha in conjunction with the WDNR, employed stronger environmental protections for the removal of the Railroad Bridge over the Fox River near Prairie Avenue.

For the second year in a row, WEAL has hired a local ecologist to perform mussel surveys. This year the surveys were performed along the Bark River in Delafield, the Menomonee River in Menomonee Falls, and the Pewaukee River in Pewaukee. These locations were selected because the WDOT is planning bridge reconstruction at all of these sites in 2022. WEAL will share information about species living in the rivers with the WDNR to help that agency make informed choices about the types of environmental protections that need to be used during each construction project.

WEAL provided comments and helped organize neighbors living near the Boundary Road Landfill in Menomonee Falls. The landfill expansion was approved, but it is likely a Community Advisory Committee will be formed. This will mark the first such committee in the State of Wisconsin.

And finally, WEAL donated a picnic table, a sun umbrella, and watering cans to the Waukesha County Community Gardens. The Gardens are located near the Huber Facility in the City of Waukesha. If you are interested in renting a garden plot, please go to the Waukesha County website.