Vegetation Maintenance
The bulk of the drainage system requires constant vegetation maintenance. Whether it be turf, managed prairie, or wooded, this vegetation is managed with a primary focus on effective stormwater management.
With that in mind, Engineering also strives to balance vegetation management with wildlife, recreational and aesthetic uses of the land.
The following are the main management practices used to care for these areas:
Stormwater
- Flooding
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Programs & Initiatives
- Adopt-A-Median
- Conservation Training Program
- Leaf Collection Program Study
- Native Terrace Planting Pilot Project
- Operation Fresh Start
- Permeable Pavement
- Prescribed Burns
- Roger Bannerman Rain Garden Initiative
- Storm Drain Murals
- Storm Drain Recovery and Rescue
- Storm Permit/MAMSWAP
- Stormwater Utility Vegetation Management Plan
- Winter Salt Certification
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Education
- Invasive Species
- Pollinators
- Stormwater Drainage System
- Sump Pumps
- Water Quality
- Waterways: Stormwater Newsletter
- Weed Controlling Spraying on Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Corridors
- Wisconsin Native Plant Sources
- Yard Care
- Impact Fees
- Stormwater Bill
- Stormwater Ordinance
- Watershed Studies
- Watershed Study Flood Risk Map