“We are creating new land here in the heart of the city—in the lake. When it’s finished, years from now, it will become lakefront land. So the question is: what should it be as part of the city? A port facility, a wildlife refuge, a public park—or some mix of the above?”
Featuring Professor James Wasley, the Center’s 2024–2025 Water Policy Scholar, this short video brings to life his vision for transforming the Dredged Material Disposal Facility at the Port of Milwaukee. It connects this local project to a larger story across the Great Lakes region—where communities are reimagining post-industrial waterfronts as opportunities for public access, ecological restoration, and more resilient, inclusive futures.
Watch the short video here:
Watch Center for Water Policy’s Earth Day Webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sjx6I0uuQY
Read more about the Center’s work with the Proposed Dredged Material Management Facility:
https://uwm.edu/centerforwaterpolicy/is-the-proposed-dredged-material-management-facility-an-opportunity-for-the-community/
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