Audubon Great Lakes: Gov. Evers signs legislation to protect wetlands, a bipartisan victory for birds and communities

WISCONSIN – (April 3, 2024) Wisconsin has lost up to 50 percent of its historic wetlands. Today, Governor Evers signed SB 222, the Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program, into law, a bipartisan victory for Wisconsin’s wetlands and the birds and communities that depend on them. “This spring, millions of birds will travel to Wisconsin during their migration. Many of the...