The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers urban forestry grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes, and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in or conducting projects in Wisconsin. These grants fall into three categories: regular grants, startup grants, and catastrophic storm grants.

Organization: WI DNR

Eligible Projects: 

  • Tree inventory

  • Tree planting

  • Tree removal/maintenance

  • Tree ordinance development/revision

  • Forestry strategic or management plan

  • Pest response

  • Storm response

  • Public outreach

  • Training

Funding Amount: Lesser of $25,000 or 50% of project cost.

Success Stories for this Grant

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Beaver Creek Restoration & Naturalization
CDBG Grant, Fund for Lake Michigan, Urban Forestry Grant
Beaver Creek Restoration & Naturalization
CDBG Grant, Fund for Lake Michigan, Urban Forestry Grant

Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M) teamed with the Village of Brown Deer to plan and design a restoration and naturalization project for a stretch of Beaver Creek and Brown Deer Trail in the heart of the Village. Village officials recognized the need to revitalize a significant portion of the creek and the heavily-used trail that runs parallel to it. R/M set out to transform the entire appearance of the creek and trail by altering the layout and adding natural features to make a pedestrian-friendly corridor that connects the Village’s outer residential neighborhoods to a growing commercial and retail development corridor.

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CDBG Grant, Fund for Lake Michigan, Urban Forestry Grant
AssetAlly GIS Implementation
Urban Forestry Grant
AssetAlly GIS Implementation
Urban Forestry Grant

Before AssetAlly®, the Village of Mukwonago’s assets were unorganized and scattered, especially for their sewer utilities. Card files and paper books were everywhere, and it took a lot of steps and time to find information when they needed it. It was not uncommon for Village staff to spend over an hour finding plans for locates, and archiving maps could take even longer. With so many inefficiencies, the Village needed help organizing their assets to save time and money.

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Urban Forestry Grant
AssetAlly GIS Implementation
Urban Forestry Grant
AssetAlly GIS Implementation
Urban Forestry Grant

Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M) was hosting the Village’s old GIS mapping application and introduced the Village to AssetAlly. The decision to switch was easy. R/M met with Village staff to address their immediate needs.

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Urban Forestry Grant