New Monroe County Project to Create Model For Local Resiliency Planning
Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio | Published on 5/10/2021
Monroe County leaders have kicked off a new effort to prepare for the local impacts of climate change.
The Monroe County Climate Readiness and Rural Economic Opportunity Assessment is an eight-month project led by the county’s Climate Change Task Force and advocacy group Wisconsin’s Green Fire.
The project involves professionals in conservation, hydrology and engineering from around the state as well as local municipal and industry leaders. The group will identify the likely impacts of climate change on the county and create recommendations for increasing resiliency and economic opportunities related to conservation.