{"id":21396,"date":"2025-08-11T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=21396"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:53:25","slug":"breaking-down-consumer-sustainability-trends-in-the-great-lakes-region-2","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/event\/breaking-down-consumer-sustainability-trends-in-the-great-lakes-region-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Nature, Protecting Communities: Building Climate Resilience with Land Preservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nfigure.wp-block-embed.is-type-video.is-provider-youtube.wp-block-embed-youtube.wp-embed-aspect-16-9.wp-has-aspect-ratio.max-width {\n    max-width: 750px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio max-width\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Building Climate Resilience with Land Preservation | Webinar\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NsiSMNO3IkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Webinar Topic: <strong>Building Climate Resilience with Land Preservation<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong>Guest Speaker<\/strong>: <strong>Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kristin-schultheis-7b6a9120\/\">Kristin Schultheis<\/a>, Senior Project Planner<br><strong>Moderator: Council of the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lorashrake\/\"> Lora Shrake<\/a>, Interim Executive Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NsiSMNO3IkM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watch the Webinar Recording on YouTube!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For over twenty years, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) has engaged and supported communities throughout the Milwaukee River Basin to address future flooding risk, soil erosion, pollutant runoff, habitat degradation, and climate resilience through targeted land preservation. Through its <em>Greenseams\u00ae<\/em> and <em>Working Soils\u00ae<\/em> programs, MMSD is preserving critical natural areas by acquiring or placing easements on undeveloped private properties near streams, wetlands, and future growth zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join CGLR for an engaging conversation with Kristin Schultheis from MMSD who will share the effect these programs are having on natural land and water systems and how peer-to-peer engagement is vital to their ongoing success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how your community can play a role in shaping a more resilient future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPEAKER:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora-website.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21406\" style=\"width:320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora-website.png 400w, https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora-website-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lora-website-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kristin Schultheis, Senior Project Planner, MMSD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristin Schultheis manages Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District\u2019s Working Soils\u00ae and Greenseams\u00ae floodwater management programs and facilitates the Milwaukee River Basin Conservation Partnership in implementing a USDA-NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Kristin is a UW-Madison alum, has degrees in soil science and hydrogeology, has over twenty years professional experience around restoration ecology, serves on the board of the River Alliance of Wisconsin, and is a life-long paddler and hiker of Wisconsin\u2019s waters and lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MODERATOR<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lora-website.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18769\" style=\"width:320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lora-website.png 400w, https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lora-website-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/lora-website-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lora Shrake, Interim Executive Director, Council of the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lora Shrake serves as the Interim Executive Director with the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR). Since joining CGLR, she has focused on growing the Council\u2019s network and connecting business leaders and regional stakeholders on sustainability issues through CGLR\u2019s programs that support the advancement of cross-sector solutions. She facilitates CGLR\u2019s monthly business and sustainability webinar series, providing a platform for knowledge sharing and amplifying regional best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About MMSD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD)<\/strong> is a regional government agency responsible for wastewater treatment and flood management in the Milwaukee area and surrounding communities in southeastern Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Webinar Topic: Building Climate Resilience with Land PreservationGuest Speaker: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Kristin Schultheis, Senior Project PlannerModerator: Council of the Great Lakes Region, Lora Shrake, Interim Executive Director Watch &#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/event\/breaking-down-consumer-sustainability-trends-in-the-great-lakes-region-2\/\" title=\"ReadPreserving Nature, Protecting Communities: Building Climate Resilience with Land Preservation\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":21398,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[693],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21396","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webinar"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/21396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/21396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21699,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/21396\/revisions\/21699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/councilgreatlakesregion.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}