Wetlands Interpretive Sanctuary for Education (WISE)

About the Program

Category: County Resiliency (Best in Category)

Year: 2010

Faced with the problems of replacing a wetlands area along Hampton High way and a drainage issue in the local community of Lackey, the county investigated whether it could solve both issues by creating a wetlands area downstream from the drainage problem and adjacent to Charles Brown Park. The result was a project that provided environmental advantages, including stream restoration, wetlands creation, and drainage improvements. The program promoted and required intergovernmental cooperation in order to address the situation.