A new wetland restoration project is underway at Virmond Park in Mequon, designed to improve water flow and reduce flooding in surrounding areas near the Lake Michigan bluffs.

Jeff Konkel, who lives across the street from the park above the bluffs, contacted TMJ4 News about the project after watching decades of erosion in the woods behind his home.

Over the years, Konkel has documented how runoff and floods have eroded the forest and, more concerning, the bluffs themselves. Recent flooding from a few weeks ago highlighted the ongoing problem.

"We were just concerned that we didn't want any more water that was already coming to the park coming onto our property and to all the other properties on the ravine," Konkel said. "(To) help preserve this area is very important. Otherwise, that bl

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