First Pet Surrender Event in Brown County in Multiple Years Seven animals were turned in at an exotic pet surrender event at the Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve in Brown County on Saturday October 30th. Included [...]
Article submitted by Emily Dufeck, Winnebago County LWCD Fall is a season for cover crops, and the Fox-Wolf Farmer Champions in the Rat River Watershed have their cover crops planted! Lydell Pethke planted his [...]
The Outagamie County Land Conservation Department sponsors two conservation contests annually for students in the county. The Conservation & Environmental Awareness Speaking Competition is for students in grades 5-12. [...]
In September 2022, Lydell Pethke, one of our Rat River Farmer Champions, hired Buttles Custom Ag to complete a low-disturbance manure (LDM) application on 89.95 acres at a rate of 12,000 gallons/acre after harvesting [...]
On September 22nd, 2022, Dan Rieckmann, one of our Rat River Farmer Champions, hosted a field day to showcase the use of drones for cover crop planting. Dan hired American Drones to aerial seed [...]
Prohibited Snail Finding in Black Otter Lake Highlights Event Faucet Snails On August 20th, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance joined dozens of partners for the annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day. Held [...]
Massive Koi fish, snakes, & chinchillas Highlight Pets Received at Event 25 animals were turned in at an exotic pet surrender event in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Included in the surrenders were lizards, fish, parakeets, and a [...]
Help Us Search for Invasive Species on August 20th On August 20, equipped with scoops, rakes and a sense of adventure, volunteers will wade into Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers for the ninth annual Aquatic [...]
Lake Winnebago Quality Improvement Association (LWQIA) recognizes farmers who are leaders in conservation with their annual Mathias-Lesczynski Water Quality Award. The award is named after long time employee of the Fond du Lac County Land [...]
Adapted from an article originally submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave Simon operating his roller crimper before planting in 2022 Dave Simon, one of our Pipe Farmer [...]
