Learn your native plants – April
One of the things we’ve heard over the last two years is that once native plant projects are installed, that it can be hard to continue to identify the plants present. Each month, starting [...]
Connecting Our Waters Updates
We are working hard to keep our program running during these uncertain times. The water quality monitoring training we had originally had planned for April has been replaced with one on one training in [...]
2019 Lake Winnebago Bottom Trawl Assessment – WDNR Fisheries Update
The Wisconsin DNR recently released a report that provides a summary of results from their 2019 bottom trawling surveys in Lake Winnebago. According to Adam Nickel, Senior Fisheries Biologist, "The trawl assessment provides year [...]
2020 Watershed Heroes Impact Awards
Congratulations to our 2020 Watershed Hero Impact Awardees. We appreciate all of our 2020 nominations. The Watershed Hero nomination committee had many worthy candidates to select from. Watershed Hero nominations are open to any [...]
Public Meetings for Lake Butte des Morts Habitat Restoration Projects: March 11th & 12th, 2020
Proposed Habitat Restoration Projects on the Horizon for Lake Butte des Morts OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Butte des Morts Conservation Club, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department [...]
Timberland Invasives Partnership Annual Meeting – February 18th, 2020
The TIP annual meeting was held on Tuesday February 18th at the Legend Lake Lodge. There were around 25 people in attendance. TIP Coordinator Alix Bjorklund kicked the meeting off talking about all the work [...]
The American Marine & Motorsports Boat Show!
Connecting Our Waters, a partnership of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and the Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties, exhibited at the American Marine and Motorsports Boat & Outdoor Sports Extravaganza from February 20 through February 23. We [...]
Wild Ones Wolf River Plant Sale
The wild ones plant sale is just around the corner! You can find the list of available plants on their Facebook page. Plant orders are due by April 24th, 2020 to Jean Barkow. You [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – February 2020 UPDATE
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders [...]
February 20th Lake Winnebago Strategy Conference Call – ARMY CORPS
From the Army Corps: "As discussed during the January 13 public meeting regarding the Lake Winnebago regulation strategy, an additional interagency conference call regarding water levels and outflow strategies is scheduled for Thursday, February [...]