Ice Fishing and AIS
Even though lakes have frozen over, the threat of aquatic invasive species (AIS) has not ceased. Just as they do in the summer, AIS can hitch a ride on fishing equipment during the winter. [...]
Fox-Wolf Asks you to Sweep the Salt this Winter!
Wisconsin winters always bring us a little bit of every kind of weather. Near the end of 2019, we saw snow on Halloween, and grass on Christmas Day. We know that with the snow [...]
Lake Management Plan Drafts Ready for Public Review
Winnebago Waterways Lake Management Plan – Opportunity for Public Review and Comment Click the above image to view all LMP Drafts available for public review. The goal of the lake management planning [...]
Army Corps: Winter Call – Jan 2020
To Our Lake Winnebago Partners: You are invited to attend an interagency coordination meeting concerning the regulation of the outflows from Lake Winnebago into the Lower Fox River. The meeting will be held at [...]
WWLAT MEETING: January 8th, 2020
The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team provides a collaborative opportunity for stakeholder representatives and experts to develop a realistic and achievable water level strategy and related goals that reasonably balance the top priorities of [...]
Wequiock Creek acquisition brings increased access to community, benefiting hunters and students
Staff at the Fish and Wildlife Service are excited to announce funding to increase wetland protections within the Wequiock Creek watershed, a popular birding site in northeastern Wisconsin. This land acquisition will preserve an [...]
Fish Sticks going in at White Clay Lake
White Clay Lake has historically been known as an excellent fishing lake. White Clay Lake feeds into to Mud Lake, to its west, which then continues on to Shawano Lake. In October of 2019, [...]
Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project Planned for 2020; Program Seeking Volunteers
Purple loosestrife is an exotic perennial weed invading wetlands, shorelines, and roadside ditches across the Midwest. After introduction to North America in the early 1800s, purple loosestrife likely traveled to the Great Lakes region [...]
Shawano Area Waterways Management is Applying for a Healthy Lakes Grant
Shawano Area Waterways Management is working with the Department of Natural Resources, Shawano County, WAMSCO, and Connecting Our Waters in an effort to add rain gardens and native plants to property owner’s shorelines. The [...]
Invasive Species Management Plan Outlines Collaborative Approach to Managing Invasive Species in Menominee County
The Menominee County and Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s Invasive Species Management Plan (ISMP) is a strategy for controlling invasive species that are already present in the county and avoiding the introduction of those [...]