The Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance recently held a Healthy Lakes and Rivers Train the Trainer workshop at The Lodge in the Calumet County Park along the east shore of Lake Winnebago. [...]
Dan Rieckmann, Rat River Farmer Champion On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer Dan Rieckmann to get to know him and [...]
Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock Farms On April 13th, 2022 Shelia from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer, Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock, to get to know him and his [...]
Larry Engel, Farmer Champion in Rat River Watershed On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with one of our new Farmer Champions, Larry [...]
The nutrient phosphorus is essential for all living organisms and naturally occurs in the environment. Because of this, it might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of pollution. [...]
REDUCE THE IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON MIGRATORY BIRDS - Dim the Lights for Birds at Night! Light pollution attracts and disorients nocturnally migrating birds, making them more likely to land in areas where [...]
The Winnebago County Parks Department outlines several updates in their Annual Report for 2021. Here are a few highlights: The Parks Department began repairing buoys in-house in 2021. Nearly 20 buoys have been [...]
Check out the Upper Fox Wolf Demo Farm Network's live weather station data: CLICK HERE Farmers may find the information useful to determine local (near Omro) soil temps and moisture for their planting timing. [...]
Nama’o (Sturgeon) Maec Micehswan (Big Feast), Kewaehmakat Piataeh (They’re Coming Home) Article originally printed in the Winnebago Waterways "Habitat Management in the Winnebago Lakes" report. Adapted from writings provided by David J. Grignon (Nahwahquaw) [...]
The lake sturgeon is a large, prehistoric, bottom feeding fish. Lake sturgeon have a rough, torpedo-like body that resembles a shark and can grow upwards of 7 ft. and 200 pounds. They have a [...]
