2017 State of Lake Michigan Conference
Save the date! The 2017 State of Lake Michigan Conference will be held Nov. 7-10 at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The event will also feature the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Beach [...]
Progress Report: Wisconsin’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently published a 2015 - 2016 progress report to the Wisconsin Nutrient Management Strategy. This report highlights the progress being made statewide on nutrient and sediment loading to Wisconsin [...]
Corn Cultivator + AirSeeder = Cover Crop Jumpstart
To build on successes with air seeding cover crops while making a fall tillage pass, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered with Outagamie and Brown Counties to mount the air seeder on a 12-row corn [...]
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – Plum & Kankapot Updates
The Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance and its project partners were awarded a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Grant to promote agricultural conservation practices in the Plum and Kankapot Creek Sub-Watersheds. The Plum and [...]
Renew Our Waters – “Connect The Drops” Campaign
The Northeast Wisconsin Stormwater Consortium (NEWSC), is proud to unveil their new “Connect the Drops” posters and banners. These new designs are part of NEWSC’s “Renew Our Waters” Outreach and Education Campaign. The [...]
NEWSC Upcoming Urban Stormwater Training Opportunities
NEWSC SPONSORED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES The Northeast Wisconsin Stormwater Consortium, or NEWSC, continues to provide training and learning opportunities for its members and others in regards to municipal stormwater best management practices. As [...]
Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network – Project Updates
The Lower Fox Demonstration Farms Network has been busy in the agricultural conservation arena this spring. The network reports the following agricultural conservation efforts: The ZRX Roller/Crimper was used to plant [...]
Certified Inspection of Sediment and Erosion Control Training
The Northeast Wisconsin Stormwater Consortium, or NEWSC for short, held a Certified Inspection of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC) Training in April, 2017 at the Coughlin Center in Oshkosh, WI. [...]
Plum Creek Sediment Budget Study
Soil sample being collected from eroded streambank. Plum Creek is part of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and watershed management plan for total phosphorus (TP) and total suspended solids (TSS) in [...]
