Katie Woodrow, Author at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/author/katie/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:35:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png Katie Woodrow, Author at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/author/katie/ 32 32 New Round Goby Emergency Rule In Effect On The Winnebago System https://fwwa.org/2026/06/19/new-round-goby-emergency-rule-in-effect-on-the-winnebago-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-round-goby-emergency-rule-in-effect-on-the-winnebago-system Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:35:38 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44165 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) enacts an emergency rule regarding the capture and take of the invasive round goby in the Winnebago System Beginning June 19, a new DNR emergency rule will allow anglers in the Winnebago System (Lake Winnebago, Lake Butte des Morts, Lake Winneconne, Lake Poygan, and the Upper Fox River) [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Streambank Restoration Phase 1 https://fwwa.org/2025/05/20/project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-1 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:25:54 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38854 An update on the Village of Wrightstown Plum Creek Project! Background In 2021, Fox-Wolf was awarded a grant from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to install water storage and streambank restoration practices at and near Plum Creek. This project leverages $600,000 in GLRI funding and $200,00 from the Village of Wrightstown to slow [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Restoration Takes Shape https://fwwa.org/2025/03/31/project-update-plum-creek-restoration-takes-shape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-restoration-takes-shape Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:10:56 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38290 An update on the Village of Wrightstown Plum Creek Project! Background In 2021, Fox-Wolf was awarded a grant from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to install water storage and streambank restoration practices at and near Plum Creek. This project leverages $600,000 in GLRI funding and $200,00 from the Village of Wrightstown to slow [...]

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]]> Billboard Campaign Educates on Cover Crops https://fwwa.org/2024/01/26/kof_billboard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kof_billboard Fri, 26 Jan 2024 22:45:19 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=33791 This fall, travelers along the Highway 41 cooridor in Brown County were greeted with a conservation message flashing on digital billboards along their route: At Fox-Wolf, we're invested in making impacts to water quality from all sources - residential, commercial, municipal, and agricultural.  We partner with people and organizations from across all [...]

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]]> Sowing Success: Fox Farmers Wraps Up https://fwwa.org/2023/12/19/fox-farmers-wraps-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fox-farmers-wraps-up Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:33:00 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=33418 As we come to the conclusion of the Fox Farmer Conservation Champions grant, the outcomes of this initiative to promote sustainable farming practices are becoming increasingly evident. The collaboration between Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Outagamie County Land and Water Conservation Department (LWCD), and local producers have not only yielded successful results but have also fostered [...]

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]]> Virtual Grazing Field Day https://fwwa.org/2023/10/18/virtual-grazing-field-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virtual-grazing-field-day Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:24:53 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=32744 Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is excited to host a Field Day event with Outagamie County at VandeWettering Farms in Greenleaf. Farmers are invited to come learn about virtual grazing, grazing on marginal land, and ravine restoration. Please direct any questions to Katie Woodrow, Lower Fox River Program Director: katie@fwwa.org, 920-915-5767.

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]]> Farm Progress Report – A Tool to Tell the Conservation Story https://fwwa.org/2023/09/29/farm-progress-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=farm-progress-report Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:11:40 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=32465 When making conservation plans, producers and conservation professionals alike want to know the impact that farm practices have on our local water.  Through work funded by Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and Outagamie County have developed a Farm Progress Report to tell the story of conservation, one farm at a time. [...]

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]]> Be a Wisconsin Winter Water Quality Warrior https://fwwa.org/2022/12/17/be-a-wisconsin-winter-water-quality-warrior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-a-wisconsin-winter-water-quality-warrior Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:39:53 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=28750 As the temperatures drop and the water begins to freeze over, we often forget that our winter actions continue to impact water quality.  From residential ditches to ice fishing lakes to trickling streams, the our activities in the winter months affect the water around us.  As in the warmer months, there are simple action [...]

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]]> 2023 Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable – Attend! https://fwwa.org/watershed-recovery/soil-health-in-progress-2/2023-lfrfarmer-roundtable-attend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-lower-fox-farmer-roundtable-attend Fri, 16 Dec 2022 19:30:16 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=28654 The post 2023 Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable – Attend! appeared first on Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.

]]> Fall: A Key Time to Take Action for Water Quality https://fwwa.org/2022/10/20/fall-a-key-time-to-take-action-for-water-quality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-a-key-time-to-take-action-for-water-quality Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:57:28 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=28180 Here in the midwest, we look forward to fall as a time to enjoy the cool (but not cold) temperatures, the beautiful colors of the changing leaves, and celebrating harvests.  Farmers are busy in their fields harvesting and homeowners are cleaning up their yards and gardens.  Many of us consider these fall activities as [...]

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