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Water Quality Monitoring Season off to a good start!
Our wonderful water quality monitoring volunteers have kicked off the 2023 monitoring season! Volunteers are monitoring sites located throughout the Winnebago Waterways Recovery [...]
Species Spotlight: Mudpuppy
This month’s species spotlight highlights Wisconsin’s largest and only fully aquatic salamander: the mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)! This brown or grayish salamander typically has dark [...]
Ready for the Blitz? 2023 Great Lakes Landing Blitz June 29-July 9
Wisconsin's Busiest Boating Holiday; Help Prevent Invasive Species This July 4th Every year, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites and visitors take to the water [...]
Watershed Moments: Rick Fox
Rick Fox grew up on Lake Michigan in Kenosha, always on the water. He was a SCUBA diver by age 13, and by 15 years [...]
Water Sports Industry Association Launches Boat Decontamination Database
Database Demonstrates Towed Boat Industry’s Dedication to Mitigating Invasive Species Original Story: Water Sports Industry Association The Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA) is delighted [...]
Volunteers Play ‘Cleanup Bingo’ at ’23 Walleye Weekend
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance set up an educational booth at the 2023 Walleye Weekend festival in Fond du Lac. On Saturday, June 10th, Fox-Wolf's [...]
Watershed Moments: Travis Coenen
Travis Coenen grew up on the river in Wrightstown, fishing, canoeing, and launching from the boat ramp. As an adult, he works for the [...]
Species Spotlight: Lake Flies!
If you've ever been near Lake Winnebago and found yourself surrounded by a cloud of tiny bugs, you're not alone. Those are lake flies [...]
Meet Your 2023 Aquatic Invasive Species Education Team!
Education Team Welcomes You to the Boat Launches Every summer, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and partner organizations across the state welcome new hires to [...]