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Species Spotlight: Swamp Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed flowers are in bloom! Also known as Red Milkweed, Marsh Milkweed, Rose Milkweed, or Asclepias incarnata (if you’re not into the whole [...]
Invitation to Join the Winnebago Waterways Coalition
2023-25 WI State Biennial Budget Request for Dedicated WI DNR Staff to Support Restoration of Wisconsin's Largest Inland Lake System [...]
Want to get on/in the water this summer? Become a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Today!
Hello Volunteers! We are still looking for volunteers for the sites circled in red on the map for the 2023 season! Do you [...]
2023 Environmental Leadership Awards Presented
The Community Environmental and Beautification Committee, Oshkosh Sustainability Board and Oshkosh Rotary Southwest recently presented their Environmental Leadership Awards at the City [...]
WDNR Winnebago Trawling Assessment – 2022
Information submitted by Angelo Cozzola, WDNR Click for Full Trawling Assessment The Oshkosh fisheries management and operations staff, along [...]
WDNR Fish Passage Project to Occur in Spring 2023
Article written and submitted by Angelo Cozzola, WDNR The fisheries management team covering the Winnebago System will be conducting a fish passage study this [...]
Volunteer Opportunity: Help Monitor for Blue-Green Algae
Interested? Contact Dr. Robert Stelzer at stelzer@uwosh.edu There are two buoy locations in the lake: 1. a north central buoy that [...]
Volunteer Opportunity: Weather Observers
Interested? Register here or contact Kevin Erb at kevin.erb@wisc.edu Improve forecasts by becoming a volunteer weather observer! How [...]
Species Spotlight: Painted Turtle
As temperatures warm, start keeping an eye out for the beautiful painted turtle (Chrysemys picta), this month’s species spotlight. The painted [...]