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Town of Calumet adds $25,000 to budget for run-off improvements
The Town of Calumet has been experiencing flooding in their township for years. Due to the natural landscape of living near the Niagara escarpment, [...]
Leave Your Leaves on Land
It's fall in Wisconsin. Red, yellow, and orange leaves cover our trees and land. But when it comes to surface water, there's a downside to [...]
NEWSC Talks TMDL Implementation at League of WI Municipalities Annual Conference
Members of NEWSC's Stormwater Quality Management Committee attended the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Annual Conference on October 21st to give a presentation about Total [...]
2022 Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable: The Economics of Carbon
REGISTER NOW! REGISTER NOW! 2022 Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable The Economics of Carbon Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:00am - 4:00pm **NEW LOCATION [...]
New Walleye Movement Sonic Tagging Study on the Winnebago System
This information was shared by Adam Nickel, Senior Fisheries Biologist with the WDNR. WDNR Oshkosh fisheries staff have began a new walleye movement sonic [...]
Survey Says…WI Property Owners Report Being Familiar with AIS, Not Sure on Management Actions
New Report Examines Lakeshore Property Owners' Attitudes Toward Aquatic Invasive Species Management Strategies Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently produced a report about [...]
The Clean Bay Backers Host 8th Annual Bringing Back the Bay Event on October 15th
The Clean Bay Backers hosted the 8th Annual Bringing Back the Back Tour on Friday, October 15th from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. The [...]
A Day on the Trawler
The Winnebago Waterways were invited on the WDNR trawler for their last sampling day of the year. We were joined by another volunteer from [...]
Emily Henrigillis recognized as Lake Leader
Emily Henrigillis of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance was recognized by DNR Assistant Secretary Todd Ambs, UW-Madison Division of Extension Dean Karl Martin, and Wisconsin [...]