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2021 Soil Health Field Day
Our GLRI project partners, Fond du Lac County LWCD, organized a field day for Thursday, November 18th at 10am. They will be talking about [...]
Target Invasive Species Mapping Project Kicks Off at Fox-Wolf
Invasive Phragmites and Japanese Knotweed Populations To Be Mapped in Winnebago and Waupaca Counties For many years, populations of invasive Phragmites and Japanese knotweed [...]
How do Invasive Species Get in Our Waterways? AIS Pathway Spotlight: Organisms in Trade
Organisms in Trade: How Our Aquariums and Water Gardens Can Introduce New Animals and Plants Every few months, we put a spotlight on a [...]
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 [...]