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Restoration Spotlight: Lake Poygan Breakwall Phase 2 Construction
Article was originally published in Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department 2020 Annual Report. Written by Melanie Leet, Resource Conservationist, Winnebago County For [...]
Asylum Point Lighthouse gets a New Bridge!
EXCITING NEWS from Winnebago County!!! According to the Winnebago County Parks & Sunnyview Expo Center Facebook page, construction crews have started prepping for a [...]
Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2021 Spring Hearing Results Now Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Contact: Tony Blattler, Wis. Conservation Congress Chair, 608-235-5825 Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Wis. Conservation Congress Liaison Kari.LeeZimmermann@Wisconsin.gov or 608-219-9134 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department [...]
Terrell’s Island – Modified Trail Opening – May 4th, 2021
The following information was provided by Butte des Morts Conservation Club. To learn more about the Terrell's Island and Samer's Bay restoration project CLICK [...]
2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report and 2021 Winnebago Walleye Survey Efforts
Content was originally published by the DNR through GovDelivery Communications. Author: Adam Nickel, DNR Winnebago System Gamefish Biologist 2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report The [...]
Purple Loosestrife Biological Project Launched In Fond du Lac
Biocontrol Project Reduces Impact of Invasive Purple Loosestrife If you frequent the Taycheedah Park and Ride in Fond du Lac County, you may have [...]
Using satellites and windshield surveys to track conservation within the Fox-Wolf Basin
An innovative way to track water quality improvements is being explored by a team in the Fox-Wolf River Basin. Using satellite imagery in combination [...]
Farm Perseveres Through Uncertainty – Conservation Helps Heal Landscape
Learn more about the Upper Fox Demonstration Farm Network: CLICK HERE Article submitted by Maranda Miller, UW-Extension NRE Program, maranda.miller@wisc.edu [...]
Lake Winnebago – Annual Winter Drawdown and Low Water
The 2021 winter lake level target range for Winnebago is between 1.2 and 1.4 feet. The winter drawdown target is decided by the Army [...]