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Lake Management Planning Project – October 2018 update
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health [...]
Water Hyacinth Found Again Near Lake Winneconne Park; Illegal Plant Releases Might Be Cause
Partnerships Key to Stopping Water Hyacinth On October 12th, a team of people from the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA), UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, WI [...]
Why Breakwalls Rock
What's the purpose? Lake Poygan breakwall at the mouth of the Wolf River. Photo: WDNR You wouldn't expect your carrot seedlings to [...]
AIS Spotlight – Faucet Snail
A Snail Like Any Other? Not Quite The Faucet Snail (Bithynia tentaculata) may look like any other snail you find in the Winnebago Waterways, [...]
Nineteen Pets Rehomed Instead of Potentially Released!
Habitattitude Pet Surrender Event on October 13th Promotes Responsible Pet Ownership; 19 Pets Surrendered! KAUKANA, WISC-- On Saturday, October 13th, 2018, 19 pets were [...]
Volunteers Participated in the Final Aesthetics Monitoring Bus Trip on October 6th
Volunteers came out to Metro Boat Launch on Saturday, October 6th for FWWA's final Aesthetics Monitoring Bus Trip of 2018. Volunteers surveyed the waters [...]
Edge of Field Treatment Wetland – a Pilot Project to Improve Water Quality in Green Bay
This treatment wetland, on the edge of a farm field near Kaukauna, WI, was constructed in 2017 in an effort to reduce sediment [...]
Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance adds Upper East River GLRI Project
In 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA) a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) [...]
Green Infrastructure Survey for Lower Fox River Watershed Residents
Are you a lower Fox River watershed resident? Have you installed a green infrastructure on your property? Green infrastructure practices include installed rain barrels, [...]