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Neenah Foundry casts Menasha students’ work for 3rd Street Bridge
Neenah Foundry recently partnered with the City of Menasha Landmarks Commission and students from the City of Menasha [...]
Zebra Mussels and Winter Preparations
Photo Credit: Paul Skawinski Check docks, boatlifts, and other equipment for zebra mussels and AIS when preparing for winter storage It isn’t [...]
How to deal with Water Hyacinth: Hungry Hippos? Helpful Volunteers?
When thinking of invasive species, people often tend to picture zebra mussels, submerged aquatic vegetation like Eurasian water milfoil, or perhaps Asian carp. However, [...]
Cat Island Chain supports four endangered piping plover nests this season
News Release September 1, 2017 Contact: Reena Bowman (715) 533-4833; 920-866-1720; Reena_Bowman@fws.gov It’s another groundbreaking year for endangered Great Lakes piping plovers in Lower Green [...]
Don’t be Blind! Check your hunting blind and gear for aquatic invasive species
As hunting season gets underway, thousands of waterfowl hunters will load up their trucks and boats as they travel across the state of Wisconsin [...]
Interagency coordination meeting: Regulation of the outflows from Lake Winnebago into the Lower Fox River – Oct 16th, 2017
Location: The Corps of Engineers’ Fox River and Wisconsin Operations Office, 2619 East Capitol Drive, Appleton, WI Date & Time: Monday, October 16, 2017 [...]
Water Levels on Lake Winnebago – Public Presentations – October 4th & 11th, 2017
Join us for one of the two upcoming public information sessions to learn about water level management on Lake Winnebago. Presentations will [...]
Fox Demo Farms Field Day for Conservation Partners
Register Today! Fox Demo Farms Field Day for Conservation Partners October 10, 2017 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM (tentative) Greenleaf Volunteer Fireman’s Park 1588 [...]
Upper Fox and Wolf TMDL Update
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WI DNR), in collaboration with the US EPA and CADMUS (EPA's contractor), are developing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) [...]