Wolf River *Virtual* Shoreline Tour
2020 has been the year of virtual events; we are working remotely and meeting through our computer screens. People are getting outside in increased numbers and doing more to improve their home space due [...]
Learn your native plants – August
One of the things we’ve heard over the last two years is that once native plant projects are installed, that it can be hard to continue to identify the plants present. In April, we [...]
Annual Drain Campaign & Landing Blitz at Lake or River Near You
Wisconsin’s annual campaign that reminds boaters to drain all lake and river water, clean equipment, and check watercraft for aquatic invasive species experienced a slight change this year due to Covid-19. This week, the [...]
Learn your native plants – July
One of the things we’ve heard over the last two years is that once native plant projects are installed, that it can be hard to continue to identify the plants present. In April, we [...]
Volunteer water quality monitoring has begun in Shawano County!
Covid-19 slowed us down one sampling month however we will be able to still get a great monitoring year out of 2020! Connecting Our Waters and our partners have been working to expand the [...]
Learn your native plants – June
One of the things we’ve heard over the last two years is that once native plant projects are installed, that it can be hard to continue to identify the plants present. In April, we [...]
Wolf River Shoreline Tour & Workshop August 8th 8:30-12
Connecting Our Waters, in partnership with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, the Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties, the Shawano County Land Conservation Department, and the Wisconsin DNR, is hosting the Wolf River Shoreline [...]
Volunteers Needed: Help Protect the Lakes You Love!
With warming weather, now is a great time to become a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance volunteer! We have several programs that rely on help from volunteers to be successful. Most volunteer opportunities can be done [...]
Shoreline projects around Shawano County – 2020
Our partners around Shawano County have been working to gain interest in shoreline restoration projects as well as assist in getting them installed for 2020. The Shawano Area Waterways Management (SAWM) applied for and [...]
Growing Native Plants Volunteer Program Update
For those of you following along, Connecting Our Waters started a native plant growing program in the fall of 2019. Seeds were collected from the Wild Ones headquarters and shoreline projects around Shawano County [...]