Learn your native plants – May
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 [...]
Shawano County Volunteer Opportunity – Watercraft Inspector
Are you ready to join the fight against invasive species? Are you looking for a fun, outdoor volunteer opportunity? Become a Clean Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) volunteer watercraft inspector! The CBCW program is a [...]
Updates to 2020 Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program
UPDATE: Despite the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning Governor Ever’s extended stay-at-home order, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources advises groups to suspend Clean Boats, Clean Waters activities until June 1st and adhere to the [...]
Learn your native plants – April
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. Each month, starting [...]
Connecting Our Waters Updates
We are working hard to keep our program running during these uncertain times. The water quality monitoring training we had originally had planned for April has been replaced with one on one training in [...]
The American Marine & Motorsports Boat Show!
Connecting Our Waters, a partnership of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and the Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties, exhibited at the American Marine and Motorsports Boat & Outdoor Sports Extravaganza from February 20 through February 23. We [...]
Wild Ones Wolf River Plant Sale
The wild ones plant sale is just around the corner! You can find the list of available plants on their Facebook page. Plant orders are due by April 24th, 2020 to Jean Barkow. You [...]
Ice Fishing and AIS
Even though lakes have frozen over, the threat of aquatic invasive species (AIS) has not ceased. Just as they do in the summer, AIS can hitch a ride on fishing equipment during the winter. [...]
Fish Sticks going in at White Clay Lake
White Clay Lake has historically been known as an excellent fishing lake. White Clay Lake feeds into to Mud Lake, to its west, which then continues on to Shawano Lake. In October of 2019, [...]
Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project Planned for 2020; Program Seeking Volunteers
Purple loosestrife is an exotic perennial weed invading wetlands, shorelines, and roadside ditches across the Midwest. After introduction to North America in the early 1800s, purple loosestrife likely traveled to the Great Lakes region [...]