The Value of Fresh Water Marshes
Submitted by B.J. Grassmann The pace that we live our lives today can be described as hectic, jumbled, or fast-paced. Many adults must juggle work and personal life commitments, that give little time to [...]
Exotic Pet Surrender Event Coming To Oshkosh: February 12th, 12pm-3pm
Free Event to Rehome Exotic Pets - No Questions Asked! Do you have an exotic pet that you are no longer able to care for?If so, bring your pet to the Exotic Pet Surrender [...]
Demonstration Farms
Demonstration farms test and showcase a variety of soil health and other conservation farming practices including technologies, equipment, and techniques used to reduce sediment and phosphorus loss. These farms are often part of a [...]
Lessons Learned from Planting Green: Ripon Farmer Shares his Experience
Article written by Melanie Kalmerton, Fond du Lac County Land & Water Spring is an exceptionally busy time of year on the farm. For farmers who plant cover crops that survive the winter and [...]
STEM Academy Learns about Invasive Species, Helps Check Local Waterways
Students at the Fond du Lac STEM Academy Work to Lessen Human Impact on the Environment As part of the Fall 2021 semester at the Fond du Lac STEM Academy, students are learning about [...]
Winter Activities and Invasive Species: Know Before You Go
Colder Temperatures Doesn't Mean We're In the Clear As folks start to head out into the snow and on the ice, winter fun is heating up! Snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating, ice fishing, and more [...]
Streambank Restoration Work in Pipe Creek Continues
Submitted by Melanie Kalmerton, Watershed Coordinator- Fond du Lac County Land & Water In December of 2020, our department found out we received a Targeted Runoff Management grant from the Wisconsin DNR. We were [...]
Terrells Island Trail – Closed for Construction
The Terrell's Island Trail in Lake Butte des Morts will be closed starting December 1st, 2021 until further notice due to safety/construction reasons. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Butte des Morts Conservation Club, Winnebago County [...]
Terrells & Samers Project Update – December 2021
The Butte des Morts Conservation Club, Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, and WI DNR will be continuing construction efforts for the Terrell Island Breakwall Removal and Samers Bay Breakwall [...]
2021 Winter Sowing Workshop Success!
Over the course of November 2021, we hosted 4 winter sow workshops. We got to partner with the girl scouts, 4-H, and a variety of other volunteers! The goal of this project is to [...]