2022 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup Recap
The 2022 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup was our biggest cleanup to date! Because of the hard work of over 1,600 volunteers in the Fox-Wolf River basin, on Saturday, May 7th, over 8,000 pounds of trash [...]
An Update from Our Fox Farmers Conservation Champions
Beginning in 2019, Fox-Wolf and Outagamie County Land Conservation Department partnered with three agricultural producers in the Plum Creek and Kankapot Creek Watersheds through a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant. These Conservation Champions [...]
Zebras in the Lakes: The Animated Story
Video From "Managing Great Lakes Invaders" Series Highlights Zebra, Quagga Mussels Zebra mussels have become the poster child of invasive species. It's difficult to find someone in Northeast Wisconsin that hasn't heard of these [...]
“What’s the Point”? Study finds Invasive Species Regulation Helps Reduce Risk by 85%
Ballast Water Regulation Reduced Invasion Risk by 85% since 2008 Original Story: Maya Sundaresan, Great Lakes Now The issue of invasive species has haunted the Great Lakes region for decades, but a recent study [...]
Fox Cities and Green Bay Leaders in No Mow May
Have you heard of Now Mow May? No Mow May, which encourages folks to hold off mowing their lawn during the month of May, got its start in Appleton! Appleton was the first city in [...]
Pipe Farmers Expand on their Success with Soil Health
Dave Simon no-till planting corn into a rye cover crop in 2021. Article submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave’s roller crimper in a shed [...]
Survey For Gardeners; Help Needed!
What Is Working with Invasive Species and Gardening in Wisconsin? The UW Madison-Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute Aquatic Invasive Species Program and Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources are conducting a survey for gardeners [...]
Rotary Club of Oshkosh on the Water Donates to Winnebago Waterways
Thank you to the Rotary Club of Oshkosh on the Water! The Rotary Club of Oshkosh on the Water (f.k.a. The Rotary EClub of Northeast Wisconsin) is hybrid Rotary Club. Their meetings and activities [...]
Terrells & Samers Project Update – March 2022
Contractors were busy this winter working on the Terrells Island and Samers Bay restoration project and substantial progress was made. Phase 1 of the project is now almost complete with approximately 1,400 feet of [...]
Winnebago Waterways Awarded Healthy Lakes Grant
The Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance was recently awarded a Healthy Lakes and Rivers Grant by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This grant enables our staff to cost-share certain shoreline best [...]