The Skinny on Salt
In Wisconsin, using salt at some point during the darkest months of the year is unavoidable. Many residents, schools, and businesses use de-icing salt on sidewalks and parking lots to keep us safe. Unfortunately, local [...]
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 [...]
Pipe Farmer Champions Demonstrate Progress
Dave Simon (Prairie Rock Farms) and Chad Tasch (Tasch’s Custom LLC) were introduced to readers in the Basin Buzz this past summer as the Pipe Creek Farmer Champions. Working with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance [...]
Increase Adoption of Soil Health Conservation Systems in the Rat River Watershed
Rat River Watershed Soil Health - Project Background The Winnebago Lakes drain over 5,900 square miles of land from the Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The surface water runoff that comes from [...]
Target Invasive Species Mapping Project Kicks Off at Fox-Wolf
Invasive Phragmites and Japanese Knotweed Populations To Be Mapped in Winnebago and Waupaca Counties For many years, populations of invasive Phragmites and Japanese knotweed have been increasing throughout Northeast Wisconsin. With severe consequences to [...]
How do Invasive Species Get in Our Waterways? AIS Pathway Spotlight: Organisms in Trade
Organisms in Trade: How Our Aquariums and Water Gardens Can Introduce New Animals and Plants Every few months, we put a spotlight on a different pathway aquatic invasive species can reach new waterways. The [...]
Leave Your Leaves on Land
It's fall in Wisconsin. Red, yellow, and orange leaves cover our trees and land. But when it comes to surface water, there's a downside to those beautiful fall leaves we can't wait to see when [...]
2022 Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable: The Economics of Carbon
REGISTER NOW! REGISTER NOW! 2022 Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable The Economics of Carbon Thursday, February 17, 2022 10:00am - 4:00pm **NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR!** Van Abel's of Hollandtown, Kaukauna Registration is FREE [...]
A Day on the Trawler
The Winnebago Waterways were invited on the WDNR trawler for their last sampling day of the year. We were joined by another volunteer from Shadows on the Wolf out of Fremont to help the [...]
Emily Henrigillis recognized as Lake Leader
Emily Henrigillis of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance was recognized by DNR Assistant Secretary Todd Ambs, UW-Madison Division of Extension Dean Karl Martin, and Wisconsin Lakes Board Vice President Derek Kavanaugh for completing her training [...]