In your yard Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/in-your-yard/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:06:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png In your yard Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/in-your-yard/ 32 32 Planning Your Garden? Check Your Online Plants Before Purchasing https://fwwa.org/2026/01/28/planning-your-garden-check-your-online-plants-before-purchasing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planning-your-garden-check-your-online-plants-before-purchasing Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:45:25 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=42426 Help Stop the Introduction of Invasive Plants into Wisconsin Gardens Original Story By Melinda Myers “Defending our Health by Stopping the Spread” is this year’s focus for National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW), Feb 23-27, 2026. This international event is designed to increase awareness about invasive species. Who better to enlist in this effort [...]

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]]> Time to Transplant! Your Winter-Sown Native Plants Are (almost) Ready https://fwwa.org/2025/06/09/transplant-instructions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transplant-instructions Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:42:49 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=39162 Almost Time to Transplant Your Winter-Sown Native Plants Your patience paid off. Let’s get planting! You did it! All those milk jugs and months of patience are about to pay off. If your seedlings have two sets of leaves, you can keep reading to learn how to transplant to larger pots or into [...]

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]]> New Video: Winter Sowing for Native Plants and Cleaner Waters https://fwwa.org/2024/12/05/winter-sowing-wisconsin-native-plants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winter-sowing-wisconsin-native-plants Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:59:48 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=36609 Winter Sowing for a Healthier Fox-Wolf Watershed We’re thrilled to share our latest video: Winter Sowing Hack: Grow Native Plants and Protect Water Quality! It’s your guide to making a meaningful impact on water quality and supporting local ecosystems—all from the comfort of your backyard. Winter sowing is an easy and beginner-friendly [...]

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]]> Fall Water Garden Clean Up to Keep Our Lakes Healthy https://fwwa.org/2024/10/17/fall-water-garden-clean-up-to-keep-our-lakes-healthy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-water-garden-clean-up-to-keep-our-lakes-healthy Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:45:41 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=35809 Temps Cooling, Fall Cleanup Tips As we approach the middle of autumn in Northeast Wisconsin, folks are starting to tackle outside projects to prepare for winter. You might be raking leaves, winterizing your spigots, and cleaning up your vegetable garden. Folks are also looking at their backyard ponds and starting to get things wrapped [...]

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]]> Leave Your Leaves On Land https://fwwa.org/2023/09/26/leaveyourleavesonland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaveyourleavesonland Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:29:53 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=32408 Leave Your Leaves On Land Fall leaves provide beautiful color on trees, but in local waters they contribute to algal blooms. Leaves are a leading contributor of phosphorus in our waters. Properly cleaning up your yard in the fall will help keep our local waters clean too! Read these tips. Post [...]

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]]> Renew Our Waters In Your Yard https://fwwa.org/what-we-do/renew-our-waters/in-your-yard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-your-yard Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:39:21 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?page_id=31654 Water impacts us all. Every choice you make -- doing yardwork, cleaning your car, in the kitchen -- has an impact on our waters. In your yard

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]]> Kids Can Help Too! https://fwwa.org/2023/01/18/kids-can-help-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kids-can-help-too Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:25:22 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=31414 Kids Can Help Too! There are a lot of things kids can do to help keep our lakes, rivers, and streams clean Have you ever thought about where rain goes after it lands on your house or driveway? Rain drops roll down your driveway and into the road. Once in the road, rain enters [...]

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]]> Fish Don’t Swim in Chlorine https://fwwa.org/2023/01/18/fish-dont-swim-in-chlorine-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fish-dont-swim-in-chlorine-2 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:20:37 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=31639 Fish Don't Swim in Chlorine Following a few simple steps will prepare your pool water for entering local waterways Dechlorinate the water Water from swimming pools and spas must be dechlorinated prior to discharging water. Let the water in the pool or spa sit for at least one week to reduce the chlorine or [...]

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]]> Rain Barrels https://fwwa.org/2023/01/18/rain-barrels-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rain-barrels-2 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:18:28 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=31635 Rain Barrels Catching rain when it falls benefits you and our waters The Fox Valley area receives an average of 22.23 inches of rain from April through October. Rain runs off your rooftop, onto your driveway, down the street and into the storm drain collecting dirt, debris, fertilizer and other harmful substances along the [...]

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]]> The Perfect Landscape https://fwwa.org/2023/01/18/the-perfect-landscape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-perfect-landscape Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:30:32 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=31626 The Perfect Landscape You can create a beautiful outdoor space and protect our waters A gorgeous home landscape does not need to come at the price of clean lakes, rivers, and streams. We can have both. To make it happen, we all need to think a little differently. Less hard surfaces The more concrete [...]

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