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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Learn 2 Fish With Us 2021 Accomplishments
In 2021, Learn 2 Fish With Us was very fortunate to host thirty in-person fishing clinics. To date Learn 2 Fish With Us has hosted three hundred in-person fishing clinics and along with their educational [...]
Winnebago Waterways – Blog
The Winnebago Waterways Program distributes a monthly e-newsletter with updates about projects from our staff as well as other regional partners doing amazing work [...]
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 [...]