PSA: Carpet Cleaning
Nothing feels better than walking across clean carpet, except maybe wading through clean water on a warm summer day. Unfortunately, far too often dirty wash water from carpet cleaning is dumped down the driveway [...]
2023 Sturgeon Spearing Season in the Winnebago System
Where to find information about 2023 Sturgeon Spearing in the Winnebago System: Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing - WDNR 2023 Sturgeon Spearing Regulations - WDNR A spearing license is required to [...]
Species Spotlight: Lake Sturgeon
This month’s species spotlight highlights a very popular and fascinating Wisconsin fish: Lake Sturgeon! Often the species referred to as just “sturgeon” in Wisconsin, lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) have other common names including freshwater [...]
Early Season Trout Fishing: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Spot
Trout Anglers Protecting our Streams from Aquatic Invasive Species Wisconsin’s Early Trout Fishing season starts Saturday, January 7th and runs until midnight on May 5th. Wherever our rivers and streams stay open and the [...]
Exotic Pet Surrender Event Helps Protect Our Watershed
Eight Exotic Animals Rehomed; Includes Python and Iguana! 8 animals were turned in at an exotic pet surrender event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Saturday January 14. Included in the surrenders were a python, a boa, guinea pigs, and [...]
Water Quality Monitoring Wraps Up for 2022, THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
The 2022 season for our Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area Water Quality Monitoring Program has wrapped up! Gary Doering, a lake water quality volunteer, uses a secchi disk to measure water clarity Winter [...]
Species Spotlight: Mallard
Though the turkey is a popular bird during the holiday season, this month’s species spotlight focuses on the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a common and well-recognized Wisconsin waterfowl species. Water quality is very important to [...]
Be a Wisconsin Winter Water Quality Warrior
As the temperatures drop and the water begins to freeze over, we often forget that our winter actions continue to impact water quality. From residential ditches to ice fishing lakes to trickling streams, the [...]
