Fall: A Key Time to Take Action for Water Quality
Here in the midwest, we look forward to fall as a time to enjoy the cool (but not cold) temperatures, the beautiful colors of the changing leaves, and celebrating harvests. Farmers are busy in [...]
Outagamie County Conservation 2023 Student Poster & Speaking Contests Open
The Outagamie County Land Conservation Department sponsors two conservation contests annually for students in the county. The Conservation & Environmental Awareness Speaking Competition is for students in grades 5-12. [...]
Trash Free Waters: 2022 Cleanup Efforts
As cooler fall days are upon us, Fox-Wolf's Trash Free Waters program is wrapping up volunteer cleanup efforts for the season. The 2022 season kept the program busy! Our annual Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup event [...]
Outagamie SHED Facility Supports Local Producers
There are a variety of agricultural soil health practices in use on Northeast Wisconsin farms that provide a water quality benefits such as cover crops, no-till/minimal-till, and low disturbance manure application. Recognizing the water [...]
GLSNRP Helps Landowners Improve Soil Health
Soil health is a growing interest in all areas of the state with some producers implementing soil health practices across their whole farm to just beginning with simple trials. Although there are some short [...]
Species Spotlight: Dragonfly Larvae
While there are many dragonfly species that call Wisconsin home, this month’s species spotlight focuses on the early life stage of dragonflies: dragonfly larvae! Also known as a nymph, these “baby” dragonflies hatch from [...]
What causes foam on the water?
If you have seen what looks like foam or bubbles in the water, you may wonder if it is natural or caused by pollution. Most of the foam that we see on the [...]
Outagamie County Plays Host to Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day
Prohibited Snail Finding in Black Otter Lake Highlights Event Faucet Snails On August 20th, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance joined dozens of partners for the annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day. Held [...]
25 Exotic Animals Surrendered at Fond du Lac Pet Surrender Event
Massive Koi fish, snakes, & chinchillas Highlight Pets Received at Event 25 animals were turned in at an exotic pet surrender event in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Included in the surrenders were lizards, fish, parakeets, and a [...]
Species Spotlight: American Lotus
If you’ve spent time on slow or no flowing water in Wisconsin, you may have seen huge, round, green floating leaves as big as dinner plates, sometimes rising right out of the water! These [...]