Volunteer and Donate Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/volunteer/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png Volunteer and Donate Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/volunteer/ 32 32 The Numbers are in for the 2026 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup! https://fwwa.org/2026/05/22/2026watershedcleanupnumbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026watershedcleanupnumbers Fri, 22 May 2026 13:58:48 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=43971 Over 1,800 volunteers from across the region registered to came together to clean up the Fox-Wolf Watershed. Together, they tackled the parks, streets, shorelines, boat landings that connect our communities and they made a massive impact. But how massive? Let’s break down the numbers with some real-world comparisons that help show [...]

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]]> Help us monitor water quality in Lake Winnebago this summer! https://fwwa.org/2026/04/22/ww-wq-volunteers-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ww-wq-volunteers-2026 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:23:02 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=43780 Hello Volunteers! We are still looking for volunteers for the site circled in red on the map for the 2026 season! Do you enjoy being out on the water? Are you interested in seeing how the work we are doing affects water quality? We have an opportunity for you! We are [...]

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]]> Join Fox-Wolf and Help Monitor for Chlorides(Salt) https://fwwa.org/2025/10/23/join-fox-wolf-and-help-monitor-for-chloridessalt-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-fox-wolf-and-help-monitor-for-chloridessalt-3 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:01:22 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=41388 Help Monitor Salt Pollution in the Fox-Wolf River Basin This Winter! Winter brings snow, ice, and slippery sidewalks. Sodium chloride (salt), widely used on roads, parking lots, and sidewalks to keep us safe, can also harm our streams and wildlife when overused. Fox-Wolf is partnering with the Izaak Walton League to gather more data [...]

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]]> Drink Up! Oneida Water Sales Support a Healthier Fox-Wolf Watershed https://fwwa.org/2025/07/15/oneida-water-donation-fox-wolf-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oneida-water-donation-fox-wolf-2025 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:10:28 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=40346 Grabbing a bottle of water might seem like no big deal. But in Northeast Wisconsin, that same bottle is helping protect the waters we all rely on. Through a partnership between Oneida Nation Retail and the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, every purchase of Oneida-branded water helps fund water restoration in the region. The latest donation [...]

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]]> Got a Boat? Put It to Work for Clean Water https://fwwa.org/2025/06/30/boat-monitor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boat-monitor Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:57:12 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=39585 If Lake Winnebago is your happy place, here’s a simple way to give back without giving up your weekend. We’re looking for a boat-owning volunteer to help monitor water quality near Fond du Lac. It’s just one short trip a month through early fall. We’ll provide the gear and the training. You bring the [...]

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]]> Volunteer Shoutout – Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol https://fwwa.org/2025/05/16/volunteer-shoutout-purple-loosestrife-biocontrol/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=volunteer-shoutout-purple-loosestrife-biocontrol Fri, 16 May 2025 21:02:41 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38812 Volunteers Raising Beetles to Deal with Troublesome Plant There are so many ways that people are helping out our waters. People are picking up trash, planting rain gardens, and growing cover crops in their farm fields (just to name a few). This time of year, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is starting up the annual Purple [...]

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]]> 8,165 Pounds Later: What the 2025 Cleanup Really Means https://fwwa.org/2025/05/12/2025-fox-wolf-watershed-cleanup-trash-totals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2025-fox-wolf-watershed-cleanup-trash-totals Mon, 12 May 2025 16:52:30 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38779 The numbers are in for this year's cleanup! Nearly 1,800 volunteers from across the region came together to clean up the Fox-Wolf Watershed. Together, they tackled the parks, streets, shorelines, boat landings that connect our communities and they made a massive impact. But how massive? Let’s break down the [...]

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]]> Help Restore Our Shorelines—Join a Shoreline Volunteer Day This Season! https://fwwa.org/2025/04/24/shoreline-volunteer-days-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoreline-volunteer-days-2026 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:39:22 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38662 Love Lake Winnebago? Want to get outside, get your hands a little dirty, and make a real difference? Join us for one (or more!) of our Shoreline Volunteer Days at Doty Park in Neenah, Columbia Park in Malone or Marble Park in Winneconne. We’ll be planting seedlings at Doty Park in May 2026, and [...]

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]]> The NFL Draft Is Coming to Green Bay. Let’s Clear the Field (of Trash). https://fwwa.org/2025/04/01/preseason-pick-up-nfl-draft-cleanup-green-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preseason-pick-up-nfl-draft-cleanup-green-bay Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:22:48 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38272 The NFL Draft is coming to Titletown! But before the picks are made… we’ve got some picking of our own to do. This Earth Day—Tuesday, April 22—join the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and NFL Green for the Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup Preseason Pick-Up, a trail cleanup along Green Bay’s Fox River Trail. We’re getting it ready [...]

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]]> Protecting Our Waters: Fox-Wolf’s Chloride Monitoring Program https://fwwa.org/2025/01/31/chloride-monitoring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chloride-monitoring Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:55:54 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=37076 Help Protect Our Waters: Fox-Wolf’s Chloride Monitoring Program Did you know that just one teaspoon of salt can permanently pollute five gallons of freshwater? Unlike other pollutants, chloride from road salt doesn’t break down—it stays in our waterways, impacting aquatic life and even our drinking water. That’s why the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is continuing [...]

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