Watershed Moments is a quarterly publication from the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance. It shares personal stories from across our watershed; stories of care, effort, and connection to the places we call home.
These stories reveal a side of water protection that goes deeper than the surface. They show how community action, volunteer commitment, and donor support all shape the health of our rivers and lakes, and the quality of life around them.
A story from the 2025 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup It’s a strange thing to search for what others have left behind. Stranger still to do it alongside people you’ve never met. But that’s how the [...]
Jack & Susan Groh: A Watershed Moment on the Fox River On a cloudy April morning, the Fox River moved slow and quiet. Along its banks, patches of snow lingered from a long [...]
At Voyageur Park, one family is leading by example It started with a piece of glass Chelsea Bishop was walking with her son, Prince, at Voyageur Park. Prince, who is autistic, had darted toward [...]
ENOUGH WATER TO LAST Experiencing the reality of water scarcity Dennis Kittel uses a specialized net to search for microplastics. “When you live in Wisconsin, you don’t think about [...]
A PLACE IN THE WATERSHED Caring for places that are meaningful, even if we don't live there Amanda Kruger poses at Cave Point County Park, enjoying the views of Lake [...]
A UNITING EFFORT Improving water quality one relationship at a time Steve demonstrates how to monitor for invasive species at an Adopt-a-Launch site. They describe themselves as “three old [...]
Jeff Mazanec finds perspective by taking time to enjoy local waterways. Sometimes it’s hard to know if you are really making a difference with your life. Other times, you remove sewage from [...]
Ryan Kudish, meterorologist, reports on local sustainability efforts. “I never touched a camera in my life before this segment,” admitted Ryan Kudish, meteorologist reporter for Local 5 news in Green Bay. But [...]
Retired professor Bud Harris devoted his career to improving water quality. Once upon a time, not so long ago, the Fox River had so much bacteria in the sediment that anaerobic activity [...]
Kevin Boyle getting ready to run all the way around Lake Winnebago. Lake Mendota tried, but it didn’t turn Kevin Boyle from a runner into a rower. “Tall runners make good rowers,” [...]
