Restore your shore!
Restore your shore for our future generations. Improving habitat for bees, butterflies, turtles, and our fish can also protect our waterways for years to come! Have you wondered how you can improve [...]
Bridging the Gap for Butterflies: Pheasants Forever event on June 12th, 2021
Event information was submitted by Derrick Raspor from the Tomorrow River Chapter of Pheasants Forever This event is being held by the Tomorrow River Chapter of Pheasants Forever. They cover Waupaca, Portage and parts [...]
Conservation spotlight: Walleyes for Tomorrow
Walleyes for Tomorrow (WFT) is a project-oriented organization that works to increase the population of walleye in the waters where habitat projects are undertaken. From their first project in 1991 at the Eureka Dam [...]
Restoration Spotlight: Lake Poygan Breakwall Phase 2 Construction
Article was originally published in Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department 2020 Annual Report. Written by Melanie Leet, Resource Conservationist, Winnebago County For anyone traveling by boat this summer near the mouth of [...]
Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2021 Spring Hearing Results Now Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Contact: Tony Blattler, Wis. Conservation Congress Chair, 608-235-5825 Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Wis. Conservation Congress Liaison Kari.LeeZimmermann@Wisconsin.gov or 608-219-9134 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2021 Spring Hearing [...]
Terrell’s Island – Modified Trail Opening – May 4th, 2021
The following information was provided by Butte des Morts Conservation Club. To learn more about the Terrell's Island and Samer's Bay restoration project CLICK HERE. Due to ongoing construction and related safety concerns, the [...]
2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report and 2021 Winnebago Walleye Survey Efforts
Content was originally published by the DNR through GovDelivery Communications. Author: Adam Nickel, DNR Winnebago System Gamefish Biologist 2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently published the 2020 Lake [...]
WI DNR awards more than $6.2 million in funding across WI to protect and restore waterways
Press release from the WI DNR (3/12/2021). Photo credit: Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department is awarding more than $6.2 million in funding to communities [...]
Stabenow Wetland – Lake Winneconne Restoration
The Stabenow Wetland is located in Winnebago County on the north shore of Lake Winneconne. Over 1,700 feet of wetland frontage was currently unprotected and experiencing a high rate of erosion threatening the remaining [...]
Terrells & Samers Update – February 2021
Construction began on Phase 1 of the Terrell's Island and Samers Bay Restoration Project in January/February of 2021. The property owner, Butte des Morts Conservation Club, hired two contractors to complete the work: Highway [...]