Evaluating the effectiveness of breakwall restoration projects in the Winnebago Lakes

By |2022-08-30T17:43:23-05:00April 2nd, 2020|

The water quality (e.g., total phosphorus, water clarity) and biological conditions (e.g. algal community, aquatic plants, fishes) within the breakwall at Terrell's Island are currently degraded. Data collected by Ted Johnson [...]

2019 Lake Winnebago Bottom Trawl Assessment – WDNR Fisheries Update

By |2020-03-10T10:21:08-05:00March 10th, 2020|

The Wisconsin DNR recently released a report that provides a summary of results from their 2019 bottom trawling surveys in Lake Winnebago. According to Adam Nickel, Senior Fisheries Biologist, "The trawl assessment provides year [...]

Public Meetings for Lake Butte des Morts Habitat Restoration Projects: March 11th & 12th, 2020

By |2021-02-27T23:53:16-06:00February 28th, 2020|

Proposed Habitat Restoration Projects on the Horizon for Lake Butte des Morts OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Butte des Morts Conservation Club, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department [...]

Wequiock Creek acquisition brings increased access to community, benefiting hunters and students

By |2019-12-30T11:35:43-06:00December 30th, 2019|

Staff at the Fish and Wildlife Service are excited to announce funding to increase wetland protections within the Wequiock Creek watershed, a popular birding site in northeastern Wisconsin. This land acquisition will preserve an [...]

Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Project Planned for 2020; Program Seeking Volunteers

By |2019-12-20T15:22:37-06:00December 20th, 2019|

Purple loosestrife is an exotic perennial weed invading wetlands, shorelines, and roadside ditches across the Midwest. After introduction to North America in the early 1800s, purple loosestrife likely traveled to the Great Lakes region [...]

Lake Poygan Habitat Restoration Area Informational Meeting on July 25th, 2018

By |2018-07-06T13:38:40-05:00May 29th, 2018|

July 25, 2018, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the James Coughlin Center in Oshkosh. The Lake Poygan Habitat Restoration project is designed to establish a quiet backwater, at the mouth of the Wolf [...]

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