water quality Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/watershed-project/water-quality/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:21:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png water quality Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/category/watershed-project/water-quality/ 32 32 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 looking for a volunteer for the site circled in red on the map for the remainder of 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 [...]

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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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]]> How Zebra Mussels Are Changing Fish Contaminants https://fwwa.org/2025/08/14/how-zebra-mussels-are-changing-fish-contaminants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-zebra-mussels-are-changing-fish-contaminants Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:51:07 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=40730 Another Impact of Zebra Mussels Zebra mussel cluster. Photo taken by D. Jude, Univ. of Michigan. Zebra mussels are an invasive species that can reshape entire lake ecosystems. Researchers have discovered that zebra mussels may be increasing mercury levels in popular game fish like walleye and yellow perch. Mercury is a potent [...]

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]]> Is it safe to swim? Blue-green algae: How to reduce the risks to humans and pets https://fwwa.org/2025/06/14/is-it-safe-to-swim-blue-green-algae-and-the-risks-to-humans-and-pets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-safe-to-swim-blue-green-algae-and-the-risks-to-humans-and-pets Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:13:22 +0000 http://fwwa.org/?p=5364 Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, are responsible for harmful algal blooms. This is because some cyanobacteria can produce toxins that cause adverse health effects for both humans and their pets. While not all blue-green algae produce harmful toxins, those that do can cause rashes, diarrhea, and respiratory problems. Some common toxins produced by [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Trail Signs Provide Education on Restoration Efforts https://fwwa.org/2025/05/30/project-update-plum-creek-trail-signs-provide-education-on-restoration-efforts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-trail-signs-provide-education-on-restoration-efforts Fri, 30 May 2025 12:48:58 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38865 In partnership with the larger restoration project, the Village of Wrightstown is constructing a trail to run along our project site! The trail will act as a walking trail in warmer months and a snowmobile trail in the winter. It will run between Highway D, where it will connect to a paved pedestrian [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Restoration Wraps Up https://fwwa.org/2025/05/27/project-update-plum-creek-restoration-wraps-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-restoration-wraps-up Tue, 27 May 2025 15:37:12 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38863 The Wrightstown Plum Creek Project is complete! In 2021, Fox-Wolf was awarded a grant from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to install water storage and streambank restoration practices at and near Plum Creek. This project came in just under budget of the $600,000 in GLRI funding and $200,00 from the Village of Wrightstown. [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Streambank Restoration Phase 2 https://fwwa.org/2025/05/23/project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-2 Fri, 23 May 2025 13:53:06 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38861 Let’s focus in on Plum Creek! Plum Creek (the area outlined in bright green on the map) is well known in the Wrightstown community as a source of recreation but also as a "chocolate milk" stream that creates sediment plumes in the Fox River. For this project, our goal was to slow the [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek ARTS https://fwwa.org/2025/05/21/project-update-plum-creek-arts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-arts Wed, 21 May 2025 14:13:04 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38858 Let's focus in on the ARTS! One of the key components in the system installed as part of the Wrightstown restoration project is an agricultural runoff treatment system, or ARTS for short, (learn more about the concept here). Similar to a stormwater pond, ARTS are designed to capture runoff, slow water, and settle [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Streambank Restoration Phase 1 https://fwwa.org/2025/05/20/project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-streambank-restoration-phase-1 Tue, 20 May 2025 15:25:54 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38854 An update on the Village of Wrightstown Plum Creek Project! Background In 2021, Fox-Wolf was awarded a grant from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to install water storage and streambank restoration practices at and near Plum Creek. This project leverages $600,000 in GLRI funding and $200,00 from the Village of Wrightstown to slow [...]

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]]> Project Update: Plum Creek Restoration Takes Shape https://fwwa.org/2025/03/31/project-update-plum-creek-restoration-takes-shape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-update-plum-creek-restoration-takes-shape Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:10:56 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=38290 An update on the Village of Wrightstown Plum Creek Project! Background In 2021, Fox-Wolf was awarded a grant from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to install water storage and streambank restoration practices at and near Plum Creek. This project leverages $600,000 in GLRI funding and $200,00 from the Village of Wrightstown to slow [...]

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