Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/ 32 32 2026 Winnebago Round Goby Blitz: Results and What’s Next https://fwwa.org/2026/10/16/2026-winnebago-round-goby-blitz-results-and-whats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-winnebago-round-goby-blitz-results-and-whats-next Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:05:06 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44989 On Monday, September 21st, 2026, Fox-Wolf partnered with the DNR and other organizations to monitor for round goby around the Winnebago System. In a continued response to the finding of round goby in Lake Winnebago in 2025, the Round Goby Blitz worked to find if goby were dissperssing around the lake from the original [...]

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]]> Watershed Moments: Pass it on https://fwwa.org/2026/10/14/watershed-moments-pass-it-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watershed-moments-pass-it-on https://fwwa.org/2026/10/14/watershed-moments-pass-it-on/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:12:27 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44972 When COVID shut the world down, Matthew Crawford went looking for a reason to get out of the house, and he landed on fishing. It had never really stuck before, but that changed the day a largemouth bass grabbed his line off a dock, rose to the surface, and snapped free before he could [...]

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]]> https://fwwa.org/2026/10/14/watershed-moments-pass-it-on/feed/ 0 A Hunter’s Guide to Invasive Phragmites https://fwwa.org/2026/09/25/44790/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=44790 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:22:05 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44790 Whether you're scouting a new marsh or setting up before sunrise, every trip into a wetland is an opportunity to help conserve it. Original Story: Ducks Unlimited Canada Invasive species threaten hunting and waterfowling by reducing biodiversity in wetlands and providing poor foraging and habitat for ducks and other game animals. One of the [...]

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]]> Snapshot Day Volunteers Build Community, Expand Known Range of Aquatic Invasive Species https://fwwa.org/2026/09/16/snapshot-day-volunteers-build-community-expand-known-range-of-aquatic-invasive-species/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snapshot-day-volunteers-build-community-expand-known-range-of-aquatic-invasive-species Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:17:35 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44800 Original Story: UW-Madison Extension On August 8, 2026, almost 200 people who love Wisconsin’s waters came together for the 13th annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day—a statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). From rivers and streams to lakes and wetlands, volunteers fanned out across 125 different waterbodies in Wisconsin, helping monitor the health [...]

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]]> Golden Mussel: New Kid on the Block https://fwwa.org/2026/08/27/golden-mussel-new-kid-on-the-block/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=golden-mussel-new-kid-on-the-block Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:36:26 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44474 Zebra mussels, quagga mussels, and...Golden mussels? New invasive mussel seen in California You may have heard about a mussel discovered in California's Sacramento-San Joquin Delta in October 2024. The Golden Mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is an invasive, freshwater bivalve that is similar to the Zebra mussel and Quagga mussel. Similar to these other mussels, the [...]

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]]> Grass Carp Finding in Fox River: What You Need to Know https://fwwa.org/2026/08/17/grass-carp-finding-in-fox-river-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grass-carp-finding-in-fox-river-what-you-need-to-know Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:58:59 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44245 Fish Caught in June 2025, Downstream of De Pere Dam From the WI Department of Natural Resources On June 1 of last year, a grass carp was captured by a bow angler on the lower Fox River, downstream of the De Pere Dam. The fish was positively identified by fisheries biologists from the Wisconsin [...]

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]]> Fields to Filters Groundbreaking https://fwwa.org/2026/07/30/fields-to-filters-groundbreaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fields-to-filters-groundbreaking Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:31:15 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44313 Construction has officially begun on our Fields to Filters project! On July 14th, Fox-Wolf and project partner, Waushara County Land Conservation Department, gathered in rural northern Waushara County to break ground on the first of three project sites. Between all three sites, this project is set to retire about 80 acres of low-yielding, marginal [...]

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]]> Summer 2026 Basin Buzz https://fwwa.org/2026/07/20/summer2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer2026 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:15:40 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44287 The post Summer 2026 Basin Buzz appeared first on Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.

]]> Most Successful Invasive Species Removal Projects in US Lakes https://fwwa.org/2026/07/14/most-successful-invasive-species-removal-projects-in-us-lakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-successful-invasive-species-removal-projects-in-us-lakes Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:27:57 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44231 AIS Can Cause Havoc, But It's Not Impossible to Get the Upper Hand Original Story: Gail Parsons Invasive species have caused billions of dollars in damage to lakes and waterways across the United States, altering ecosystems that took thousands of years to develop. Whether it's a predatory fish, an aggressive aquatic plant, or a [...]

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]]> Check Those Boats: Clean Off Gear Before Leaving the Boat Launch This July 4th https://fwwa.org/2026/06/29/check-those-boats-clean-off-gear-before-leaving-the-boat-launch-this-july-4th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=check-those-boats-clean-off-gear-before-leaving-the-boat-launch-this-july-4th Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:16:31 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=44061 Multi-National Campaign Reminds Boaters To Help Protect Their Lakes Original Story: Erin McFarlane, UWSP Extenstion Lakes Clean Boats, Clean Waters (CBCW) watercraft inspectors across the state will work together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the Great Lakes Landing Blitz, June 29 – July 12, 2026. Thousands of boaters and [...]

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