Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:44:31 +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 Goby Rule Expands and Now Permanent; New Statewide Detrimental Species Possession and Bag Limit https://fwwa.org/2026/11/11/goby-rule-becomes-permanent-new-statewide-detrimental-species-possession-and-bag-limit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goby-rule-becomes-permanent-new-statewide-detrimental-species-possession-and-bag-limit Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:29:38 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=45132 Emergency Rule Created for Round Goby Becomes Permanent Original Story: WI DNR The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that the Natural Resources Board has approved a new permanent rule, effective as of Nov. 1, 2026, changing the possession and bag limit for round gobies and other detrimental fish species on waters of the [...]

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]]> Non Chemical Management of Terrestrial Invasive Plants: No Time Like the Fall https://fwwa.org/2026/10/27/non-chemical-management-of-terrestrial-invasive-plants-no-time-like-the-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=non-chemical-management-of-terrestrial-invasive-plants-no-time-like-the-fall Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:00:46 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=45001 Are you looking to deal with an area of invasive plants on your property? Dealing with things like Buckthorn and not sure what to do? Fall is the perfect time do a cutting of invasive plants to cut things back before winter. Check out this video by Horticultralist Melinda Myers on non-checmical management of [...]

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]]> 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 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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]]> 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.

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