Fish Don’t Swim in Chlorine
Fish Don't Swim in Chlorine Following a few simple steps will prepare your pool water for entering local waterways Dechlorinate the water Water from swimming pools and spas must be dechlorinated prior to discharging [...]
Rain Barrels
Rain Barrels Catching rain when it falls benefits you and our waters The Fox Valley area receives an average of 22.23 inches of rain from April through October. Rain runs off your rooftop, onto [...]
Vehicle Maintenance
Vehicle Maintenance Get where you need to go and minimize the impact on local waters We don't think much of jumping in the car and running to the store. You may have heard that [...]
The Perfect Landscape
The Perfect Landscape You can create a beautiful outdoor space and protect our waters A gorgeous home landscape does not need to come at the price of clean lakes, rivers, and streams. We can [...]
Good Dog, Good Owner
Good Dog, Good Owner You can be a responsible pet owner and protect our waters Your dog brings a lot of joy to your life. Enjoying your four legged friend doesn't need to [...]
Farmer Led
By Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD, zach.laughlin@fdlco.wi.gov Zach Laughlin from Fond du lac County Land and Water took the time to sit down with Tony Peirick to discuss the importance of farmers [...]
Drones for Cover Crops
By Justin Loehrke, Basin Ag Coordinator, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance; justin@fwwa.org This fall, you may have noticed more interest in the use of drones in agriculture. To learn more, I talked with Jeremy Williams from [...]
Water Quality Monitoring Wraps Up for 2022, THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
The 2022 season for our Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area Water Quality Monitoring Program has wrapped up! Gary Doering, a lake water quality volunteer, uses a secchi disk to measure water clarity Winter [...]
Species Spotlight: Mallard
Though the turkey is a popular bird during the holiday season, this month’s species spotlight focuses on the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a common and well-recognized Wisconsin waterfowl species. Water quality is very important to [...]
Be a Wisconsin Winter Water Quality Warrior
As the temperatures drop and the water begins to freeze over, we often forget that our winter actions continue to impact water quality. From residential ditches to ice fishing lakes to trickling streams, the [...]