Kalbus Country Harbor Restoration
Project Overview Kalbus Country Harbor is an RV-park and campground located along the western shoreline of Lake Winnebago on Lake Road in [...]
Navigational Aids & Boat Landing Fees
The Winnebago County Parks Department outlines several updates in their Annual Report for 2021. Here are a few highlights: The Parks Department began repairing buoys in-house in 2021. Nearly 20 buoys have been [...]
WWLAT MEETING: Feb. 23, 2022
The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team provides a collaborative opportunity for stakeholder representatives and experts to develop realistic and achievable water level recommendations and related goals that reasonably balance the top priorities of multiple [...]
Lost on Invasive Species Management? Online AIS Management 101 Course Now Available!
Online Course Designed to Help Understand Management Strategies Aquatic Invasive Species Management 101 is a self-paced online course that runs throughout February and March 2022. AIS Management 101 is designed to help lakeshore homeowners, lake association members, [...]
Demonstration Farms
Demonstration farms test and showcase a variety of soil health and other conservation farming practices including technologies, equipment, and techniques used to reduce sediment and phosphorus loss. These farms are often part of a [...]
Lessons Learned from Planting Green: Ripon Farmer Shares his Experience
Article written by Melanie Kalmerton, Fond du Lac County Land & Water Spring is an exceptionally busy time of year on the farm. For farmers who plant cover crops that survive the winter and [...]
STEM Academy Learns about Invasive Species, Helps Check Local Waterways
Students at the Fond du Lac STEM Academy Work to Lessen Human Impact on the Environment As part of the Fall 2021 semester at the Fond du Lac STEM Academy, students are learning about [...]
Winter Activities and Invasive Species: Know Before You Go
Colder Temperatures Doesn't Mean We're In the Clear As folks start to head out into the snow and on the ice, winter fun is heating up! Snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating, ice fishing, and more [...]
Streambank Restoration Work in Pipe Creek Continues
Submitted by Melanie Kalmerton, Watershed Coordinator- Fond du Lac County Land & Water In December of 2020, our department found out we received a Targeted Runoff Management grant from the Wisconsin DNR. We were [...]
2021 Winter Sowing Workshop Success!
Over the course of November 2021, we hosted 4 winter sow workshops. We got to partner with the girl scouts, 4-H, and a variety of other volunteers! The goal of this project is to [...]