Roller Crimper – A Tool for Cover Crops
Adapted from an article originally submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave Simon operating his roller crimper before planting in 2022 Dave Simon, one of our Pipe Farmer [...]
Fox-Wolf Partners with WI DNR for Annual Drain Campaign: June 3-5, 2022
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance will again be teaming up with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for Wisconsin’s annual Drain Campaign! This summer campaign will kick off June 3rd-5th, aligning with both the [...]
Winnebago Waterways Recently Held Healthy Lakes Workshop
The Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance recently held a Healthy Lakes and Rivers Train the Trainer workshop at The Lodge in the Calumet County Park along the east shore of Lake Winnebago. [...]
Pipe Farmers Expand on their Success with Soil Health
Dave Simon no-till planting corn into a rye cover crop in 2021. Article submitted by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Dave’s roller crimper in a shed [...]
Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable Connects Farmers, Promotes Soil Health
After a virtual year, the Lower Fox Farmer Roundtable returned in-person on February 17 at Van Abel's of Hollandtown. Over 100 farmers, land owners, and conservation staff registered for this year's "Economics of Carbon" [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]