2021 Summer Basin Buzz – now available!
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Considerations for Late Summer & Fall Cover Crop Establishment
Article written by Josh Hiemstra, Hiemstra Dairy LLC Photos provided by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Hello to all working to make the Fox-Wolf River Basin healthy and more vibrant! I am [...]
Upcoming Webinar: Applying for a WI DNR Surface Water Grant
Have questions about applying for a Surface Water Grant from the WI Department of Natural Resources? Are you looking for funding to help restore your favorite lake, river, or other waterway? Do you have [...]
Farmland to Shoreland Field Day – July 24th, 2021
On July 14th, 2021, the Farmland to Shoreland Field Day was held in Shawano County. We had 33 people in attendance at the field day to learn about interseeding and grazing. This field day was [...]
Restore your shore!
Restore your shore for our future generations. Improving habitat for bees, butterflies, turtles, and our fish can also protect our waterways for years to come! Have you wondered how you can improve [...]
Pheasants Forever Hires Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist in Southern Wisconsin
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have expanded their working lands initiative in Wisconsin with the hiring of Josh Bendorf as a Precision Ag and Conservation Specialist (PACS) based in southeast Wisconsin. Bendorf is Wisconsin’s [...]
Kickstarting Implementation in the Winnebago System
Like so many lakes around the state of Wisconsin, a lake management plan was created for the Winnebago Pool Lakes. The Winnebago Pool Lakes designation includes Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne, Lake Butte des Morts, [...]
Fox-Wolf Soil Health Project in Pipe Creek Watershed – Fond du Lac County
Pipe Farmers - Project Background Lake Winnebago drains over 5,900 square miles of land from the Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The surface water runoff that comes from that huge area of [...]
Agriculture
Building Soil Health One field At a Time Farming methods listed below are examples of best management practices that can improve soil health and reduce soil erosion. Benefits of soil health practices [...]
The Connecting Our Waters program is wrapping up
The Connecting Our Waters Program is wrapping up in June. We wanted to thank everyone for following along with us the past three years and we were so glad to bring Fox-Wolf further up [...]