Connecting Our Waters conducted a survey focused on waterfront property owners whom have completed shoreline restoration projects. Almost all the people interviewed added an area of native plants to the edge of their waterfront [...]
Winnebago Waterways Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Presents Update on Water Hyacinth At the Wisconsin Lakes Conference on April 10-12th, property owners, lake managers, DNR employees, and concerned citizens gathered in Steven's Point to learn [...]
AIS Outreach Adds Invasive Species Awareness to Local Events The Winnebago Waterways Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program recently exhibited at two local events in April. At the Oshksoh Corporation's Sutainability Expo on April 16th, [...]
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a re-occurring monthly article. Check it out! This month, we highlight an emerging threat to Wisconsin lakes: Yellow Floating Heart! [...]
The Plum Creek and Kankapot Creek watersheds, located near the villages of Kaukauna and Wrightstown in northeast Wisconsin, were identified in the Lower Fox River Total Maximum Daily Load (2012) plan as one of [...]
Open House Nights Look to Inform the Public about Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program In March, the Winnebago Waterways Program held its first two Clean Boats, Clean Waters informational Open Houses. These events were [...]
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a re-occurring monthly article. Check it out! This month, we highlight an emerging threat to Wisconsin lakes: Starry Stonewort! Starry [...]
On Saturday, March 9th, 2019, 42 pets were surrendered at the Green Bay Aquarium Society Exotic Pet Amnesty Day held at the 1000 Islands Environmental Center in Kaukauna, WI! Volunteers from Steve Keller’s Traveling [...]
Connecting Our Waters attended the 39th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Aquatic Plant Management Society (MAPMS). Watershed Coordinator, Emily Henrigillis, gave a talk on building organizational capacity through social media. While a different topic than most the talks at [...]
On February 26th, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance’s AIS Coordinator (AISC) for Shawano and Menominee Counties attended the Timberland Invasives Partnership Annual (TIP) Meeting. The Timberland Invasives Partnership is a Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) encompassing Langlade, Menominee, Oconto and Shawano [...]
