Soil Health Field Day at Green Valley Dairy on October 11, 2018
On October 11, 2018, Green Valley Dairy hosted a soil health field day for farmers in the area. It was extremely windy but a beautiful fall day, none the less. A group of over [...]
Edge of Field Treatment Wetland – a Pilot Project to Improve Water Quality in Green Bay
This treatment wetland, on the edge of a farm field near Kaukauna, WI, was constructed in 2017 in an effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus from entering West Plum Creek. [...]
Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance adds Upper East River GLRI Project
In 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA) a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant that will provide additional funding for agricultural conservation practices [...]
Meet the organizations in your area – WAMSCO
The Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties (WAMSCO) has been in operation since 2014. They are a paid membership service for lake organizations throughout Shawano and Menominee Counties. The group was originally started by Brenda [...]
Do You Get Out On the Winnebago Lakes? We want to hear from you!
Did you get your boat out on the lakes this summer? Planning to this Fall? Whether you captain a kayak or a cigar boat, we want to hear from you! Recreational lake use is extremely [...]
Waterfowl Hunters Help Protect Waterways from Aquatic Invasive Species
WWA's Hunter's Eve Bash and DNR Campaign Waterfowl Hunter Weekend Spread Message of AIS Prevention As waterfowl hunting season gets underway, hunters work to help protect their lakes and wetlands from aquatic invasive species [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – September 2018 update
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders [...]
AIS Spotlight – Rusty Crayfish
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species in a re-occurring monthly article. Check it out! Rusty Crayfish - Aggressive Red Bully! Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) are native to lakes [...]
Soil Health for Lake Health
After soil has been in alfalfa for three years, it looks spectacular. It's dark and crumbly, riddled with earth worms, and has a plethora of organic matter in it. There's more, but the eye can't [...]
Have You Seen Me? Japanese Knotweed in Shawano County
What is Japanese knotweed? Perhaps you have seen patches of bushes with seemingly lovely white flowers along the highway or roads. Well, did you know that this could be a detrimental invasive species known [...]