Signs for Habitat Protection
Volunteers will soon be installing new signs in Lake Winnebago that mark important habitat (just south of TJ's Harbor) to keep people out of critical habitat areas from April 15 through September 15. These [...]
Lake Winneconne Offshore Breakwall
Article submitted by Chad Casper, Director, Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department The Stabenow Wetland is located in Winnebago County on the east shore of Lake Winneconne. Over 1,700 feet of wetland frontage [...]
Buckthorn Success: USDA Funds Help Control Invasive Plant
Partnerships Key to Winnebago County Resident's Success Background Eric Jones owns a 160‐acre forest in Winnebago County that his family acquired in the mid‐1970s. At that time, they planted around 90,000 trees. After a [...]
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, [...]
Planning For Your Summer Water Garden? Gardener Extraordinaire Melinda Myers Has Tips
Help Stop Invasive Plants from Slipping into Wisconsin By: Melinda Myers For many of us, winter is the start of the gardening season. We are busy browsing catalogs, reading garden articles, and looking for [...]
The Value of Fresh Water Marshes
Submitted by B.J. Grassmann The pace that we live our lives today can be described as hectic, jumbled, or fast-paced. Many adults must juggle work and personal life commitments, that give little time to [...]
Exotic Pet Surrender Event Coming To Oshkosh: February 12th, 12pm-3pm
Free Event to Rehome Exotic Pets - No Questions Asked! Do you have an exotic pet that you are no longer able to care for?If so, bring your pet to the Exotic Pet Surrender [...]
Target Invasive Species Mapping Project Update
Our interns Maizy and Autumn Finding Invasive Plants, Mapping Them for Future Treatment Phase one of Fox-Wolf's Target Invasive Mapping Project is well underway! The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is working with Stantec and other [...]
Terrells Island Trail – Closed for Construction
The Terrell's Island Trail in Lake Butte des Morts will be closed starting December 1st, 2021 until further notice due to safety/construction reasons. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Butte des Morts Conservation Club, Winnebago County [...]