Common Reed/Phragmites (Phragmites australis ssp. australis) Common reed (Phragmites australis subsp. australis), or more commonly known as Phragmites, is a subspecies of Phragmites australis that is native to Europe and Asia. Common reed is [...]
Three more local bait shops join the Bait Shop Initiative Bait shop owners in the Winnebago Waterways System area are taking steps to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin lakes. [...]
Anglers Should Help Take Steps to Prevent Further Spread Article Originally from WI DNR 12/3/2018 MADISON – New Zealand mudsnails, an invasive snail, have recently been verified in two new streams in Dane County. [...]
Little Fish, Big Changes Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) are native to the Black and Caspian Sea regions in Europe/Asia. They were introduced into the Great Lakes through ballast water from trans-continental ships and were [...]
Partnerships Key to Stopping Water Hyacinth On October 12th, a team of people from the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA), UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, WI Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and citizen volunteers found a [...]
A Snail Like Any Other? Not Quite The Faucet Snail (Bithynia tentaculata) may look like any other snail you find in the Winnebago Waterways, but underneath the coiled shell lies an animal that can [...]
Saturday morning at Navarino Nature Center started with a 5k for fall nature lovers. After the run, runners and non-runners alike were given the opportunity to visit many booths and attractions around the nature center. There [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
