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 [...]
It was a warm fall day in September as we launched our kayaks on Lulu Lake. Brady Stockwell, AIS coordinator for Shawano and Menominee County, and I started exploring the lake. The original goal for [...]
Citizens Help Search for Invasive Species at Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day 2018 On August 18th, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance teamed up with partners across the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota for the fifth [...]
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species in a re-occurring monthly article. Check it out! Eurasian Water Milfoil - The Zombie Plant Eurasian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) is a commonly [...]
Mills Fleet Farm Donates Space for AIS and Lake Management Booth at Fall Expo Interested in learning more about aquatic invasive species (AIS)? Want the chance to pick up and hold a sea lamprey? [...]
