Although it’s winter and the lakes are frozen over, the thick green, smelly algae blooms are still a recent memory for many of us who like to spend time boating or swimming in the [...]
Over the past few months, several discussions have taken place to draft a new Lake Winnebago regulation strategy that would be implemented during 2018-2019. The Army Corps of Engineers recently released the draft strategy [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Planning is in the works for the 2019 Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup. The cleanup is a large-scale effort that has 1,000+ volunteers heading out to over 50 sites throughout the basin and cleaning up the [...]
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 [...]
Habitattitude Pet Surrender Event on October 13th Promotes Responsible Pet Ownership; 19 Pets Surrendered! KAUKANA, WISC-- On Saturday, October 13th, 2018, 19 pets were surrendered at the Habitattitude Pet Surrender Event held at the [...]
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 [...]
