An Eroding Landscape: Coon Creek and Our Waters
Coon Creek erosion - Photo: NRCS By 1930, landowners and farmers in southwest Wisconsin's Coon Creek watershed were ready for a change. Enticing wheat prices in the mid to late 1800s had [...]
RESCHEDULED: CBCW Open House Informational Night on March 13th, 2019 in Winneconne!
The Clean Boats, Clean Waters Open House originally scheduled for February 7th has been rescheduled. The Open House will now be on March 13th at the Winneconne Town Hall at 7 pm! Informational Clean [...]
WDNR 2018 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report Now Available
From the Wisconsin DNR: The Lake Winnebago bottom trawling assessment continues to be one of the most critical fisheries assessments conducted on the Winnebago System and the 2018 report is complete. As DNR staff and [...]
AIS Program Connects with People at January Events
AIS Outreach Connects with People In New Places Trout Unlimited Cabin Fever Days On January 19th, the Fox Valley Trout Unlimited hosted their annual Cabin Fever Day. The event is designed for people who [...]
AIS Spotlight – Curly Leaf Pondweed: The Aquatic Lasagna Plant?
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species in a re-occurring monthly article. Check it out! Curly-leaf Pondweed - Lasagna Noodles on a Plant? Curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) is native [...]
AIS Spotlight – Common Reed/Phragmites
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 [...]
More Bait Shops around the Winnebago System Join Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species
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. [...]
AIS Spotlight – Round Gobies
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 [...]
Sponsor the 2019 Watershed Cleanup!
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 [...]
Water Hyacinth Found Again Near Lake Winneconne Park; Illegal Plant Releases Might Be Cause
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 [...]