Pipe Creek GLRI Project Video
Fond du Lac County Land & Water Department recently published a video that highlights our Pipe Creek Watershed GLRI project. Fond du Lac County was able to hire Zach Laughlin, who created [...]
Meet Our Conservation Champions in Plum & Kankapot Creek Watersheds
FWWA and Outagamie County Land Conservation Department have been continuing to work in partnership with agricultural producers in the Plum Creek and Kankapot Creek Watersheds and are excited to introduce three new Conservation Champions! [...]
Farmland to Shoreland Field Day – July 24th, 2021
On July 14th, 2021, the Farmland to Shoreland Field Day was held in Shawano County. We had 33 people in attendance at the field day to learn about interseeding and grazing. This field day was [...]
Fox-Wolf Soil Health Project in Pipe Creek Watershed – Fond du Lac County
Pipe Farmers - Project Background Lake Winnebago drains over 5,900 square miles of land from the Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The surface water runoff that comes from that huge area of [...]
Agriculture
Building Soil Health One field At a Time Farming methods listed below are examples of best management practices that can improve soil health and reduce soil erosion. Benefits of soil health practices [...]
Using satellites and windshield surveys to track conservation within the Fox-Wolf Basin
An innovative way to track water quality improvements is being explored by a team in the Fox-Wolf River Basin. Using satellite imagery in combination with in-person field verification, the team is working to track [...]
Farm Perseveres Through Uncertainty – Conservation Helps Heal Landscape
Learn more about the Upper Fox Demonstration Farm Network: CLICK HERE Article submitted by Maranda Miller, UW-Extension NRE Program, maranda.miller@wisc.edu
Meet the Pipe Creek Farmer Champions in Fond du Lac County
Dairy farms have a large impact within the Pipe Creek subwatershed. Increasing dairy cattle numbers has resulted in a greater reliance on corn silage to sustain expanding dairy operations. The change in cropping practices [...]
2021 Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable Wraps Up
The 6th Annual Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable wrapped up today - February 16th, 2021. Usually this full day event is held in January with promises of educational opportunities, a broasted chicken lunch, happy [...]
Meet the Producers of the Upper Fox Wolf Demo Farms
The Upper Fox Wolf Demo Farm Network is starting its second year. Let's meet the producers that make up the largest demo farm network to date!Albright FarmAlbright Brothers, LLC is operated by brothers Jamie and [...]