The Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance recently received a $5,000 donation from the charitable branch of Mercury Marine's parent company, the Brunswick Corporation. This is thanks to Scott Louks, the Sustainability Manager [...]
If you’ve spent time on slow or no flowing water in Wisconsin, you may have seen huge, round, green floating leaves as big as dinner plates, sometimes rising right out of the water! These [...]
Article submitted by Chad Casper, Director, Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department The Stabenow Wetland is located in Winnebago County on the east shore of Lake Winneconne. Over 1,700 feet of wetland frontage [...]
Help Stop Invasive Plants from Slipping into Wisconsin By: Melinda Myers For many of us, winter is the start of the gardening season. We are busy browsing catalogs, reading garden articles, and looking for [...]
Shoreline Restoration Resources Websites Landscaping Alternatives for Terrestrial Invasive Flowers and Grasses Landscaping Alternatives for Common Invasive Wetland and Aquatic Plants Native Plant Finder (Beta) - National [...]
The Army Corps of Engineers – Chicago District regulates water levels in Lake Winnebago by regulating outflow at the dams in Menasha and Neenah under the Federal Marshall Order of 1886. The Marshall Order [...]
The Army Corps of Engineers held their 2021 Spring Refill Meeting on Thursday, April 15th under the open pavilion at Jefferson Park in Menasha. During the meeting, the Army Corps provided an overview of [...]
Wisconsin’s annual campaign that reminds boaters to drain all lake and river water, clean equipment, and check watercraft for aquatic invasive species experienced a slight change this year due to Covid-19. This week, the [...]
Even though lakes have frozen over, the threat of aquatic invasive species (AIS) has not ceased. Just as they do in the summer, AIS can hitch a ride on fishing equipment during the winter. [...]
Aerial view of emergent plant beds. Photo: WDNR Acquiring information is one of the most important and necessary components of developing an accurate and comprehensive lake management plan. Winnebago County and the WDNR [...]
