Winnebago System-wide Aquatic Plant Survey
Two firms have been working on the first-ever aquatic plant survey for the entire Winnebago System. WI Lake and Pond Resource, LLC out of Eldorado and Cason and Associates, LLC out of Berlin spent [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – August 2018 update
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders [...]
Winnebago Waterway Steering Committee Meeting: September 21st, 2018
The Winnebago Waterways Steering Committee meets monthly to move the lake management planning project forward for the Winnebago Lakes. Meetings are open to the public. Meeting details for September: Date: Friday, September 21st, 2018 Time: 11:30am to [...]
Lake Winneconne Shoreline Stewardship
Losing your shoreline to erosion is quite literally losing your property. And we're not talking about the erosion that makes rock formations and takes thousands and thousands of years to happen. You can observe [...]
Winnebago Waterway Steering Committee Conference Call: August 10th, 2018
The Winnebago Waterways Steering Committee meets monthly to move the lake management planning project forward for the Winnebago Lakes. Meetings are open to the public. Conference Call details from August Meeting: Date: Friday, August 10th, 2018 Time: [...]
Snapshot Day 2018 – Volunteer Registration is Now Open!
Join nearly 200 other water enthusiasts at one of 14 rendezvous sites around Wisconsin for the annual Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day 2018 on August 18th! This event is a program of the [...]
Lake Management Planning – July 2018 update
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders [...]
Why does the lake look like pea soup and what’s being done about it?
The combination of high temperatures and recent storms resulted in the Winnebago Pool Lakes looking like what many described as ‘pea soup’. The green, paint-like film is a blue-green algae bloom, also known as cyanobacteria. [...]
Lake Management Plan – June Update
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders (such as [...]
Fishing for Trouble – Wisconsin’s Public Trust Doctrine
On June 1st , 1886 Frank Wade went fishing on the Willow River in St. Croix County. He did have a rod and tackle, but he wasn’t really there for the fish. He was out [...]