Water Quality Monitoring
Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area Water Quality Monitoring Program The Winnebago Waterways Water Quality Monitoring Program (WQMP) provides volunteer-based stream and lake water quality monitoring at priority [...]
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 [...]
Volunteer water quality efforts expanding throughout Fox-Wolf Basin
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance partnered with the WDNR and counties to advertise for water quality monitors throughout the watershed. Thanks to a news story on Fox 11 in late March, we have been able [...]
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 [...]
Wisconsin Water Week and the Winnebago Lakes
The theme for this year’s Wisconsin Water Week was Navigating In Turbulent Times Many of the topics presented focused on climate change, water level fluctuations, restoration, and environmental justice throughout Wisconsin and the surrounding [...]
The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund
The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund is a unique conservation solution to the rapidly declining bird and bee habitat. This new grant program looks to work with private, public and corporate lands through the [...]
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 [...]
County Conservation Spotlight: Fond du Lac County
The County Land & Water Conservation Departments are committed to reducing nutrient and sediment pollution that enters the Winnebago Lakes. The counties are making measurable progress with their own initiatives as well as multi-partner [...]