This treatment wetland, on the edge of a farm field near Kaukauna, WI, was constructed in 2017 in an effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus from entering West Plum Creek. [...]
In 2017, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA) a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant that will provide additional funding for agricultural conservation practices [...]
THE PROBLEM The banks of Plum Creek and its tributaries, located in northern Calumet and southern Brown and Outagamie Counties, are highly susceptible to active bank slumping and erosion. Increased erosion and sedimentation within [...]
Interseeding is the method of planting a cover crop into a primary crop where the primary crop is still growing. The goal of this method is to establish cover crops earlier in the growing [...]
If you live in the area surrounding the Lower Fox River, or the Fox Valley as many people call it, hopefully you have heard about some of the agricultural practices that are being [...]
Efforts to continue to improve water quality in the Lower Fox River and the Bay of Green Bay continue to move forward. Through various collaborations and funding sources, agricultural producers in the region are [...]
FWWA Table Highlighted Projects, Allowed for Engaging Conversations From April 18th through April 20th, several staff members from the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance attended the 40th Annual Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention. This event draws organization [...]
The banks of the Lower Konkapot Creek, located near the City of Kaukauna, are highly susceptible to bank erosion. This erosion is caused by many factors, including increased runoff, a decrease in shoreline [...]
Building on the successes of two previously awarded Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grants, the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance was recently awarded a new United States Environmental Protection Agency - GLRI grant. This [...]
In the Forest Junction area of northern Calumet County lying within the Plum Creek watershed a landowner was having an issue with a reoccurring gully running through his property. A gully is an erosion issue created by [...]
