Soil Health Field Day at Green Valley Dairy on October 11, 2018
On October 11, 2018, Green Valley Dairy hosted a soil health field day for farmers in the area. It was extremely windy but a beautiful fall day, none the less. A group of over [...]
Edge of Field Treatment Wetland – a Pilot Project to Improve Water Quality in Green Bay
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. [...]
Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance adds Upper East River GLRI Project
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 [...]
Meet the organizations in your area – WAMSCO
The Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties (WAMSCO) has been in operation since 2014. They are a paid membership service for lake organizations throughout Shawano and Menominee Counties. The group was originally started by Brenda [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – September 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 [...]
Lessons Learned on Lulu Lake
It was a warm fall day in September as we launched our kayaks on Lulu Lake. Brady Stockwell, AIS coordinator for Shawano and Menominee County, and I started exploring the lake. The original goal for [...]
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 [...]
Part 2: FWWA Teaches Watershed Education at Appleton Summer Camp
FWWA has contracted with the City of Appleton for the past seven years and has provided watershed-based lessons for campers attending Camp APRD. Campers can register for one week of camp, or the entire [...]
Pollinator Walk Kewaunee County August 24th 9:00-11:00 am
On August 24th, 2018, the Fish and Wildlife Services, Department of Agriculture, Pheasants Forever, and NES-Ecological Services are hosting a pollinators walk in Kewaunee County from 9-11 am. The walk will take place at [...]