Our Rat River Farmer Champions are part of our Increase Adoption of Soil Health Conservation Systems in the Rat River Watershed project. Three farmers from the Rat River Watershed in Winnebago County have teamed up [...]
Dan Rieckmann, Rat River Farmer Champion On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer Dan Rieckmann to get to know him and [...]
Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock Farms On April 13th, 2022 Shelia from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with farmer, Lydell Pethke of Ledgerock, to get to know him and his [...]
Larry Engel, Farmer Champion in Rat River Watershed On March 25th, 2022 Shelia and Emily from Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department met with one of our new Farmer Champions, Larry [...]
The Winnebago County Parks Department outlines several updates in their Annual Report for 2021. Here are a few highlights: The Parks Department began repairing buoys in-house in 2021. Nearly 20 buoys have been [...]
Article provided by Winnebago County LWCD. Written by Sheila Smith, Agronomist The Winnebago County Soil Health Challenge (SHC) is a program sponsored by the Winnebago County Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP). The SHC is [...]
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance aims to improve water quality by partnering with Winnebago County Land & Water Conservation Department (LWCD) and local farmers in the Rat River Watershed on soil health.Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance announced today [...]
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it will award more than $1.5 million in grants to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes and their [...]
The Brothertown Indian Tribe started their water walk around Lake Winnebago on Thursday June 17th and walked through the weekend. Thursday started with a ceremony on the shores of Lake Winnebago where all participants [...]
EXCITING NEWS from Winnebago County!!! According to the Winnebago County Parks & Sunnyview Expo Center Facebook page, construction crews have started prepping for a new bridge at Asylum Point. A new, clear-span bridge will [...]
