Terrell’s Island – Modified Trail Opening – May 4th, 2021

By |2021-04-22T14:49:38-05:00April 22nd, 2021|

The following information was provided by Butte des Morts Conservation Club. To learn more about the Terrell's Island and Samer's Bay restoration project CLICK HERE. Due to ongoing construction and related safety concerns, the [...]

The Fox-Wolf Basin is looking for water quality monitoring volunteers

By |2021-03-27T15:16:47-05:00March 19th, 2021|

Are you concerned about the water quality in your local stream, river or lake? Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is recruiting volunteers for our Winnebago Waterways program, Connecting Our Waters program and our partners at the [...]

Lake Poygan Breakwall Project Updates – Press release 2020

By |2021-05-21T10:39:01-05:00December 21st, 2020|

PRESS RELEASE provided by Lake Poygan Sportsmen's club The Lake Poygan Sportsmen’s Club, Ducks Unlimited, Wisconsin DNR, Radtke Corporation, and Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department completed construction for Phase II of the [...]

Evaluating the effectiveness of breakwall restoration projects in the Winnebago Lakes

By |2022-08-30T17:43:23-05:00April 2nd, 2020|

The water quality (e.g., total phosphorus, water clarity) and biological conditions (e.g. algal community, aquatic plants, fishes) within the breakwall at Terrell's Island are currently degraded. Data collected by Ted Johnson [...]

More Bait Shops around the Winnebago System Join Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species

By |2018-12-20T14:00:38-06:00December 20th, 2018|

Three more local bait shops join the Bait Shop Initiative Bait shop owners in the Winnebago Waterways System area are taking steps to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin lakes. [...]

Lake Poygan Habitat Restoration Area Informational Meeting on July 25th, 2018

By |2018-07-06T13:38:40-05:00May 29th, 2018|

July 25, 2018, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the James Coughlin Center in Oshkosh. The Lake Poygan Habitat Restoration project is designed to establish a quiet backwater, at the mouth of the Wolf [...]

How to deal with Water Hyacinth: Hungry Hippos? Helpful Volunteers?

By |2017-09-20T16:20:29-05:00September 20th, 2017|

When thinking of invasive species, people often tend to picture zebra mussels, submerged aquatic vegetation like Eurasian water milfoil, or perhaps Asian carp. However, there are many other plant and animal aquatic invasive species [...]

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