In January 2023, Waushara County became the newest member of the Winnebago Waterways Committee after signing on to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement, originally established by Winnebago, Calumet and Fond du Lac Counties [...]
The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team provides a collaborative opportunity for stakeholder representatives and experts to develop realistic and achievable water level recommendations and related goals that reasonably balance the top priorities of multiple system [...]
By Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD, zach.laughlin@fdlco.wi.gov Zach Laughlin from Fond du lac County Land and Water took the time to sit down with Tony Peirick to discuss the importance of farmers [...]
By Justin Loehrke, Basin Ag Coordinator, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance; justin@fwwa.org This fall, you may have noticed more interest in the use of drones in agriculture. To learn more, I talked with Jeremy Williams from [...]
The 2022 season for our Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area Water Quality Monitoring Program has wrapped up! Gary Doering, a lake water quality volunteer, uses a secchi disk to measure water clarity Winter [...]
Though the turkey is a popular bird during the holiday season, this month’s species spotlight focuses on the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a common and well-recognized Wisconsin waterfowl species. Water quality is very important to [...]
Over 1,600 Hours Worked by Boater Education Staff To Help Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species in 2022 The last few days of warm weather hang on around Northeast Wisconsin but soon the temperatures will start [...]
This month’s species spotlight focuses on an iconic Wisconsin (and Midwest) fish species: Yellow Perch. Found in inland lakes such as Lake Winnebago, Poygan, Butte des Morts and Winneconne along with the Great Lakes [...]
Article submitted by Emily Dufeck, Winnebago County LWCD Fall is a season for cover crops, and the Fox-Wolf Farmer Champions in the Rat River Watershed have their cover crops planted! Lydell Pethke planted his [...]
In September 2022, Lydell Pethke, one of our Rat River Farmer Champions, hired Buttles Custom Ag to complete a low-disturbance manure (LDM) application on 89.95 acres at a rate of 12,000 gallons/acre after harvesting [...]
