wolf river Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/tag/wolf-river/ Protecting and restoring the waters of Wisconsin's Fox-Wolf River basin. Thu, 28 May 2026 14:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fwwa.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-flow-forward-fav-32x32.png wolf river Archives » Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance https://fwwa.org/tag/wolf-river/ 32 32 1/14/26 Meeting Recording: Winnebago System Walleye and Lake Sturgeon Movement https://fwwa.org/2026/01/07/1-14-26-meeting-winnebago-system-walleye-and-lake-sturgeon-movement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-14-26-meeting-winnebago-system-walleye-and-lake-sturgeon-movement Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:12:19 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=42417 Free Meeting: See Where The Fish Are Moving Original Story: Wisconsin DNR Missed the live meeting? Don't worry! Here's a recording of the meeting: https://widnr.widen.net/s/2kgvjgdvqp/spotlight-series---oshkosh-20260114_180417-meeting-recording Date: 01/14/2026 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Location: In-Person & Virtual Options; See Below for Address and Virtual Link Contact: Angelo Cozzola, Angelo.Cozzola@wisconsin.gov or 920-410-9170 Details The Winnebago [...]

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]]> Shoreline Buffer Demonstration Site Installed at Marble Park, Winneconne https://fwwa.org/2023/08/09/marble-park-demo-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marble-park-demo-site Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:05:30 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=31800 Help us maintain these beautiful shoreline plantings! Upcoming 2026 volunteer days: Friday, June 19 | 8 – 10:30 AM Wednesday, September 16 | 8 – 10:30 AM Friday, October 2 | 8 – 10:30 AM Email the Winnebago Waterways coordinator at shoreline@fwwa.org to let us know you’re interested in joining. Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance partnered [...]

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]]> Outagamie County Plays Host to Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day https://fwwa.org/2022/09/14/outagamie-county-plays-host-to-aquatic-invasive-species-snapshot-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outagamie-county-plays-host-to-aquatic-invasive-species-snapshot-day Wed, 14 Sep 2022 20:58:51 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=27755    Prohibited Snail Finding in Black Otter Lake Highlights Event Faucet Snails On August 20th, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance joined dozens of partners for the annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day. Held for it's ninth year, Snapshot Day brings together water-lovers across the state to search for and identify plants and animals [...]

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]]> Winnebago Waterways – Projects https://fwwa.org/where-we-work/winnebago-waterways-2/winnebago-waterways-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winnebago-waterways-projects Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:37:00 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?page_id=27429 Winnebago Waterways Recovery Projects Are you a partner with the Winnebago Waterways Program? Click the button below to provide us with project updates! Thank you! Program Partner Form Completed Projects [...]

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]]> “The Sturgeon Are Coming Home” https://fwwa.org/2022/04/30/the-sturgeon-are-coming-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sturgeon-are-coming-home Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:08:58 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=26661 Nama’o (Sturgeon) Maec Micehswan (Big Feast), Kewaehmakat Piataeh (They’re Coming Home) Article originally printed in the Winnebago Waterways "Habitat Management in the Winnebago Lakes" report. Adapted from writings provided by David J. Grignon (Nahwahquaw) The Menominee called Keshena Falls (Nama’o skiwamit) or the place where sturgeon come home. In the spring of the [...]

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]]> SPECIES SPOTLIGHT – Lake Sturgeon https://fwwa.org/2022/04/30/species-spotlight-lake-sturgeon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=species-spotlight-lake-sturgeon Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:05:39 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=26638 The lake sturgeon is a large, prehistoric, bottom feeding fish. Lake sturgeon have a rough, torpedo-like body that resembles a shark and can grow upwards of 7 ft. and 200 pounds. They have a heterocercal tail, meaning that the upper lobe is longer than the bottom lobe. Additionally, lake sturgeon do not have bones, [...]

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]]> Winnebago Waterways – Blog https://fwwa.org/where-we-work/winnebago-waterways-2/winnebago-waterways-blog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=winnebago-waterways-blog Mon, 29 Nov 2021 18:34:15 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?page_id=25553 The Winnebago Waterways Program distributes a monthly e-newsletter with updates about projects from our staff as well as other regional partners doing amazing work to improve and protect the Winnebago System. Past editions and articles are available on the menu to the right. Articles [...]

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]]> Conservation spotlight: Walleyes for Tomorrow https://fwwa.org/2021/05/21/conservation-spotlight-walleyes-for-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conservation-spotlight-walleyes-for-tomorrow Fri, 21 May 2021 17:59:54 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=23934 Walleyes for Tomorrow (WFT) is a project-oriented organization that works to increase the population of walleye in the waters where habitat projects are undertaken. From their first project in 1991 at the Eureka Dam on the Fox River in Wisconsin, WFT has been actively promoting more robust walleye populations through spawning habitat construction, enhancement [...]

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]]> Learn more about the Wolf River Chapter of The Wild Ones https://fwwa.org/2021/05/10/learn-more-about-the-wolf-river-chapter-of-the-wild-ones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-more-about-the-wolf-river-chapter-of-the-wild-ones Mon, 10 May 2021 16:04:27 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=23864 The  Wolf River Chapter of the Wild Ones (WRWO) is member of the National Wild Ones organization (www.wildones.org) As a member of the national chapter, we promote environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.  Plus, we have a lot of fun playing in the [...]

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]]> Restoration Spotlight: Lake Poygan Breakwall Phase 2 Construction https://fwwa.org/2021/04/22/restoration-spotlight-lake-poygan-breakwall-phase-2-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restoration-spotlight-lake-poygan-breakwall-phase-2-construction Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:33:27 +0000 https://fwwa.org/?p=23819 Article was originally published in Winnebago County Land and Water Conservation Department 2020 Annual Report. Written by Melanie Leet, Resource Conservationist, Winnebago County For anyone traveling by boat this summer near the mouth of the Wolf River where it outlets into Lake Poygan, you likely noticed the second phase of a very large offshore [...]

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