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 are posted below.
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Winnebago Waterways Blog
WHAT IS ALL THAT GREEN STUFF???
The Sustainability Institute at UW-Oshkosh is looking for your help with a harmful algal bloom (HAB) project. From their website: "Our goal is to understand how the public perceives the harmful algal blooms (HABs) that occur [...]
Considerations for Late Summer & Fall Cover Crop Establishment
Article written by Josh Hiemstra, Hiemstra Dairy LLC Photos provided by Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD Hello to all working to make the Fox-Wolf River Basin healthy and more vibrant! I am [...]
Winnebago Waterways partners with BloomOptix, Opseye, and Ramboll to learn more about our toxic algae blooms
The Winnebago Waterways program of the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance has partnered with BloomOptix, Ramboll, and Opseyes to help develop a technology to identify blue green algae blooms more quickly. The BloomOptix, Ramboll, Opseyes team [...]
Restore your shore!
Restore your shore for our future generations. Improving habitat for bees, butterflies, turtles, and our fish can also protect our waterways for years to come! Have you wondered how you can improve [...]
Winnebago Waterways Volunteer Spotlight – June 2021
We couldn't do it without our volunteers! Gary Doering is a returning volunteer who monitors water quality in Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne, and Lake Butte des Morts. The data Gary collects is used to [...]
Lake Winnebago Water Walk
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 [...]
Welcome Emily to the Winnebago Waterways Program
Emily is not a new face at the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance but she is a newer face to the Winnebago Waterways Program. In 2021, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance received a grant to kickstart the [...]
Kickstarting Implementation in the Winnebago System
Like so many lakes around the state of Wisconsin, a lake management plan was created for the Winnebago Pool Lakes. The Winnebago Pool Lakes designation includes Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne, Lake Butte des Morts, [...]
Fox-Wolf Soil Health Project in Pipe Creek Watershed – Fond du Lac County
Pipe Farmers - Project Background Lake Winnebago drains over 5,900 square miles of land from the Upper Fox and Wolf River Basins. The surface water runoff that comes from that huge area of [...]
Past Editions of the Winnebago Waterways Newsletter:
2023 Newsletters
2022 Newsletters
2021 Newsletters
Winnebago Waterways is a Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance recovery initiative.
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