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Winnebago Waterways Blog
Fox-Wolf Partners with WI DNR for Annual Drain Campaign: June 4-6, 2021
Get Rewarded For Draining Your Livewells and Coolers! The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance will again be teaming up with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for Wisconsin’s annual Drain Campaign! This summer campaign will [...]
Volunteer water quality efforts expanding throughout Fox-Wolf Basin
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance partnered with the WDNR and counties to advertise for water quality monitors throughout the watershed. Thanks to a news story on Fox 11 in late March, we have been able [...]
Spring Refill of Lake Winnebago – April 2021
The Army Corps of Engineers held their 2021 Spring Refill Meeting on Thursday, April 15th under the open pavilion at Jefferson Park in Menasha. During the meeting, the Army Corps provided an overview of [...]
Restoration Spotlight: Lake Poygan Breakwall Phase 2 Construction
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 [...]
Asylum Point Lighthouse gets a New Bridge!
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 [...]
Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2021 Spring Hearing Results Now Available
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Contact: Tony Blattler, Wis. Conservation Congress Chair, 608-235-5825 Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Wis. Conservation Congress Liaison Kari.LeeZimmermann@Wisconsin.gov or 608-219-9134 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2021 Spring Hearing [...]
Terrell’s Island – Modified Trail Opening – May 4th, 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 [...]
2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report and 2021 Winnebago Walleye Survey Efforts
Content was originally published by the DNR through GovDelivery Communications. Author: Adam Nickel, DNR Winnebago System Gamefish Biologist 2020 Lake Winnebago Trawling Report The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently published the 2020 Lake [...]
Purple Loosestrife Biological Project Launched In Fond du Lac
Biocontrol Project Reduces Impact of Invasive Purple Loosestrife If you frequent the Taycheedah Park and Ride in Fond du Lac County, you may have seen a plant with purple flowers bloom in late summer. [...]
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