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Winnebago Waterways Blog
Fox-Wolf Expands AIS Program to include Brown and Outagamie
AIS Program Now Covers Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Outagamie, and Brown Counties During this time of uncertainty, we are pleased to bring you some exciting news regarding our Winnebago Waterways Aquatic Invasive Species [...]
Winnebago Waterway Steering Team Meeting: April 17, 2020
The Winnebago Waterways Steering Team meets monthly to move the lake management planning project forward for the Winnebago Lakes. Meetings are open to the public. Meeting details: Date: Friday, April 17th, 2020 Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm [...]
Evaluating the effectiveness of breakwall restoration projects in the Winnebago Lakes
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 [...]
Terrells Island and Samers Bay – Habitat Restoration
Terrells Island and Samers Bay Project Overview Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance (Fox-Wolf), Butte des Morts Conservation Club (BDMCC), Winnebago County (WC), and the Wisconsin Department of Natural [...]
AIS Spotlight – Hydrilla
Every month, we will put a spotlight on an aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a re-occurring monthly article. This month, Hydrilla! Check it out! Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is a submerged rooted plant that [...]
Lake Winnebago Spring Refill Call – Army Corps Public Notice
From the Army Corps public notice: "Recent basin conditions have caused inflows to rise significantly higher than outflows. At this time all gates at the Neenah and Menasha dams are open in an effort [...]
2019 Lake Winnebago Bottom Trawl Assessment – WDNR Fisheries Update
The Wisconsin DNR recently released a report that provides a summary of results from their 2019 bottom trawling surveys in Lake Winnebago. According to Adam Nickel, Senior Fisheries Biologist, "The trawl assessment provides year [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – February 2020 UPDATE
The goal of the Lake Management Planning project is to develop a regional framework for cooperation to restore and protect the health of the Winnebago Lakes. This includes facilitating communication among stakeholders [...]
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: February 24th-28th
The last week of February is the National Invasive Species Awareness Week focused on education, awareness, and planning for the upcoming field season for managers! As part of this awareness week, there are webinars [...]
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