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
AIS Spotlight – Round Gobies
Little Fish, Big Changes Round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) are native to the Black and Caspian Sea regions in Europe/Asia. They were introduced into the Great Lakes through ballast water from trans-continental ships and were [...]
Winnebago Waterway Steering Committee Meeting: November 9th, 2018
The Winnebago Waterways Steering Committee meets monthly to move the lake management planning project forward for the Winnebago Lakes. Meetings are open to the public. Meeting details: Date: Friday, November 9th, 2018 Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm Facilitator: [...]
Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference Gobies well for FWWA!
Fox-Wolf Watershed's own Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Coordinators Chris Acy and Brady Stockwell add to their AIS knowledge at the Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference (UMISC) in Rochester Minnesota! UMISC is an international [...]
Lake Management Planning Project – October 2018 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 [...]
Water Hyacinth Found Again Near Lake Winneconne Park; Illegal Plant Releases Might Be Cause
Partnerships Key to Stopping Water Hyacinth On October 12th, a team of people from the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance (FWWA), UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, WI Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and citizen volunteers found a [...]
Why Breakwalls Rock
What's the purpose? Lake Poygan breakwall at the mouth of the Wolf River. Photo: WDNR You wouldn't expect your carrot seedlings to survive if you tilled your garden, right? Soil disturbance obliterates [...]
AIS Spotlight – Faucet Snail
A Snail Like Any Other? Not Quite The Faucet Snail (Bithynia tentaculata) may look like any other snail you find in the Winnebago Waterways, but underneath the coiled shell lies an animal that can [...]
Save the Date – Walk Across Lake Winnebago 2019
The Winnebago Waterways Program encourages you to save the date for the 2019 Walk Across Lake Winnebago in light of the tragic boat accident that occurred on Winnebago this past August. "This year, Walk [...]
Do You Get Out On the Winnebago Lakes? We want to hear from you!
Did you get your boat out on the lakes this summer? Planning to this Fall? Whether you captain a kayak or a cigar boat, we want to hear from you! Recreational lake use is extremely [...]
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