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
Shoreline Buffer Demonstration Site Installed at Marble Park, Winneconne
Help us maintain these beautiful shoreline plantings! Upcoming volunteer days:Friday, June 20 | 8 – 11 AMFriday, September 5 | 8 – 11 AMFriday, October 17 | 8 – 11 AMEmail the Winnebago Waterways coordinator [...]
Japanese Knotweed and our Rivers
Gardener Extraordinaire Melinda Myers Gives Insight into Japanese Knotweed During last month's National Rivers Month, Melinda Myers took a moment to highlight the over 3.5 million miles of rivers and streams in the United [...]
Water Quality Monitoring Season off to a good start!
Our wonderful water quality monitoring volunteers have kicked off the 2023 monitoring season! Volunteers are monitoring sites located throughout the Winnebago Waterways Recovery Area. During the growing season, volunteers monitor once a month [...]
Species Spotlight: Mudpuppy
This month’s species spotlight highlights Wisconsin’s largest and only fully aquatic salamander: the mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus)! This brown or grayish salamander typically has dark spots and deep red, feathery gills. These salamanders have a [...]
Volunteers Play ‘Cleanup Bingo’ at ’23 Walleye Weekend
The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance set up an educational booth at the 2023 Walleye Weekend festival in Fond du Lac. On Saturday, June 10th, Fox-Wolf's Trash Free Waters and Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention programs were [...]
Species Spotlight: Lake Flies!
If you've ever been near Lake Winnebago and found yourself surrounded by a cloud of tiny bugs, you're not alone. Those are lake flies and they hatch in massive numbers a few times a [...]
Meet Your 2023 Aquatic Invasive Species Education Team!
Education Team Welcomes You to the Boat Launches Every summer, the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance and partner organizations across the state welcome new hires to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. These new [...]
What’s That Plant? Know What’s In Your Water Garden
Ensuring Your Water Garden Doesn't Harbor Invasive Plants As you're choosing your plants for your water gardens and backyards this spring, be sure you aren't accidentally growing an invasive plant that could do harm [...]
Ice-Out officially called for Lake Winnebago – April 6, 2023
Ice out on Lake Winnebago was officially called by the Army Corps of Engineers on April 6, 2023 as determined by MODIS satellite imagery. Ice out (aka ice off) is when ALL ice is [...]
Past Editions of the Winnebago Waterways Newsletter:
2023 Newsletters
2022 Newsletters
2021 Newsletters
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