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
PSA: Carpet Cleaning
Nothing feels better than walking across clean carpet, except maybe wading through clean water on a warm summer day. Unfortunately, far too often dirty wash water from carpet cleaning is dumped down the driveway [...]
Kalbus Wetland Project Breaks Ground
Team SNW, LLC broke ground on the Kalbus Country Harbor wetland restoration project this past December 2022. Work completed includes: Site 1 - Hardwood Swamp: Restoration was initiated by scraping and moving spoils, topsoil, [...]
2023 Sturgeon Spearing Season in the Winnebago System
Where to find information about 2023 Sturgeon Spearing in the Winnebago System: Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing - WDNR 2023 Sturgeon Spearing Regulations - WDNR A spearing license is required to [...]
Species Spotlight: Lake Sturgeon
This month’s species spotlight highlights a very popular and fascinating Wisconsin fish: Lake Sturgeon! Often the species referred to as just “sturgeon” in Wisconsin, lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) have other common names including freshwater [...]
Waushara Joins Multi-County Effort to Protect the Winnebago System
In January 2023, Waushara County became the newest member of the Winnebago Waterways Committee after signing on to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement, originally established by Winnebago, Calumet and Fond du Lac Counties [...]
WWLAT MEETING: Feb. 3, 2023
The Winnebago Water Level Assessment Team provides a collaborative opportunity for stakeholder representatives and experts to develop realistic and achievable water level recommendations and related goals that reasonably balance the top priorities of multiple system [...]
Army Corps: Winter Call – Feb. 7, 2023
Army Corps website: https://www.lrc.usace.army.mil/Missions/Water-Management/Lake-Winnebago/ To join the WWLAT, contact: Korin Doering Winnebago Waterways Director Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance 920-851-0948 korin@fwwa.org Interested in joining other stakeholders in ongoing [...]
Farmer Led
By Zach Laughlin, Fond du Lac County LWCD, zach.laughlin@fdlco.wi.gov Zach Laughlin from Fond du lac County Land and Water took the time to sit down with Tony Peirick to discuss the importance of farmers [...]
Drones for Cover Crops
By Justin Loehrke, Basin Ag Coordinator, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance; justin@fwwa.org This fall, you may have noticed more interest in the use of drones in agriculture. To learn more, I talked with Jeremy Williams from [...]
Past Editions of the Winnebago Waterways Newsletter:
2023 Newsletters
2022 Newsletters
2021 Newsletters
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