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Ice Fishing? Even Icy Wisconsin Waters Host Aquatic Invasive Species

On: December 10, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, auger, Bay of Green Bay, cold, conservation, curly-leaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, fishing, For Fun and Recreation, Fox-Wolf Basin, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Green Bay, ice, ice fishing, icy, invasive species, Keepers of the Fox, Lake Butte des Morts, Lake Poygan, Lake Winnebago, Lake Winneconne, Lower Fox River, Outreach and Education, Projects and Programs, Recreation, shanty, spear, stary stonewort, Upper Fox River, watershed, WDNR, WI DNR, winter

Do you have your auger and shanty ready? The ice is firming up. It's calling anglers throughout Wisconsin. In fact, several folks are already getting out in our area! Be careful on that ice! Help protect our lakes and rivers this winter with a few easy steps to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive [...]

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Fishing on Frozen Habitats Free Webinar: Enhance Your Time on the Ice!

On: December 10, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Event - Non-FWWA, Habitat and Wildlife, ice fishing, Outreach and Education, Recreation, webinar, winter water talks

December 18th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Winter Water Talk Webinar Looking for something to do during your lunch break and interested in ice fishing? Check out this free webinar co-hosted by the Water Action Volunteers Program and the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Program. Webinar Description Bundle up, grab your favorite hot drink, and join us [...]

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Show Me That Mussel!

On: November 13, 2025

In: 2025, aquatic invasive species, Bay of Green Bay, Fox-Wolf Basin, Habitat and Wildlife, invasive, Lake and River Management, Lake Winnebago, lakes, Lower Fox River, mussel, native, Outreach and Education, quagga mussel, Rivers, streams, Upper Fox River, Winnebago Waterways, zebra mussel

Invasive vs Native Mussels: What's the Difference? When you work in the realm of invasive species, your first thought when hearing the word mussel is "uh-oh". You start thinking, "Ok, which one? Zebra mussel or Quagga mussel?". But then you remember that there's a whole different kind of mussel; Wisconsin's native freshwater mussels. These [...]

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Round Goby Discovery in Winnebago Update; Assessment Ramps Up

On: September 26, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Bowen St. Fishing Pier, Community & Events, Event - Non-FWWA, fishing, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, goby, invasive species, Lake Winnebago, monitoring, Outreach and Education, round goby, WDNR, Winnebago, Winnebago Waterways

Fish Caught Off of Bowen St. Fishing Pier in Oshkosh In June, an angler caught a round goby in Lake Winnebago at the Bowen Street Fishing Pier in Oshkosh, the first known detection there. The invasive fish is about 3 to 6 inches long with bulging frog-like eyes and a fused fin on their [...]

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Waters Worth Protecting: Volunteers Unite for Snapshot Day 2025

On: September 18, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Campbellsport, Fond du Lac, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Outreach and Education, snapshot day

176 Volunteers Unite To Protect Wisconsin's Waters Original Story: Water Action Volunteers, Emily Heald On August 9, 2025, people who love Wisconsin’s waters came together for the 12th annual Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day—a statewide search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). From rivers and streams to lakes and wetlands, volunteers fanned out across 100 [...]

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Adopt a Launch Flourishing in Northeast Wisconsin

On: July 16, 2025

In: 2025, Adopt-a-Launch, Appleton, aquatic invasive species, Fond du Lac, fox river, Green Bay, kaukauna, oshkosh, Outreach and Education, volunteer opportunity, Winnebago

24 Launches Adopted, More on the Way Have you heard of the Adopt a Launch Program at Fox-Wolf? Concerned local water lovers are volunteering to take care of their favorite boat launches. From individuals to groups to businesses, your friends and neighbors are stepping up to help out. In 2025, five new launches have [...]

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Reminder – Report Catches of Round Goby in Winnebago System

On: July 1, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, announcement, aquatic invasive species, oshkosh, Outreach and Education, round goby, Winnebago

Goby Reported By Angler near Bowen Street Fishing Pier in Oshkosh We need your help! We ask anglers to be on the lookout for any round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Winnebago System and to report any catches or sightings of these invasive fish. Round gobies are an aggressive invasive fish that reproduces quickly and [...]

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Great Lakes Landing Blitz: Help Stop The Spread Of Aquatic Invasive Species

On: June 30, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, CBCW, Clean Boats Clean Waters, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, Great Lakes Landing Blitz, Recreation, WDNR

Great Lakes Landing Blitz, June 30 – July 13 Original Story: WI DNR Help stop the spread of aquatic invasive plants and animals this July 4th weekend as part of the Great Lakes Landing Blitz, June 30th - July 13th, 2025. Thousands of boaters and anglers will be out enjoying Wisconsin’s waters during the Independence [...]

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Annual Drain Campaign Returns This Weekend – Reminder to Drain All Water at the Launch

On: June 5, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Clean Boats Clean Waters, Drain Campaign, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, invasive species, Lake Winnebago, Outreach and Education, Recreation, WDNR, WI DNR, Winnebago, Winnebago Waterways

Join Fox-Wolf, WI-DNR, and More Partners Statewide To Protect Your Lakes Story Written In Partnership with WI DNR The annual Drain Campaign, June 6th-8th, focuses on the importance for boaters and anglers to always drain their livewells and fish buckets before leaving boat launches and fishing access points. Boat inspectors from Clean Boats, Clean [...]

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Volunteer Shoutout – Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol

On: May 16, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, biocontrol, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, invasive species, Outreach and Education, purple loosestrife, volunteer, Volunteer Spotlight, watershed

Volunteers Raising Beetles to Deal with Troublesome Plant There are so many ways that people are helping out our waters. People are picking up trash, planting rain gardens, and growing cover crops in their farm fields (just to name a few). This time of year, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is starting up the annual Purple [...]

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Plan Ahead: Know What to Do to Limit Invasive Plants this Spring

On: April 21, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, garlic mustard, invasive, invasive plants, Melinda Myers, Outreach and Education

Original story: Melinda Myers Invasive plants can escape the boundaries of our landscape, moving into natural spaces and waterways. They outcompete and displace native plants, degrading natural habitats, increasing the risk of soil erosion, negatively impacting water quality, and so much more. Invasive plants, like this garlic mustard, outcompete and displace native plants, [...]

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Free Webinar: Strategies to Manage Invasive Species on Your Property

On: February 14, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Event, Event - Non-FWWA, Fox-Wolf Basin, habitat, invasive species, Melinda Myers, Outreach and Education, restoration, watershed recovery, webinar

Invasive Species? Horticultrist Melinda Myers Can Help! Managing invasive plants on your property can be overwhelming. We will discuss various strategies to help you manage these unwanted plants. Preventing their introduction into your landscape is the best place to start. Then slow the spread of those present by cutting back the plants or mowing [...]

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Water Hyacinth Instead of Plastic Bags? Invasive Species Used to Regrow Forests

On: January 17, 2025

In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, FWWA, habitat, invasive, invasvie species, Lake Winneconne, Outreach and Education, water hyacinth, Winnebago Waterways

Startup Company Finding Ways to Deal with Invasive Plant Original Story: Tom Page, CNN Lake Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the lake, choking its fish and leaving people stranded. “Sometimes it becomes very serious,” says Simon Macharia, a local fisherman, [...]

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