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If Lake Winnebago is your happy place, here’s a simple way to give back without giving up your weekend. We’re looking for a boat-owning volunteer to help monitor water quality near Fond du Lac. It’s just one short trip a month through early fall. We’ll provide the gear and the training. You bring the [...]

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Listen to these water-themed tracks from Mile 12 artists to get you festival-ready Every August, Mile of Music turns downtown Appleton into a four-day celebration of original music. With hundreds of live performances from singer-songwriters and bands across the country, it's a defining event for the Fox Cities music scene and a highlight [...]

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Time to Transplant Your Winter-Sown Native Plants Your patience paid off. Let’s get planting! You did it! All those milk jugs and months of patience are about to pay off. If you spent the winter sowing seeds and watching your little green sprouts come to life, the time has finally come. It's transplanting [...]

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Winter Sowing for a Healthier Fox-Wolf Watershed

We’re thrilled to share our latest video: Winter Sowing Hack: Grow Native Plants and Protect Water Quality! It’s your guide to making a meaningful impact on water quality and supporting local ecosystems—all from the comfort of your backyard.

Winter sowing is an easy and beginner-friendly method for growing native plants during the colder months. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this approach is perfect for all skill levels.

Here’s what you’ll learn in the video:

The Power of Native Plants
Discover why native plants are vital for clean water, pollinator health, and thriving ecosystems.

Step-by-Step Winter Sowing Guide
We’ll walk you through how to start your seeds using simple materials like milk jugs and markers.

Best Native Plants for Wisconsin and the Fox-Wolf Watershed
Get our top recommendations for plants that are perfect for our local environment.

By adding native plants to your garden, you’re creating a ripple effect that benefits pollinators, enhances natural beauty, and protects water quality across the Fox-Wolf Watershed.

Together, we can make a difference—one milk jug at a time.

👉 Watch the video here!

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more ways to protect and sustain our waters. Let’s sow the seeds for a healthier future!

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We are looking for volunteers to grow native plants in their back yard!

Learn how easy it is to grow native plants and how important they are in our landscaping.

What do you mean grow native plants?

Volunteers create mini greenhouses by using milk jugs to grow the plants. Participants will be able to keep what they want from the plants they grow and any extra plants will be used in restoration projects or as a fundraiser for the Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance.

There are different ways to volunteer with this program:

  • Collect native plant seeds in late summer/fall
  • Create mini greenhouses from milk jugs in fall/early winter
  • Grow native plants by overwintering the milk jugs outdoors at your home from winter into spring
  • Transplant the seedlings to larger pots in late spring/early summer

This program is locally coordinated by the Winnebago Waterways Program at Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance in Winnebago, Calumet, Fond du Lac and Waushara Counties.

Interested?

To learn more or volunteer, please contact us.

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https://fwwa.org/2023/07/06/native-palnt-growing-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=native-palnt-growing-program

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