by Greg Schmitz | Oct 25, 2025 | Events
Friday, August 15, 2025 FCAL Fall Forum 4301 County W, Lake Lucerne Advancement Association Pavilion. 8:30 to 9:30 Arrive/Set Up Board Meeting 9:30 to 11:30 Forum 11:30 to 12:00 Clean Up Presenter will be the following: Heather Stricker-Orlovsky M.S. Conservation...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 21, 2025 | News
Hello All, Here are the three presentations from the FLOW AIS annual meeting from the 12th at the Northwoods Inn In pickerel. Two are attached as a PDF, one is in link form below. I truly appreciate all of you for coming to the event. I hope you enjoyed the day and...
by Brandon Quig | Feb 15, 2023 | Aquatic Invasive Species News, Events, Invasive Species
2023 FLOW AIS Poster Contest The FLOW AIS Program (Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Waterways Aquatic Invasice Species Program) is seeking entries into their 2023 Invasive Species Poster Contest! Contest is open to students in grades 4-8 attending any school...
by Greg Schmitz | Jul 18, 2026 | Conservation Corner, News
Wildfires are a natural but increasingly dangerous phenomenon, shaped by both ecological processes and human activity. They occur when uncontrolled fires ignite in wildland areas such as forests, grasslands, and shrublands, often due to lightning strikes, human...
by Greg Schmitz | Jul 12, 2026 | Conservation Corner
Algal blooms are rapid, often visible growths of algae in aquatic environments such as lakes, rivers, and oceans. There are two types of algae blooms that can occur. The first is harmful algal blooms (HABs) which are caused by toxin producing species like...
by Greg Schmitz | Jul 2, 2026 | Conservation Corner
The black locust, also known as false acacia, is a fast-growing tree native to the Appalachian and Ozark regions of the United States. In Wisconsin, however, it Is considered an invasive species that threatens native ecosystems. While valued historically for its...
by Greg Schmitz | Jul 1, 2026 | News
The Boundary Waters is canoe country. It is the largest Wilderness east of the Rockies and north of the Everglades. Along with the Superior National Forest, it contains 20% of all the freshwater in the entire National Forest System. Proposed sulfide-ore copper mining...
by Greg Schmitz | Jul 1, 2026 | News
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages boaters to be aware of early-growth wild rice while out on Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers and flowages ahead of the Fourth of July weekend and throughout the rest of the summer growing season. In early July,...
by Greg Schmitz | Jun 26, 2026 | Conservation Corner
Long before roads and farms reshaped northern Wisconsin, wild lupine was spread vastly around the county in shades of blue and purple. Today, conservationists see it as a symbol of the region’s natural heritage, and a plant worth protecting. Wild lupine is a perennial...
