Protecting Waterways
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What We Do

We facilitate education, research, cooperative sharing of resources and best practices between organizations, individuals, government bodies and the general public of Menominee and Shawano Counties inland water bodies, environs, groundwater, wetlands, and watersheds for now and future generations, including, but not limited to: esthetic beauty, water quality, shoreline protection, wildlife habitat, and fisheries.

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It's already time for another ‼Aquatic Invasive Species feature‼ This week is the Round Goby. 🐟 Some of you may have accidentally caught one of these guys while fishing. 🎣 Round Gobies are a restricted species in Wisconsin, so if you catch one, DO
This week's ‼Aquatic Invasive Species feature‼ is Quagga Mussels! Quagga Mussels are a prohibited species in Wisconsin. If you're familiar with the infamous Zebra Mussel, you already know A LOT about these guys! Despite their different stripes and s
WAMSCO was out presenting to the @shawanoschools 7th graders on their field trip to Shawano Lake to see the Muskie being stocked! 🐟 Along with numerous @wi_dnr employees, we presented to these students about what sorts of things can harm our waters
✨JOIN US✨ virtually this Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9am - 11am for our WAMSCO Annual Meeting! Register by clicking on the link in our profile! Learn all about... ℹ️ Who We Are ℹ️ Shawano Lake Walleye Movement Study by Elliot Hoffman - WI DNR ℹ️ Native
Last week, WAMSCO was helping out Shawano County Land Conservation and Lakescape Solutions, LLC with their project at @tilledafallscampground. ⛺️ The goal of this project was to stabilize the shoreline with biobags or @envirolok bags. These bags are
Time for another ‼Aquatic Invasive Species feature!‼ This week is Starry Stonewort! ⭐️ Starry Stonewort is a prohibited species in Wisconsin. In many inland water bodies, it can form dense mats on the bottom and potentially cause an impediment to bo
WAMSCO is so happy with how this property is turning out! 😄 After doing one planting in the spring, a biobag installation in the summer, and now this planting here in the fall, it's safe to say that this property will be one of the most beautiful o
This week's Aquatic Invasive Species feature is the Banded Mystery Snail! 🐌 Many of you water lovers may have seen these little guys in our lakes and rivers here in Shawano and Menominee. Banded mystery snails are a restricted species, so moving th
Wrapping up the last Seawall Removal and Native Planting of 2024! This one is on Shawano Lake! The riprap (rocks) looks wonderful and the native plants are going to fill in so nicely on this property. 🙌 Once again, we’d like to thank @prairie
We finished another one of our Seawall Removal and Native Planting projects! This one is on the Wolf River Pond, and thanks to our volunteers, we were able to finish the planting in a few hours. The riprap (rock) is embedded in the bottom of the riv
WAMSCO just finished one of our biggest plantings yet! With 4,000 sq. ft. of planting area and over 2,500 plants from @stone_silo_prairie_gardens, we were so grateful to have volunteers to help us get this done in ONE DAY! As functioning rain garden

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