When colder weather settles in across Wisconsin, your pond or lake begins to experience seasonal changes that can affect water quality and overall ecosystem balance. Proper winter management helps protect your waterbody, prevent avoidable issues, and...
Invasive plant species are a serious concern for Wisconsin’s lakes, wetlands, and shorelines—and Phragmites australis, or the common reed, is one of the most aggressive. At Wisconsin Lake and Pond Resource, we help landowners, lake districts, and mun...
Cattails are a common and important part of Wisconsin’s aquatic landscapes, offering food and shelter for fish, birds, amphibians, and insects. However, when non-native species like Narrowleaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia) and Hybrid Cattail (Typha x ...
Protect Your Lake from Invasive Aquatic Weeds with Spring Management Curly-leaf pondweed (Potamogeton crispus) is an aggressive, non-native aquatic plant that poses a serious threat to Wisconsin’s lakes and ponds. With its wavy, reddish-green leaves ...
By: Zach Haas Senior Aquatic Biologist If you have water, you most likely have cattails. If you have cattails, you should be ready to control them before they take over your pond. Whether you own a pond or live on a lake you probably have encountered...
If you find a population of one of the invasive species in Wisconsin, you may report it to the Wisconsin invasive plants reporting and prevention project. For more information and links concerning invasive plants in Wisconsin contact the Invasive Pla...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says scientists have confirmed the invasive New Zealand mud snail has turned up in Dane County. The DNR says the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse confirmed last month the snail was present in a sample ag...
