Lakes- Streams & Ponds

Author(s) Tom H. Klubertanz. Mayflies are important members of aquatic communities in Wisconsin and valuable indicators of water quality. This ric...

Author(s) William L. Hilsenhoff Aquatic insects are important in many ways, providing food for fish and serving as monitors for water quality. Thi...

Author(s) Suzanne Wade. Meet 58 curious (and mostly very small) creatures that inhabit Wisconsin's fresh waters. Read, for instance, about the hyd...

Author(s) John Haack, Bret Shaw. Find fun facts about plants, insects, and wildlife in and around Wisconsin lakes. This unique, interactive journa...

Author(s) William Swenson, Stanley Nichols, Scott Craven. This booklet provides up-to-date, reliable information for those interested in building ...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Kate Demorest. Healthy watersheds make healthy lakes and higher property values. Created for people who live on a waterfr...

Author(s) Lowell Klessig, Buzz Sorge, Robert Korth, Michael Dresen, Jeff Bode. This model lake management plan was written for people who live on...

Author(s) John Exo, Kris Tiles, Andy Yencha. This fact sheet looks at taking simple steps to clean up our lakes and streams, serious problems caus...

Author(s) Scott Craven, Gary Jackson, William Swenson, Bruce Webendorfer Landowners, volunteer groups and government conservation agencies working...

Author(s) Michael A. Bozek Remarkably, after a tree falls in the lake, it might last another 300 to 600 years in the water. Fish use submerged tree...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Justin Sipiorski (Illustrator). Tessa and her cousin Hugo grab their snorkeling gear for an underwater adventure and end u...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green areas along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds contain unique plant communities, ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green zones along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds may offer good grazing but are eas...

Author(s) Lynn Markham, Ross Dudzik. When waterside residences are built, inevitably a quantity of land along the shore is covered by various surf...

Author(s) Editors: A. J. Bussan, George Kraft, Justin Isherwood. When farmers pump huge quantities of groundwater to irrigate fields, the water le...

Author(s) Dave Marcouiller, Scott Coggins. Discusses the role of property rights in the way water is valued in Wisconsin (4 pages; 1998). Download

Author(s) Byron Shaw, Christine Mechenich, Lowell Klessig. This publication explains the physical and chemical compositions of different types of...

Author(s) Lowell L. Klessig, Nicolas W. Bouwes, Douglas A. Yanggen. Describes lake ecology, lake problems and solutions, citizen roles in lake pr...

Many things must be considered when buying waterfront property, including lake or river quality, shore quality, regulations for using the lake or...