FBCW Strategic PlanFirst Friends of Badfish Creek Strategic Plan

Our intention is to have the Strategic Plan be a working document, evolving as goals are accomplished, opportunities arise and new ideas are presented. In a sense, it will be forever in a draft status. View the PDF (updated 3/22/12)

 

FBCW Presented with Protector Award from the Rock River Coalition

Lynne Diebel and Caroline Werner were presented the prestigious Protector Award for their many years of great efforts to protect the environment in the Badfish Creek Watershed.

Brochure for Friends of Badfish Creek Watershed (PDF)Download our new brochure! (PDF, 1.07MB)

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Portion of Badfish Creek as seen on Google Earth
Wild Thing! Portion of Badfish Creek starting at RIley Road bridge. -- Google Earth image

Activities

To keep up on current FBCW events, see our calendar on Facebook.

To get involved, contact Lynee Diebel at lsdiebel@gmail.com

Japanese Knotweed

Japanese Knotweed is an aggresive invasive plant that is threatenting the stream banks. Controlling its spread is one of our long-term projects. If you are a landowner and suspect that you have an infestation, contact us. We can help or point you in the right direction! Read the Japanese Knotweed Eradication Guidelines (pdf). View the DNR's fact sheet: (pdf).

JK Control at Riley Road - 2011

Great weather for the workday in October! The best news was that work done in previous years paid dividends in the scarcity of plants to treat. The successful two-prong approach was continued this fall: Spray the younger plants and inject those with stems large enough to get the needle into.

View from the bridge
The view from the bridge
Preparing the sprayer
Preparing the sprayer

In the midst of knotweed
In the midst of knotweed - injecting stems
Young knotweed
Young knotweed

Post the danger sign
Posting the danger sign at the treated area
What we want to protect and enhance
To protect and enhance

Stream Monitoring:

Lynne and Sharon have been monitoring for several years at Riley Road for dissolved O2, temp and transparency, plus a biotic index in spring and fall.

Details are available at http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/wav/monitoring/database.html After you enter the data base, the Waterbody ID is BADFISH CR (799500). Select all parameters.