South Bay Marina - Habitat Enhancement Project

Status: Complete

Description: The DNR, in cooperation with Walleyes For Tomorrow (WFT), entered into an agreement with the owner of the South Bay Marina to install headland groin base structures as part of the construction of the new marina. The purpose of this work was to provide habitat protection and improvement of the environmentally degraded urban waterfront in the Lower Fox River and south bay. These structures will provide valuable spawning habitat for walleyes and other predator species, consistent with the goals of the NRDA restoration priorities of restoring a balanced food web in the bay through enhancement of the top predator species.

Restoration Goal(s)

• Aquatic and Near-Shore Habitat Quality Improvement
• Fishery Resource Enhancement

Project Contact: George Boronow
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Partial Completion

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