Wolf Basin -- Navarino Wildlife Area

Watershed Education Resource Center (WERC)
Possible by a 2002 Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grant (WEEB)

The Wolf Basin--Navarino Wildlife Area WERC is part of a network of WERC's across Wisconsin.  They are a resource for all of Wisconsin's citizens.  Anyone working on water quality projects, whether with school or environmental group, or an individual, can use most WERC resources and services free of charge.

Items provided:

• water quality monitoring equipment and resources to local individuals, groups and schools to allow them to learn about and help protect and enhance water quality and natural resources;
  
• access to curriculum materials for teachers and other interested individuals;
  
• instruction in watershed protection techniques.
  

Items in photo:
(Back row): Hip boots, 100' tape, trays, broom & dust pan, traffic paint, Secchi disk.
(Front row): Kick net, goggles, Pond Life, stop watch, calculator, Dissolved Oxygen test kit.

How the WERC works:

The Wolf Basin-Navarino Wildlife Area WERC is operated through the Navarino Nature Center.  The Wolf River Basin lies in northern & central Wisconsin and drains 3,690 square miles.  It includes all of Waupaca County and the Menominee Indian Reservation (Menominee County), and parts of Forest, Langlade, Marathon, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, and Waushara Counties.  Equipment and resources are available for any individual or group in the Wolf or any adjacent Basin. 

To use the resources available through the WERC, call the Navarino Nature Center at 715-758-6999 or email nnc1@tds.net  The staff will schedule a time for you to pick up the materials.  Equipment must be returned clean and in good condition.  Damage fees will be assessed for materials returned in an unacceptable manner.  An equipment maintenance & safety sheet will be provided with each loan.