By Topf Wells

As Bradd and Sara leave for wonderful and richly deserved new jobs, they have earned the traditional Roman farewell to a great hero or heroine. They have been resolute  champions of many of our most cherished trout streams and great friends and allies of SWTU. Bradd has left the position of DNR Fish Biologist for Lafayette and Grant Counties and the lower Wisconsin River to become the DNR’s Trout Coordinator with added responsibilities for rivers. Sara is joining the DNR in the State Parks and Trails Program; among her many duties for Dane County were the trout stream easement and restoration program. When you fish the many new easements and restorations in the Blue River watershed or enjoy the thriving brook trout of the Steiner Branch, you can thank Bradd. Sara was the key figure in acquiring and restoring over 20 miles of trout streams, many in the Sugar River watershed. They always answered any request for help or information from SWTU and were great partners in some productive projects. We wish them the best.

* hail and farewell : I salute you, and goodbye