By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
It may not look like it, but spring is just around the corner and I wanted to update everyone on our spring workdays. We still need to finalize some details, but the locations and dates have been determined. For now, please hold these dates open, if you can (note they’ve been updated slightly since last month).
April 1 – Whitford Creek (Iowa County) – Joint workday with the Nohr Chapter and The Prairie Enthusiasts clearing box elders and brushing. Whitford Creek is a small brook trout stream that feeds into Dodge Branch, near the intersection of Banner Rd and Sylvan Rd. This easement is owned by The Prairie Enthusiasts. We worked with them on the Williams-Barneveld Creek in 2021. Some of their volunteers will be joining us.
April 15 – Whitford Creek – same as above.
April 22 (Earth Day) – DNR tree planting on Black Earth Creek (working with Dan Oele, DNR Fish Biologist)
April 22 – SWTU 2nd Annual Spring Fair Fundraiser*.
*You will note that on April 22 we will be helping the DNR with planting trees on Black Earth Creek and it is also our Spring Fundraiser at the East Side Club on Lake Monona starting at 4 pm. The tree planting should be a fun workday, not requiring a lot of physical labor. The DNR will pre-drill all the holes, deliver the trees to the holes, and the volunteers just need to plant and water the trees. As this is Earth Day, we are hoping to get other organizations, such as boy scouts and school children to help out. It will end by 12 noon.
April 29 – Sawmill Creek – Clearing box elders and other invasive woodies at a new easement on Sawmill Creek (Pokorny Easement) on Hay Hollow Rd, 4 miles east of Blanchardville on Cty. Rd. H.)
May 13 – DNR tree planting. Assisting the Harry and Laura Nohr Chapter with planting trees on Trout Creek in Iowa County (working with Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist).
May 20 – Sawmill Creek, Green County – same as above
June 3 – Hefty Creek (Rudd Easement) – we will be using the slash from our October 29 workday, which was placed into piles to be used for this workday. A two-year major streambank project was completed on this stream last year and this will add some finishing details. We will be working on a long narrow section of the stream, installing a series of small brush bundles, alternating from side to side forcing the stream to move back and forth, rather than running straight through. The bundles will reduce erosion and sediment built up.
As usual, more detailed information will be provided as we get closer.
Storage Locker Moving Time!
We were recently informed that our storage shed was being torn down and given a month to get out. After a quick search and several site visits, we found a new home just off Hwy 151 near Verona. It has lots of security and we are saving $100 a month. This location will be a more convenient location for our workdays. Thanks to our movers Mark Maffitt, Henry Nehls-Lowe, Tom Thrall, Topf Wells, Jim Kanvik, and Jim Hess for all their help. Buy them a beer and they will tell the real story about moving day. (Jim H. may deserve two beers – he celebrated his birthday with hours of lugging and lifting.)
And a cool thing … our new storage vendor also the Sylvan Road property, which is open to many forms of outdoor recreation, including fishing.
A Simply Splendid Series of Spring 2023 Workdays
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Last Updated: April 5, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
It may not look like it, but spring is just around the corner and I wanted to update everyone on our spring workdays. We still need to finalize some details, but the locations and dates have been determined. For now, please hold these dates open, if you can (note they’ve been updated slightly since last month).
April 1 – Whitford Creek (Iowa County) – Joint workday with the Nohr Chapter and The Prairie Enthusiasts clearing box elders and brushing. Whitford Creek is a small brook trout stream that feeds into Dodge Branch, near the intersection of Banner Rd and Sylvan Rd. This easement is owned by The Prairie Enthusiasts. We worked with them on the Williams-Barneveld Creek in 2021. Some of their volunteers will be joining us.
April 15 – Whitford Creek – same as above.
April 22 (Earth Day) – DNR tree planting on Black Earth Creek (working with Dan Oele, DNR Fish Biologist)
April 22 – SWTU 2nd Annual Spring Fair Fundraiser*.
*You will note that on April 22 we will be helping the DNR with planting trees on Black Earth Creek and it is also our Spring Fundraiser at the East Side Club on Lake Monona starting at 4 pm. The tree planting should be a fun workday, not requiring a lot of physical labor. The DNR will pre-drill all the holes, deliver the trees to the holes, and the volunteers just need to plant and water the trees. As this is Earth Day, we are hoping to get other organizations, such as boy scouts and school children to help out. It will end by 12 noon.
April 29 – Sawmill Creek – Clearing box elders and other invasive woodies at a new easement on Sawmill Creek (Pokorny Easement) on Hay Hollow Rd, 4 miles east of Blanchardville on Cty. Rd. H.)
May 13 – DNR tree planting. Assisting the Harry and Laura Nohr Chapter with planting trees on Trout Creek in Iowa County (working with Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist).
May 20 – Sawmill Creek, Green County – same as above
June 3 – Hefty Creek (Rudd Easement) – we will be using the slash from our October 29 workday, which was placed into piles to be used for this workday. A two-year major streambank project was completed on this stream last year and this will add some finishing details. We will be working on a long narrow section of the stream, installing a series of small brush bundles, alternating from side to side forcing the stream to move back and forth, rather than running straight through. The bundles will reduce erosion and sediment built up.
As usual, more detailed information will be provided as we get closer.
Storage Locker Moving Time!
We were recently informed that our storage shed was being torn down and given a month to get out. After a quick search and several site visits, we found a new home just off Hwy 151 near Verona. It has lots of security and we are saving $100 a month. This location will be a more convenient location for our workdays. Thanks to our movers Mark Maffitt, Henry Nehls-Lowe, Tom Thrall, Topf Wells, Jim Kanvik, and Jim Hess for all their help. Buy them a beer and they will tell the real story about moving day. (Jim H. may deserve two beers – he celebrated his birthday with hours of lugging and lifting.)
And a cool thing … our new storage vendor also the Sylvan Road property, which is open to many forms of outdoor recreation, including fishing.
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