Last month, we shared that Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced the largest conservation land purchase in the history of the County: 625 acres on the Sugar River between Verona and Paoli. Several SWTU Board Members and representatives of other conservation groups attended the press conference and were overwhelmed by the news. This purchase will lead to great improvements in the Sugar River and the surrounding landscape and greatly increase outdoor public recreation.

We asked our members to contact their County Board members asking them to support this purchase … and you did! It’s passed all committees and the County Board plans to vote on it September 7 (the date this newsletter is being sent). Watch the news reports for the hopeful good word, and we’ll provide an update at the September 12 meeting.