I want to thank everyone that helped out with the fall workdays. There were 83 volunteers that showed up for the 5 workdays. We started on 9/13 at the Dane County Davidson Property (Sugar River) installing a brush bundle and finished on 12/02 at Kittleson Creek clearing two large stands of willows. The weather for our fall workdays is always interesting as we start in summer-like conditions and finish in winter. In between, we worked on Big Spring, Hefty, and Whitford Creeks.

I am currently in the process of planning our 2024 Spring Workdays. If you have any suggestions, please pass them along to me. Pictured are Topf Wells and DNR staff Justin Haglund and Lloyd Meng (fur hat) inspecting a potential site.

Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair