By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
Still working on locking in all dates and sites, but here is an update as of 2.23.25
April 5 – Duerst Property on the Sugar River (7309 Riverside Rd). The county recently purchased this 625-acre property. We will be clearing honeysuckles and small box elders to help the STIHL sawyers with felling the large box elders..(see separate story above on the STIHL grant)
April 19 and or 22 – this will be an Earth Day Event. Planting 26 swamp white oak trees. This is being funded with a $1,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin for trees, t-posts, and fencing. We will plant 16 trees on Gordon Creek at the easement upstream of the bridge on County Rd A. This is a DNR easement and Justin Haglund has contacted the landowner, who is very excited and will water the trees. The trees will be about 6 feet tall. The DNR will pre-drill the holes. We are hoping that students from Hollandale Elementary School will join us on Earth Day. If not, we may make it a Saturday, April 19 workday.
Will also plant 10 trees on Kittleson Creek easements along Cty Rd H. Replacing dead trees that we previously planted. We will need to dig these holes.
April 26, Conley Lewis – this will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, removing large box elders. Same location as last fall. Working with Justin Haglund and his crew.
May 10 – Kittleson Creek along Cty Rd H, just south of the intersection of Cty Rd A and H. Removing willows at the first site and clearing a large stand of honeysuckles downstream. We are coordinating with Dane County.
May ? – Big Spring DNR tree planting. Not sure of the date as it needs to follow a DNR burn, which is weather dependent. This will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, led by Justin and his crew. The DNR will predrill the holes and provide fencing and t-posts.
May 24 – Duerst Property, same as April 5.
June 7 – Kittleson Creek or continue working on the Durest Property.
Watch Newscasts for more details and locked-in event logistics as we get closer to spring.
2025 Tentative Spring Workday Sites – March update
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Posted: March 9, 2025 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
Still working on locking in all dates and sites, but here is an update as of 2.23.25
April 5 – Duerst Property on the Sugar River (7309 Riverside Rd). The county recently purchased this 625-acre property. We will be clearing honeysuckles and small box elders to help the STIHL sawyers with felling the large box elders..(see separate story above on the STIHL grant)
April 19 and or 22 – this will be an Earth Day Event. Planting 26 swamp white oak trees. This is being funded with a $1,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin for trees, t-posts, and fencing. We will plant 16 trees on Gordon Creek at the easement upstream of the bridge on County Rd A. This is a DNR easement and Justin Haglund has contacted the landowner, who is very excited and will water the trees. The trees will be about 6 feet tall. The DNR will pre-drill the holes. We are hoping that students from Hollandale Elementary School will join us on Earth Day. If not, we may make it a Saturday, April 19 workday.
Will also plant 10 trees on Kittleson Creek easements along Cty Rd H. Replacing dead trees that we previously planted. We will need to dig these holes.
April 26, Conley Lewis – this will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, removing large box elders. Same location as last fall. Working with Justin Haglund and his crew.
May 10 – Kittleson Creek along Cty Rd H, just south of the intersection of Cty Rd A and H. Removing willows at the first site and clearing a large stand of honeysuckles downstream. We are coordinating with Dane County.
May ? – Big Spring DNR tree planting. Not sure of the date as it needs to follow a DNR burn, which is weather dependent. This will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, led by Justin and his crew. The DNR will predrill the holes and provide fencing and t-posts.
May 24 – Duerst Property, same as April 5.
June 7 – Kittleson Creek or continue working on the Durest Property.
Watch Newscasts for more details and locked-in event logistics as we get closer to spring.
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