Project Green Teen (PGT) is SWTU’s youth education program.  Partnered with Shabazz these students spend a semester learning about ecology and the environment.   This year Students spent the week learning about conservation issues working with the WI DNR and TU Driftless.

They completed service projects to local farmers and to the Westfork Sports Club who hosted their stay. Students spent the week pulling buried barbed wire from broken fence lines, removing debris, working to divert channelized streams back into the main stream corridors, demolished the little blue cabin  and rebuilt the garbage area at the Westfork.

Five evenings were dedicated to fly fishing with the support of members from our chapter and others around the state.  Students had already had 2 fly tying sessions, casting lessons and went fishing for blue gills at Tenney Park.  Students caught 92 fish over the week and students and mentors shared five dinners together.

Next years PGT Dates are May 8th – 15th with fishing on the 10th – 14th.  Mark your calendars. We try to get a 1:1 learning lesson for the students AND for the Shabazz staff who want to learn.  We need 15 people for next year Sunday – Thursday.  Those interested please contact Dave Fowler at (608) 513-0681 dkfowler82@gmail.com

Please let him know as soon as possible. The average age of this year’s group of volunteers was 70 years old.  It would be wonderful if we could tap into those folks newly retired to help.