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Join the Last Workday of 2024

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair SWTU Workday – Saturday, December 7, 2024 Conley Lewis Creek (Iowa County) (Northwest of Hollandale near the intersection of Hwy 191 & Banner Road) Time: 9am to 12 noon (Sawyers that have completed… Read More

History and the Future, Looking Good (November 9, 2024 Workday)

By Topf Wells The SWTU workday at Sawmill Creek on 11/9 was, per usual, successful and fun, with perhaps a bit more significance than usual. The mission was to clear honeysuckle and box elder to improve access, streambanks,… Read More

Buckthorn is Well Named – October 12

By Topf Wells The SWTU work day crews don’t encounter invasive buckthorn as often as honeysuckle. Lucky for us because the thorns can be painful. Careful and undaunted, we eliminated truckloads from the banks of the Sugar River… Read More

Hard Work, Glorious Day – October 19

By Topf Wells About 30 of SWTU and Nohr’s finest joined Justin and Jared of the DNR to improve Big Spring’s corridor downstream of the first bridge. By removing dozens, hundreds, thousands of willows and a few box… Read More

Join us for an Upcoming Workday

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair We’ve had a strong start to the fall and need every helping hand we can get for our two remaining workdays. The work is straightforward and no experience is needed … you’ll be… Read More

Trout Creek Brown Trout Relocation Project

By Justin Haglund, Wisconsin DNR   (with added stories by Topf Wells and Pat Hasburgh) During the dates of October 22, 23, and 24 DNR fisheries management staff partnered with TU chapters and other volunteers to conduct a brown… Read More

Workday Winners

Here are the winners of this year’s workday volunteer drawing, which was held before the Meicher Auction. Musky Fool $50 gift card ……………………………………….. Kathleen Falk D&S $50 gift card ………………………………………………..… Dyan Lesnik D&S $50 Gift Card …………………………………………………. Pete… Read More

New and Old: A Great Combination

By Topf Wells SWTU’s first workday of the fall/winter cycle was a challenge. We had to finish the last clearing and brush bundling on Hefty Creek’s Rudd easement in one day. Jim Hess had originally scheduled two but… Read More

Join us for an Upcoming Workday

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By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair We’ve had a strong start to the fall and need every helping hand we can get for our remaining workdays. The work is straightforward and no experience is needed … you’ll be an… Read More

SWTU supports DNR plans for improving Trout Creek (Iowa County). Volunteers needed on October 21-24 to help relocate Brown Trout.

By Henry Nehls-Lowe As noted on page 1, join us at the October 8th SWTU chapter meeting, when Justin Haglund, DNR Fisheries Senior Biologist, will present on a recently released trout stream survey and assessment report that includes… Read More