By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair 2022 was another great year for SWTU Workdays. There was a total of 181 participants, 84 in the spring and 97 in the fall. Together we are helping to create healthier trout streams,… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim Hess called for lots of help for our final workday of the year on Smith Conley. The job was big and little did we know how bitterly cold the day would dawn. The day… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim Hess had lots of help with one of the best SWTU workdays ever from Scout Troop 104, the DNR, and some great SWTU volunteers. And then, the Rudds, our kind and generous hosts put… Read More
October 8, 2022 – Smith-Conley Creek, 2800 Cty Rd H, Barneveld If you’ve never joined one before, please know the work is easy, you can work at your own pace and there is something to do for everyone…. Read More
By Topf Wells Jim has the new workday season off to a great start. Eleven stalwarts arrived at the Falk Wells Wildlife Area on the Sugar River between Verona and Paoli. Attendance was down a bit – maybe the… Read More
All sawyers at our Workdays have completed at least Level 1 Chainsaw Training. It’s a requirement for doing chainsaw work in any park and helps to ensure a vital level of expertise and safety. Those who’ve completed Level… Read More
By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair I want to give a special shout out to the following volunteers that showed up for a mid-summer special workday to battle out of control wild parsnip and other invasives in our… Read More
Removing Wild Parsnip at the Basco Wildlife Unit By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair On Saturday, July 16 we will be having a special workday to clear wild parsnip from the prairie we planted at the Basco Wildlife… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim Hess has more than earned his trip in search of smallmouth bass and pike eager to take a fly with his brilliant organization of the fifth and (almost) final SWTU workday of the spring… Read More
By Topf Wells Thanks to Jim Hess and an even bigger, more varied cast of characters than usual, we had another successful work day, this time on Smith Conley. The DNR folks, led by Justin Haglund, were a… Read More
2022 SWTU Workdays and Looking Forward
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Last Updated: January 4, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair 2022 was another great year for SWTU Workdays. There was a total of 181 participants, 84 in the spring and 97 in the fall. Together we are helping to create healthier trout streams,… Read More
The Help Poured In: An Amazing Last Workday for 2022
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Posted: December 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess called for lots of help for our final workday of the year on Smith Conley. The job was big and little did we know how bitterly cold the day would dawn. The day… Read More
Workday + Picnic = Happy Trout + Happy Volunteers
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Posted: November 1, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess had lots of help with one of the best SWTU workdays ever from Scout Troop 104, the DNR, and some great SWTU volunteers. And then, the Rudds, our kind and generous hosts put… Read More
Make a Difference and Some Friends – Our Next Workday
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Last Updated: November 1, 2022 by Drew Kasel
October 8, 2022 – Smith-Conley Creek, 2800 Cty Rd H, Barneveld If you’ve never joined one before, please know the work is easy, you can work at your own pace and there is something to do for everyone…. Read More
A Productive and Fun Workday
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Posted: October 5, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim has the new workday season off to a great start. Eleven stalwarts arrived at the Falk Wells Wildlife Area on the Sugar River between Verona and Paoli. Attendance was down a bit – maybe the… Read More
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Posted: October 5, 2022 by Drew Kasel
SAWW Level 2 Chainsaw Safety Trainings from Dane County Parks
All sawyers at our Workdays have completed at least Level 1 Chainsaw Training. It’s a requirement for doing chainsaw work in any park and helps to ensure a vital level of expertise and safety. Those who’ve completed Level… Read More
A Heroic Workday – Crew Takes on Wild Parsnip
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Posted: August 4, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair I want to give a special shout out to the following volunteers that showed up for a mid-summer special workday to battle out of control wild parsnip and other invasives in our… Read More
Special Workday – Saturday, July 16
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Posted: July 6, 2022 by Drew Kasel
Removing Wild Parsnip at the Basco Wildlife Unit By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair On Saturday, July 16 we will be having a special workday to clear wild parsnip from the prairie we planted at the Basco Wildlife… Read More
A Great End to the Spring Workdays
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Last Updated: July 6, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess has more than earned his trip in search of smallmouth bass and pike eager to take a fly with his brilliant organization of the fifth and (almost) final SWTU workday of the spring… Read More
Turkey Nest Narrowly Avoided: May 14 Stream Workday
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Posted: June 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Thanks to Jim Hess and an even bigger, more varied cast of characters than usual, we had another successful work day, this time on Smith Conley. The DNR folks, led by Justin Haglund, were a… Read More
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