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Kittleson Creek Visit with Generous Donor

Chapter president, Jim Hess, recently met with Dr. Terry Guerkink for a tour of the restoration work on Kittleson Creek upstream of the bridge on Drammen Valley Road. Thanks to Dr. Guerkink providing one of the most generous… Read More

A Gift For the Future

(This message was emailed to members on November 30, 2020) Our first and foremost hope is that every SWTU member and his or her family are staying healthy. With the COVID challenges in mind, we wish you a safe holiday… Read More

Message from our new President

By Jim Hess Please let me introduce myself. I have been a member of SWTU for 20 years, joining the chapter after moving to Madison in 2000 to be the director of Monona Terrace. Since retiring in 2010,… Read More

Good news comes in twos

There are two huge wins for conservation you may have heard about from SWTU or on your local news that we don’t remind repeating … and hope you don’t mind hearing about again.

Thank You from Past President Amy Klusmeier

In May our members unanimously approved the slate of candidates nominated for the 2020-2021 SWTU Board of Directors. Thanks to everyone for voting online. Before I congratulate our new members I want to say thank you to outgoing… Read More

Racial Injustice and the Conservation Community

The conservation community has joined the discussion of the insidious and pervasive effects of racism in our country. If you have not already read Chad Brown’s powerful article on racism and trout fishing, including his own experiences, please do… Read More

Results of Online Chapter Election

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and cancellation of our April and May 2020 chapter meetings, SWTU conducted the 2020 Board of Directors election online. Our members voted to approve the slate of candidates presented by the Nominating Committee… Read More

Online Chapter Election

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and cancellation of our April and May 2020 chapter meetings, SWTU is conducting the 2020 Board of Directors election online. Please complete this web ballot by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020…. Read More

A message from our Treasurer

Please click on this link to view our Chapter’s Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2020 & 2019, the Statement of Activity for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 and the fiscal year 2021 Operating Budget. The… Read More

SWTU Board Elections Postponed

The SWTU Board Elections were planned for our April 9 chapter meeting. Since that meeting is cancelled we will be delaying the vote until May and conducting the elections online (assuming there is no in-person Chapter Meeting in… Read More