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Our Last Workday of Spring 2021 – It was a good (and hot) one!

By Topf Wells Jim Hess orchestrated a wonderful end to the spring workday season on a hot May 22 at Dane County’s Davidson property on the Sugar River.  The mission was to complete a large brush bundle on… Read More

Landowner Outreach Produces Another Easement!

By Topf Wells Dan Oele, our superb DNR Fish Biologist for Dane, Green, and Rock Counties, has had a pretty darn wonderful July.  He and his wonderful wife Jessica welcomed their daughter, Harper, into this world in early… Read More

Pecatonica River Workday – Saturday, May 22

Saturday, May 22, 2021 Kessnick’s Easement on the East Branch Pecatonica River Iowa County Rd K, 1 mile south of Barneveld

Who’s got workdays? We’ve got workdays!

Event reports and photos – many thanks to all who turned out Read more and view pictures of three tremendous events. From tree planting to chain sawing to a unique tug-of-war … see how SWTU and its members… Read More

Dig In – Our First Workday of 2021

Sugar River through Neperud property

Tree planting on April 10. Plus see our future workday plans.

Watch the New Video on Badger Mill Creek Restoration

Many thanks to two tremendous Dane County employees – Sara Rigleman, Park Property Planner, and Theresa Nelson, Stormwater Engineer — for an interesting and educational video on Badger Mill Creek in Verona. They provide valuable background and history… Read More

Virtually attend the Spring Wisconsin Conservation Congress

By Topf Wells Please consider participating in the Spring Wisconsin Conservation Congress hearings that begin on April 12 at 7 p.m. and stay open for 72 hours. Visit https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearing to view the DNR information on the questions the… Read More

Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics Update for 2021

By Tina Murray & Team The leadership team of the WI Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics has discussed extensively which of the clinics we can offer safely given the structures of the clinics,  where we currently are now with… Read More

Bear Creek Video – Past, Present and Future

Please use this link to watch Nate Nye’s presentation on the Bear Creek trout fishery. Nate is the WI DNR fish biologist for Sauk and Richland Counties. He was the architect of the superb restoration of Bear Creek, which was… Read More

Virtual meetings

By Topf Wells Thanks, Nate – that is, Nate Nye, WI DNR fish biologist for Columbia and Sauk Counties. Almost 400 SWTU members and friends have watched Nate Nye’s presentation on the trout streams of the middle part… Read More