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Fall Extravaganza at the Westfork

The Westfork Sports Club is having a Fall Extravaganza volunteer and celebration of the progress made the weekend October 4, 5, & 6.  See below for details and a handy flier! 

Steiner Branch Special

The Steiner Branch in the Yellowstone Wildlife Area of Lafayette County has been the site of a few Stream Team workdays. The DNR was doing its annual trend survey and looky what they found (and carefully released)! Many… Read More

Alongside Gordon Creek – some “Pecatonica Pride”!

By Topf Wells Stuart Jorenby is a farmer on Gordon Creek and one of the nicest people in the world.  On June 13th, Sturart, Pecatonica Pride, the DNR, and SWTU hosted a field day for interested landowners and… Read More

Breaking news! DNR Acquires Langfoss Easements on Gordon and Kittleson Creeks

Two Gordon Creek items above and some other recent articles on landowner dinners we helped to put on … and then some icing on the cake: Gary Landfoss, whose land contains portions of both Gordon and Kittleson Creeks,… Read More

A warm and productive final spring 2019 workday

By Topf Wells Perhaps, the Wisconsin Corn Growers or some other organization that desires hot, humid weather should sponsor SWTU spring work days.  We show up and the forecast rain and cooler temperatures stay away until we are… Read More

Help Celebrate SWTU’s Golden Anniversary

We’re celebrating SWTU’s 50th year with a special Golden Anniversary Banquet and Celebration on Thursday, October 24. It will be at the Lussier Family Heritage Center and feature a tasty meal from 608 Community Kitchen. Please block your… Read More

Next Chapter meeting will be Thursday, September 12

Whew! We need a break!! A summer break, to be exact. Summer is filled for most with travel, family activities and plenty of fishing … and so we do not have our usual monthly meetings in June, July… Read More

Cold Front Stalls – Crew Revives for Great Ham Sandwiches and Very Cold Beer

Workday report by Topf Wells A cold front hit Madison in the morning at about 7:45, dropping the temperature and providing a cool breeze.  Forty miles can make a big difference in weather.  The cold front did not… Read More

Sweetening up the Sugar River

Workday report by Topf Wells With reference to the basketball and hockey playoffs, HESS SHOOTS AND SCORES.  Jim organized another most successful work day.  Almost 20 volunteers cut, limbed, hauled and stacked truckloads of invasive honeysuckle and box… Read More

Help keep the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund going

Please take a bit of time and contact your state senator and state assembly person to ask that he or she support a proposed 10 year extension of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund.