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It Takes Many Folks to Get to Perfect

Lowery Creek May 2024

By Topf Well Many thanks to the many people who helped make the Lowery Creek work day close to perfect. About 20 volunteers showed up to plant 65 or so oak trees on the new Cates easement on… Read More

Elections and updates on local trout streams – Our May 14 Meeting

Please arrive early – a meeting so action-packed it starts at 6:30! The last TU meeting until September is on Tuesday, May 14, at Schwoegler’s on Grand Canyon Drive with dinner and drinks available from 5:30 p.m. on…. Read More

Rob’s Sugar River Ramble – June 2, 2024

Your SWTU board unanimously voted to make a $2,000 contribution to this year’s Rob’s Sugar River Ramble on June 2, 2024, which makes SWTU a Platinum sponsor for this event. It looks like a ton of fun and… Read More

An interesting volunteer opportunity from TUDARE

TUDARE is looking to augment our hired field crew technicians with some volunteer assistance in June, July and August. I know some of you have upcoming board and chapter meetings, so if you are willing to share this… Read More

Lowery Creek Stream Workday Tree Planting – Saturday, May 11

Iowa County – Northeast of Dodgeville on CTH Z Time: 9am to 12 noon (Chapter Approved Sawyers please arrive at 8:30). What: This is a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter. We will be assisting Justin Haglund, DNR… Read More

DARE to Make a Difference at our April 9 Chapter meeting

Peter Jonas, the newest member of TU DARE’s staff, will speak at our Tuesday, April 9, meeting to let us know what DARE is up to and how we can help. DARE stands for Drifltess Area Restoration Effort… Read More

Help plant trees at our first Workday of 2024

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair Join us Saturday, April 6 – Kittleson Valley Creek, HR Growing Acres. Details below, and we hope to see you there. Time: 9am to 12 noon. Where: Kittleson Valley Creek along Dane County… Read More

Perfect Timing for Prairie Seeding

By Topf Wells Jim Hess, Justin Haglund, and some SWTU and Nohr volunteers made life better for brown trout and bumble bees a few weeks ago. Justin worked with a landowner to convert 3 or so acres of… Read More

Riversmith Casting Clinic: 2024

Each spring, we hold our Riversmith Fly Casting Clinic (named after Jeff Smith, who was the driving force behind it for many years). The clinic is free and available to anyone interested in learning how to cast a… Read More