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A Darn Near Perfect Workday: Stream Team Report 2

By Topf Wells SWTU members and allies worked together clearing and brush bundling along Hefty Creek. The creek’s brown trout and anglers will be happy with the result.

Dane County Offering Women’s Chainsaw Workshops

For the first time, Dane County is offering Women’s Chainsaw Workshops in November and December 2023. They will be hosting 3 rounds of 2-day courses for level 1 & 2 certifications. This course is free of charge and… Read More

Our next Stream Team Workday

October 7, 2023 – Big Spring Branch, Iowa County | 5465 Big Spring Road, Highland By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair We hope you can make this event – lots of details in this announcement, be sure to read… Read More

The few, the proud …

By Topf Wells Maybe not the Marines but our workday on the Sugar River at the Davidson property seemed like an amphibious assault at times. We were clearing the stream bank of invasive honeysuckle and the too common… Read More

Fall Weather Brings Fall Stream Workdays

Sawmill Creek April 2023

Everyone (yes, you!) can find a role at our Stream Team workdays. They are a great opportunity to do some good, make new friends and look with interest on a stretch of water you’ll be back to drift… Read More

Save your Saturdays – Fall Stream Workday Schedule

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair I hope everyone is enjoying your summer. It is certainty zipping right along, almost August already, and time to start planning our 2023 Fall Workdates. Below are the dates for our fall workdays… Read More

Good Days for Great People

By Topf Wells Justin Haglund, Lloyd Meng, and Jared Myers had tree planting all set on the DNR property on Trout Creek below the dry dam.  Holes were dug, 60 oak trees distributed, fences, staples and mats in… Read More

The Hot End of a Cool Season of Workdays

By Topf Wells The weather, chainsaws, and brats were hot on Saturday morning at SWTU’s last workday of the spring season on the Rudd easement on Hefty Creek. Thankfully (and way to go, Marci Hess) the watermelon was… Read More

A Wonderful Day for SWTU – Start With Tree Planting!

By Topf Wells / April 22, 2023, Workday Report We have reports on the superbly successful fundraiser– lots of fun, food and money. Thanks to John, Ben, Curt, David, Pat, Kyle, Hannah, Henry and many others who made it… Read More

Three More Spring 2023 Workday Opportunities!

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair First up is Sawmill Creek (Pokorny Easement), May 20, 2023, from 9 to Noon TICKS are out in force– Use tick spray. Will have a spray bottle there. Read on for more …… Read More