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Dig In – Our First Workday of 2021

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

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

Spring 2021 Work Days

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Learn about our (fingers crossed!) plans for spring.

So how are the donations making a difference?

In making our funding appeal, we promised you that we would use the funds you donated to support some excellent projects.  The Board took that responsibility seriously and made the following decisions at our March Board meeting. Kittleson… Read More

Pruning Project to Bear Fruit

By Topf Wells We had a safe and productive morning of pruning at the Neperud orchard.  Safe because the small turnout made for ample spacing and avoidance of any coronavirus that had found its way to Paoli (which… Read More

COVID-19: A message from Board President Amy Klusmeier

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March 21, 2020 SWTU Members, In response to the spread of COVID-19 in Dane County and at the urging of TU National and our state and local officials, SWTU is making changes to chapter events scheduled this spring… Read More

Help restore a classic apple orchard

Learn some cool outdoor stuff while doing good – a good summary of many SWTU activities.  Have some fruit trees?  Gonna plant some?  Need to learn some pruning with hands on experience with a fabulous instructor?  Then help… Read More

Spring Stream Workdays: Join us!

We’re monitoring the COVID-19 situation and will update plans as we learn more.

Milum Creek Stream Workday – Ending the year in fine fashion

By Topf Wells Jim Hess made sure we ended the 2019 work days on a high note. He arranged for perfect weather on Saturday, December 7, and about 30 SWTU members and friends showed up to continue brushing and… Read More

Ring in the holiday season by giving back to our streams

December 7, 2019 Workday (Milum Creek, Dane County)