By Topf Wells With help from Justin Haglund of the DNR and his crew of most excellent assistants and the Gray Langfoss family, SWTU opened the fall work day season with extraordinary productivity.  We probably had 15-20 SWTU… Read More

By Topf Wells With Jim Hess providing leadership and logistics, SWTU had another successful work day on Saturday, 11/2.  About 15-20 of us  planted oaks and cut willows for different reasons but one purpose,  to improve the health… Read More

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

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

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

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