By Topf Wells The SWTU workday at Sawmill Creek on 11/9 was, per usual, successful and fun, with perhaps a bit more significance than usual. The mission was to clear honeysuckle and box elder to improve access, streambanks,… Read More
By Mary N-P My sister and I prefer to gift each other activities and adventures rather than stuff. In 2017, we hired a fly fishing guide for a half day river float, and I fell in love with… Read More
By Mark Maffitt Trout In the Classroom is a program that offers students a chance raise trout in a classroom setting and then release them into a nearby stream. As we all know, trout need cold water. To… Read More
By Topf Wells The SWTU work day crews don’t encounter invasive buckthorn as often as honeysuckle. Lucky for us because the thorns can be painful. Careful and undaunted, we eliminated truckloads from the banks of the Sugar River… Read More
By Topf Wells About 30 of SWTU and Nohr’s finest joined Justin and Jared of the DNR to improve Big Spring’s corridor downstream of the first bridge. By removing dozens, hundreds, thousands of willows and a few box… Read More
By Justin Haglund, Wisconsin DNR (with added stories by Topf Wells and Pat Hasburgh) During the dates of October 22, 23, and 24 DNR fisheries management staff partnered with TU chapters and other volunteers to conduct a brown… Read More
A large crowd of volunteers, buyers, donors – and the indefatigable Topf Wells at the center of it all – created a high-energy, fun and profitable event. More than $4,000 was raised and we moved some great or… Read More
Here are the winners of this year’s workday volunteer drawing, which was held before the Meicher Auction. Musky Fool $50 gift card ……………………………………….. Kathleen Falk D&S $50 gift card ………………………………………………..… Dyan Lesnik D&S $50 Gift Card …………………………………………………. Pete… Read More
By Topf Wells SWTU’s first workday of the fall/winter cycle was a challenge. We had to finish the last clearing and brush bundling on Hefty Creek’s Rudd easement in one day. Jim Hess had originally scheduled two but… Read More
Those oak trees we planted at the Willow Creek restoration downstream of the confluence with Smith Hollow are flourishing. Here are photos of the same swamp white oak from last and this year. We may have tired of… Read More
History and the Future, Looking Good (November 9, 2024 Workday)
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Posted: December 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The SWTU workday at Sawmill Creek on 11/9 was, per usual, successful and fun, with perhaps a bit more significance than usual. The mission was to clear honeysuckle and box elder to improve access, streambanks,… Read More
I attended the Wisconsin Women’s “On the Water” Fly Fishing Clinic’s, ………… it was FANTASTIC !
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Last Updated: December 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Mary N-P My sister and I prefer to gift each other activities and adventures rather than stuff. In 2017, we hired a fly fishing guide for a half day river float, and I fell in love with… Read More
Trout In the Classroom: The Future is Bright
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Last Updated: November 4, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Mark Maffitt Trout In the Classroom is a program that offers students a chance raise trout in a classroom setting and then release them into a nearby stream. As we all know, trout need cold water. To… Read More
Buckthorn is Well Named – October 12
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Last Updated: November 4, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The SWTU work day crews don’t encounter invasive buckthorn as often as honeysuckle. Lucky for us because the thorns can be painful. Careful and undaunted, we eliminated truckloads from the banks of the Sugar River… Read More
Hard Work, Glorious Day – October 19
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Last Updated: November 7, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells About 30 of SWTU and Nohr’s finest joined Justin and Jared of the DNR to improve Big Spring’s corridor downstream of the first bridge. By removing dozens, hundreds, thousands of willows and a few box… Read More
Trout Creek Brown Trout Relocation Project
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Posted: November 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Justin Haglund, Wisconsin DNR (with added stories by Topf Wells and Pat Hasburgh) During the dates of October 22, 23, and 24 DNR fisheries management staff partnered with TU chapters and other volunteers to conduct a brown… Read More
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Posted: October 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Meicher Madness Auction Makes Money, Memories
A large crowd of volunteers, buyers, donors – and the indefatigable Topf Wells at the center of it all – created a high-energy, fun and profitable event. More than $4,000 was raised and we moved some great or… Read More
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Posted: October 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Workday Winners
Here are the winners of this year’s workday volunteer drawing, which was held before the Meicher Auction. Musky Fool $50 gift card ……………………………………….. Kathleen Falk D&S $50 gift card ………………………………………………..… Dyan Lesnik D&S $50 Gift Card …………………………………………………. Pete… Read More
New and Old: A Great Combination
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Posted: October 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells SWTU’s first workday of the fall/winter cycle was a challenge. We had to finish the last clearing and brush bundling on Hefty Creek’s Rudd easement in one day. Jim Hess had originally scheduled two but… Read More
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Posted: September 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Our Workday Efforts are Growing
Those oak trees we planted at the Willow Creek restoration downstream of the confluence with Smith Hollow are flourishing. Here are photos of the same swamp white oak from last and this year. We may have tired of… Read More
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