By Henry Nehls-Lowe Five SWTU members and Carol Murphy, NohrTU President, recently traveled to Upham Woods for the UW Hoofer-sponsored 2024 Midwest Outdoor Leadership Conference. Eighty representatives from midwest college & university outing clubs attended this morning’s workshops,… Read More
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Last Updated: May 8, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Learning and Engagement at Trout Days
By Andy Morton Thanks so much for all of the great chapter help in making the event a big success!! We had great weather and tunout. From what I observed, all of the stations had several visitors and… Read More
Perfect Timing for Prairie Seeding
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Posted: April 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
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
TU at Midwest Outdoor Leadership Conference
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Last Updated: March 5, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Henry Nehls-Lowe Five SWTU members and Carol Murphy, NohrTU President, recently traveled to Upham Woods for the UW Hoofer-sponsored 2024 Midwest Outdoor Leadership Conference. Eighty representatives from midwest college & university outing clubs attended this morning’s workshops,… Read More
Wrestling Invasives Along Whitford Creek
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Last Updated: December 5, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells | Workday Report 1: November 4, 2023 No complaints about weather for this work day. Temps started in the high 30s and climbed to the low 50s, clear skies and no wind. Our effort matched… Read More
Who Had the Better Day: SWTU or the Badgers?
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Posted: December 4, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells | Workday Report: December 2, 2023 Maybe the Badgers – beating #3 ranked Marquette is pretty good. Our last work day was pretty great, too, for lots of reasons: Turnout. On a day that started… Read More
Did the DNR and SWTU save the brook trout of Melancthon Creek?
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Posted: November 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel
We won’t know for a couple of years but we sure tried. From a Monday through Thursday, a crew of DNR staff and SWTU volunteers captured and tagged brown trout in a long stretch of Melancthon Creek and… Read More
A Big Day on Big Spring: Stream Team Report 1
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Last Updated: November 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The DNR firm of Justin, Lloyd & Jarret convened with the Nohr Chapter and SWTU to begin the ecological transformation of Big Spring from the bridge at the big spring to the one at Pine… Read More
A Darn Near Perfect Workday: Stream Team Report 2
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Last Updated: November 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel
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.
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Posted: October 3, 2023 by Drew Kasel
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
Volunteering at Joy Trip Project Event
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Posted: October 3, 2023 by Drew Kasel
By Tom Thrall The creator of this unique project is James Edward Mills. He is a nationally known journalist and is a Nelson Institute lecturer among many other things. He lives here in Madison. He is also a… Read More
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