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The Accidental River Buddy

Women's Fly Fishing Clinic

By Dave Fowler As many of you know, SWTU sponsors the Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinic which was held this year on June 12-18. The Clinic first started in 2010 and, for many years, was held at the… Read More

We’re Not Sugar; We Didn’t Melt

By Topf Wells The forecast was a 27% chance of showers, with those being light and scattered for the last work day of the spring. Just a little off, 100% with occasionally heavy rain. But 12 SWTU volunteers… Read More

Spring Fair 2024 = Food, Fun, & Fundraising

2024 SWTU Spring Fair

Our 3rd annual Spring Fair Fundraiser held April 20, 2024, was a fantastic time. Held on the shore of Lake Monona at the East Side Club, we feasted on wonderful food catered by the very generous SWTU member… Read More

We Used Every Tool in the Tool Box

Big Springs May 2024

By Topf Wells SWTU joined the Nohr Chapter and the DNR in our continuing work to clear willows and box elder along the upper reaches on Big Spring Creek. Doing so is the first step in the restoration… Read More

It Takes Many Folks to Get to Perfect

Lowery Creek May 2024

By Topf Well Many thanks to the many people who helped make the Lowery Creek work day close to perfect. About 20 volunteers showed up to plant 65 or so oak trees on the new Cates easement on… Read More

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

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

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

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?

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