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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

Now presenting … Dan Oele

Fascinating and useful presentation from February 2020 meeting We’ve had plenty of requests for the exceptional presentation given at our February Chapter meeting. Thanks for your requests and thanks to our great friends at the WDNR, you can… Read More

A fun, friendly and informative Icebreaker

Many thanks to all who attended or helped out! See pictures of the big day … 

Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Banquet honors two from SWTU

Last month we shared that Dan Wisniewski and Mary Ann Doll (pictured below) were to be honored by our state council in February. We had a write-up on Dan’s Lifetime Achievement Award last month. This month it’s Mary… Read 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

Workday report 1: “It’s a jungle”

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

Workday report 2: Snow in the air, oaks in the ground

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

“Holy smokes! I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

By Topf Wells That was pretty much the response of SWTU Board Members in October when we looked at the Dane County restoration of 2100 feet of the Sugar River on the Falk/Wells Wildlife Area below the Bruce… Read More

The Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics Celebrated 10 Years of building Amazing Women Fly Fishers

By Tina Murray Not only do we have a Women’s Basics and a Women’s Intermediate Clinic each June, we have a group of over 50 women who have become Riverbuddies and mentor other women on their first experience… Read More

DNR Finishes work on Black Earth Creek

By Topf Wells As you drive CTH KP between Cross Plains and Salmo Pond, keep an eye out for a new DNR fishing easement sign and a large path through a cornfield.  Park the car, grab your fishing… Read More