SWTU, P.O. Box 45555, Madison, WI 53744-5555 president@swtu.org

Kittleson Creek Visit with Generous Donor

Chapter president, Jim Hess, recently met with Dr. Terry Guerkink for a tour of the restoration work on Kittleson Creek upstream of the bridge on Drammen Valley Road. Thanks to Dr. Guerkink providing one of the most generous… Read More

Funding appeal a big success: Thank you!

Contruction on Gordon Creek

Learn what was raised and how it’s being put to great use.

So how are the donations making a difference?

In making our funding appeal, we promised you that we would use the funds you donated to support some excellent projects.  The Board took that responsibility seriously and made the following decisions at our March Board meeting. Kittleson… Read More

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