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Hold the Date for the 2024 SWTU Spring Fair

Spring Fair Background

We’re excited to announce that we’ve locked in the date and location for our 2024 Spring fair. Saturday, April 20 at the East Side Club Mark your calendars for fun and education. More details coming soon.

More great reading from a great trout biologist

By Topf Wells That would be Justin Haglund, the Maestro of Melancthon. He just released his assessment of the Otter Creek watershed in Iowa County. This is a set of trout streams that many of us overlook. It… Read More

You can help! Short-term Volunteer Opportunities

Your chapter needs volunteers to join the fundraising event team, without which we may not be able to host another fun and social event in the Spring of 2024. Also, your board wants to improve the chapter’s communication… Read More

Learn What Your Board’s Been Up To – November 2023

Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each… Read More

Porknoy Easement: Finalized and Ready to Fish Next Season

The Pokorny easement has been finalized and will be open for fishing at the start of the next season. This is a lovely easement on the upper part of Sawmill Creek (Class 2 trout stream in the NW… Read More

You can help! Short-term Volunteer Opportunities

Your chapter needs volunteers to join the fundraising event team, without which we may not be able to host another fun and social event in the Spring of 2024. Also, your board wants to improve the chapter’s communication… Read More

Participate in Survey for “Black Earth Creek State of the Watershed Report”

Black Earth Creek Watershed Association (BECWA) is preparing its first “Black Earth Creek State of the Watershed Report.” The report will include survey results of folks interested in the health of Black Earth Creek and its watershed. To… Read More

Survey Says … Trout!

The DNR fish biologists in our area have been busy with more excellent reports; check them out at Wisconsin DNR trout surveys More specifically, Kirk Olson reports on the many trout streams of southern Crawford County, Nate Nye… Read More

Memorial for Todd Hanson

The summer edition of the Wisconsin Trout newspaper shared the sad news of Todd Hanson’s passing. Todd was a member of SWTU and a friendly face at many of our events. As you can read in Wisconsin Trout,… Read More

Chapter member John Gribb passes

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Gribb, whose friendliness, caring and generosity made a deep mark on our community. You can learn more about John by reading his obituary here and consider leaving a note… Read More