On the recommendation of the SWTU Finance Committee, the SWTU Board of Directors unanimously approved the FY19 Operating Budget at its September 25 meeting. This budget reserves funds for several conservation projects, including:
– $4,000 for a DNR-led restoration project on Black Earth Creek
– $2,500 to support a DNR LTE maintenance crew
– $5,000 for a Dane County-led restoration project on the Sugar River
– $1,325 for our SWTU Stream Team work days
– $1,000 for a restoration project on the West Fork of the Kickapoo
– $3,000 reserved for additional project requests Read More
Posted: October 31, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
November 2018 meeting — What’s happening with key local fisheries?
Our speaker is Justin Haglund, a Fisheries Biologist for the DNR with a focus on Iowa and Richland counties. Certainly areas where you may have drifted a fly or flipped a spinner! This meeting will also feature our first 50-50 raffle! Read More
Steiner Creek Workday Report – Brats and Brookies
Last Updated: January 3, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Topf Wells
Jim Hess, Workday Chair, continues to surpass himself. We had maybe our best work day yet. Read on for details and pictures! Read More
Our November 10 workday – Milum Creek, Dane County’s newest easement
Last Updated: November 27, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Our Stream Team needs you! Join us on Saturday, November 10, for fun, friendship and making a difference for our fishy friends. This is a new easement on a key stretch of water that you’ll get to improve and learn more about. Read More
Last Updated: October 31, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Help out: Donate flies for State Council spring banquet
Our State Council of TU does a great deal of good and one of the ways they do so is through their spring banquet. Each banquet features a silent auction with f fly boxes filled with a variety of tasty trout patterns. Responsibility for donating flies rotates each year, and the southern area chapters (including SWTU) are now up. (The Northeast chapters did an amazing job on the boxes last year and raised a lot of money.)
If everybody who ties could spend some time at the vice to spin out some flies to donate, we’ll have plenty of flies in no time and with no huge effort by anyone. Read More
Last Updated: October 31, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
New Members – November 2018
Welcome New Members
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Stream Workday & Picnic — Saturday October 27, 2018
Last Updated: October 31, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
We’d love for you to join us on this new easement! It’s fun, friendly and you’ll make a difference. Be sure to note the parking instruction below to help keep the road clear.
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Newscasts – October 2018
Last Updated: November 1, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
This issue has lots of great information, including:
Congratulations to Topf Wells!
Last Updated: October 3, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Honored with River Champion Award by River Alliance of Wisconsin
SWTU Board member Topf Wells was presented with a River Champion Award by the River Alliance of Wisconsin at the group’s 25th anniversary meeting on September 27.
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Last Updated: October 3, 2018 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
SWTU steps up to help trout streams
Our Chapter is moving on several fronts to assist in the restoration of several local trout streams with money and work. Read More
Last Updated: October 3, 2018 by Amy Klusmeier Leave a Comment
Board Update – FY19 Budget Adoped
On the recommendation of the SWTU Finance Committee, the SWTU Board of Directors unanimously approved the FY19 Operating Budget at its September 25 meeting. This budget reserves funds for several conservation projects, including:
– $4,000 for a DNR-led restoration project on Black Earth Creek
– $2,500 to support a DNR LTE maintenance crew
– $5,000 for a Dane County-led restoration project on the Sugar River
– $1,325 for our SWTU Stream Team work days
– $1,000 for a restoration project on the West Fork of the Kickapoo
– $3,000 reserved for additional project requests Read More
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