By Tina Murray
A look at restorations and repairs for the club and stream at Westfork.
The Club
The club is being restored and repairs are being made. The clubhouse is 99% finished and looks amazing. Groups can reserve the clubhouse online at the link below. The grounds have been challenging due to weather, road bans and fire bans. Given these parameters the driveway gravel should arrive in the next week or two. The PGT students will be doing projects such as rebuilding the garbage area and picking up what small debris remains. The blue cabin that was taken out is scheduled to be burned when the burn ban lifts. The Green cabin is open and fully functional and can be reserved online at: https://westforksportsmansclub.org/camping/reservations/ We have approval to create “French Drains” to help drain low lying areas and will continue to work on this as weather permits.
From the Clubhouse north towards the bridge on S is open and all electric is working. All electric sites have 2 electric outlets and are sharable. All sites are group sites so camping wherever you desire is ok, just do not create RUTS in the grass by driving big campers into wet spots or leaving them to sink for a week.
By May 7th we hope to have from the Portage Shelter and north to the clubhouse open. By June we hope to have the south road and camping areas open.
Stream Restoration
The stream restoration plan is still in the works though the actual plan will look different than the previous plan shared. All funds donated to the stream restoration efforts are set aside and will only be used for stream restoration (not club restoration).
The new stream restoration plan is being created with the help of many talented people from the area and the DNR. When it is finalized we will share it. This work is also dependent on weather in that machinery needs to be able to get in to do the work without getting stuck. Due to WI Emergency rules currently in place we will be able to do some work faster than other work. Long term stream repair plans have to take into consideration what is happening upstream at Jersey Valley. Will they put the impoundment back in or not? When will we know? etc.
Bottom line at the WFSC is each of your visits to the club may look different as we go through the stages of not only repairing stream, grounds and club, but improve it to protect it as much as possible from future events. Your continued support of the club is deeply appreciated. If you have any skills that can help please email westforksportsclub@gmail.com
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Last Updated: May 2, 2019 by Drew Kasel
An update on the Westfork Sports Club
By Tina Murray
A look at restorations and repairs for the club and stream at Westfork.
The Club
The club is being restored and repairs are being made. The clubhouse is 99% finished and looks amazing. Groups can reserve the clubhouse online at the link below. The grounds have been challenging due to weather, road bans and fire bans. Given these parameters the driveway gravel should arrive in the next week or two. The PGT students will be doing projects such as rebuilding the garbage area and picking up what small debris remains. The blue cabin that was taken out is scheduled to be burned when the burn ban lifts. The Green cabin is open and fully functional and can be reserved online at: https://westforksportsmansclub.org/camping/reservations/ We have approval to create “French Drains” to help drain low lying areas and will continue to work on this as weather permits.
From the Clubhouse north towards the bridge on S is open and all electric is working. All electric sites have 2 electric outlets and are sharable. All sites are group sites so camping wherever you desire is ok, just do not create RUTS in the grass by driving big campers into wet spots or leaving them to sink for a week.
By May 7th we hope to have from the Portage Shelter and north to the clubhouse open. By June we hope to have the south road and camping areas open.
Stream Restoration
The stream restoration plan is still in the works though the actual plan will look different than the previous plan shared. All funds donated to the stream restoration efforts are set aside and will only be used for stream restoration (not club restoration).
The new stream restoration plan is being created with the help of many talented people from the area and the DNR. When it is finalized we will share it. This work is also dependent on weather in that machinery needs to be able to get in to do the work without getting stuck. Due to WI Emergency rules currently in place we will be able to do some work faster than other work. Long term stream repair plans have to take into consideration what is happening upstream at Jersey Valley. Will they put the impoundment back in or not? When will we know? etc.
Bottom line at the WFSC is each of your visits to the club may look different as we go through the stages of not only repairing stream, grounds and club, but improve it to protect it as much as possible from future events. Your continued support of the club is deeply appreciated. If you have any skills that can help please email westforksportsclub@gmail.com
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