Sugar River (Falk/Wells Wildlife Area – Sunset Road)
We’d love for you to join us on Saturday, April 13. Have fun, get out, make some new acquaintances and both learn about AND improve a neat stretch of water. The work is simple, important and we can find a role for anyone … from signing people in to stacking brush. Read on for the details.

 Time: 9 am to 12 noon (Chapter Approved Sawyers please arrive at 8:30).

Where:  We will be working on the north side of the Sugar located in the Falk/Wells Wildlife Area. From Hwy 151, take Hwy 69 south 2.5 miles to Sunset Road, turn left on Sunset Road, go 1/3 mile to the parking lot on the south side of road. The work site is about 1/3 mile south of the parking, via a mowed grass path. We are getting permission to drive equipment, supplies, and people to the work site with either pick-ups or ATV’s.

Here is a map link to this location: https://binged.it/2MPHicr

What:  We will be working with the US Fish & Wildlife Service cutting and treating honeysuckles and other invasive woodies to gain access to the river and to help clear out a remnant oak savanna area. It is critical that the honeysuckle is cut as close as possible to the ground and each cut treated. Some of the honeysuckle will require chainsaws, but many can be cut with loppers. Something to do for everyone. And, of course, we will be creating brush piles. Mike Engle with USFWS will be joining us at this workday. Mike is planning to bring a tractor to help create brush piles.

Important:  Be sure to take breaks during the workday to drink some water and catch your breath.

Bring: Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, and eye and ear protection. Also bring reusable water bottles that can be filled from our 5-gal water jug. Stay hydrated.

Parking:  There should be plenty of parking in the parking lot off of Sunset Road.

Future Workdays:
The workdays sometime shift around with the weather or needs of the streams, but here is our current schedule for the rest of the spring. The work isn’t complicated and we can find a task for anyone. Get them on your calendar and we’ll see you on the stream. And remember that every workday you take part in will get you one entry into a drawing for the Streamkeeper Rod built by Jim Bartelt.

We’ll share more details in the coming months. Always check www.swtu.org or email Jim Hess jimhess5599@gmail.com to make sure there are no cancelations or changes to this schedule.

Future Workdays:
The workdays sometime shift around with the weather or needs of the streams, but here is our current schedule for the rest of the spring. The work isn’t complicated and we can find a task for anyone. Get them on your calendar and we’ll see you on the stream. And remember that every workday you take part in will get you one entry into a drawing for the Streamkeeper Rod built by Jim Bartelt.

• May 11 – Sugar River, Ziegler Property (Dane Co. – Oak Grove Rd – 1.5 miles south of Verona on Hwy 69). Map link: https://binged.it/2Mn84bL
• June 1 – Steiner Creek (Lafayette Co. – Yellowstone Wildlife Area – North of Lake Yellowstone on Lafayette Co. Rd F, off of English Hollow Rd, 1/3 mile north of Cty Rd F). Map link: https://binged.it/2MiQh5A
• June 15 – Sugar River, Ziegler Property (Dane Co. – Oak Grove Rd – 1.5 miles south of Verona on Hwy 69). Map link: https://binged.it/2Mn84bL

We’ll share more details in the coming months. Always check www.swtu.org or email Jim Hess jimhess5599@gmail.com to make sure there are no cancellations or changes to this schedule.