Saturdays – 9am to 12 noon (Except for Tuesday, June 9)
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
We would love to have you join us. If you are interested in carpooling to a workday, contact Dyan Lesnik (dmlgriffin@gmail.com) and she will try to find a contact for you. See below for dates, locations, activities and a chainsaw training opportunity!
Saturday, March 28 – 9m to 12 noon – Pleasant Valley Branch, Dane County, about 1 mile south of the intersection of County Rd A and H. Working with James Brodzeller and Shawn Esser clearing a heavy cover of honeysuckles on this Dane County easement.
Saturday, April 11 – 9m to 12 noon – Upper Yahara River in DeForest, 4601 Innovation Drive. We will be working with Village staff clearing honeysuckles and other invasive woodies. The site is on the Upper Yahara River Trail, so vehicles are not allowed on the trail. Village staff will provide transportation to and from the worksite. This is the same location where we worked last year.
Saturday, April 25 – 9an to 12 noon – Garfoot Creek, Dane County, where it crosses County Rd KP between Cross Plains and Black Earth. Working with DNR Fish Biologist, Kyle Olivencia, clearing box elders and invasive woodies just north of where Garfoot crosses County Road KP. Same location where we worked last year and is one of the earliest easements along Black Earth Creek and has a lot of history.
*Tuesday, June 9 – 9am to 3pm Special STIHL Workday* – Sugar River, Duerst property, 7309 Riverside Road. Just south of Verona on Hwy 69. Note: this is on a Wednesday. We will be working with a team of STIHL professional chain sawyers clearing large box elders. We have had three workdays at this site clearing the understory of invasive woodies, so the professional sawyers can focus on the box elders. Should be an exciting day.
Saturday, May 16 – 9am to 12 noon – Tree Planting – Smith Conley Creek, near 2800 County Rd H, Barneveld. Along with the Nohr Chapter, we will be assisting Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist, with planting trees. This stretch of stream has been cleared of box elders and invasive woodies by our chapter and the DNR brush clearing crew and is now ready for native oaks.
Saturday, May 30– 9am to 12 noon – Big Spring Branch, Iowa County (5465 Big Spring Rd.) This will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, clearing willows and other invasive woodies. We have had several joint workdays at this site and hopefully with a big turnout we can finish the job. Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist, and Lloyd Meng, Fisheries Technician, will be directing and assisting us, along with some other DNR staff.
Chainsaw training: SWTU requires that all our sawyers receive the certified training such as that offered by Dane County, which has posted a listing of classes. If you register, note that you are a volunteer with SWTU.
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Last Updated: March 3, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Saturdays – 9am to 12 noon (Except for Tuesday, June 9)
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
We would love to have you join us. If you are interested in carpooling to a workday, contact Dyan Lesnik (dmlgriffin@gmail.com) and she will try to find a contact for you. See below for dates, locations, activities and a chainsaw training opportunity!
Saturday, March 28 – 9m to 12 noon – Pleasant Valley Branch, Dane County, about 1 mile south of the intersection of County Rd A and H. Working with James Brodzeller and Shawn Esser clearing a heavy cover of honeysuckles on this Dane County easement.
Saturday, April 11 – 9m to 12 noon – Upper Yahara River in DeForest, 4601 Innovation Drive. We will be working with Village staff clearing honeysuckles and other invasive woodies. The site is on the Upper Yahara River Trail, so vehicles are not allowed on the trail. Village staff will provide transportation to and from the worksite. This is the same location where we worked last year.
Saturday, April 25 – 9an to 12 noon – Garfoot Creek, Dane County, where it crosses County Rd KP between Cross Plains and Black Earth. Working with DNR Fish Biologist, Kyle Olivencia, clearing box elders and invasive woodies just north of where Garfoot crosses County Road KP. Same location where we worked last year and is one of the earliest easements along Black Earth Creek and has a lot of history.
*Tuesday, June 9 – 9am to 3pm Special STIHL Workday* – Sugar River, Duerst property, 7309 Riverside Road. Just south of Verona on Hwy 69. Note: this is on a Wednesday. We will be working with a team of STIHL professional chain sawyers clearing large box elders. We have had three workdays at this site clearing the understory of invasive woodies, so the professional sawyers can focus on the box elders. Should be an exciting day.
Saturday, May 16 – 9am to 12 noon – Tree Planting – Smith Conley Creek, near 2800 County Rd H, Barneveld. Along with the Nohr Chapter, we will be assisting Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist, with planting trees. This stretch of stream has been cleared of box elders and invasive woodies by our chapter and the DNR brush clearing crew and is now ready for native oaks.
Saturday, May 30– 9am to 12 noon – Big Spring Branch, Iowa County (5465 Big Spring Rd.) This will be a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter, clearing willows and other invasive woodies. We have had several joint workdays at this site and hopefully with a big turnout we can finish the job. Justin Haglund, DNR Fish Biologist, and Lloyd Meng, Fisheries Technician, will be directing and assisting us, along with some other DNR staff.
Chainsaw training: SWTU requires that all our sawyers receive the certified training such as that offered by Dane County, which has posted a listing of classes. If you register, note that you are a volunteer with SWTU.
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