A casual, fishing focused chapter gathering on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Several chapter members are stepping up to share some tips to help you close out the 2026 trout season strong. From streams to flies to knots and… Read More
By Topf Wells SWTU showed up, Stihl showed up, Dane County showed up, TUDARE showed up, the WI Chapter of BHA showed up. All to improve the Sugar River at the County’s newest, 640 acre property on the… Read More
Jim Hess, Conservation Chair All are Saturdays from 9am to 12 noon and aimed to avoid UW home football games, the 9-day deer gun season, Thanksgiving weekend, and back-to-back workdays: Sept 26 – Gordon Creek – This will… Read More
By Topf Wells National TU has asked all its members for our immediate help in protecting our national forests. Please use this link for thorough explanations of the issue and ways to contact the federal elected officials and… Read More
Are you interested in a get together in August 2026? Let us know! How about a casting clinic followed by a picnic on August 22? Probably in a park on Black Earth Creek. Before we set this up,… Read More
Is a good idea and we should have some SWTU representatives there. It runs 9/23-27 in Minneapolis. It offers the chance to meet new TU friends, learn about national TU, attend seminars (what could be more fun), pick… Read More
By Topf Wells (see the end of this report for a thanks from the landowners!) Indeed, another fabulously varied work day. The chief mission was to plant 70 swamp white and bur oaks along the newly completed DNR… Read More
By Topf Wells Twenty-seven SWTU and Nohr Chapter volunteers showed up for our work day at Big Spring. We finished cutting and treating willows and box elders. The DNR now takes over in the fall or spring with… Read More
Learn about an extraordinary conservation project at our May 12, 2026 Chapter Gathering Also in May – Storm-rescheduled chapter elections John Griffith is a Life Member of TU and the leader of an effort by American Songbird Management… Read More
(Workday Report 1: April 11 Yahara River) By Topf Wells That would be the SWTU work day on the Upper Yahara on Saturday morning, April 11. About 20 SWTU volunteers and friends gathered to continue to clear invasive… Read More
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Posted: September 1, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Fall Fishing – Trouty Tips and Tricks
A casual, fishing focused chapter gathering on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Several chapter members are stepping up to share some tips to help you close out the 2026 trout season strong. From streams to flies to knots and… Read More
Full Circles – Workday Report (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)
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Posted: September 1, 2026 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells SWTU showed up, Stihl showed up, Dane County showed up, TUDARE showed up, the WI Chapter of BHA showed up. All to improve the Sugar River at the County’s newest, 640 acre property on the… Read More
2026 SWTU Fall Workdays
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Last Updated: September 8, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Jim Hess, Conservation Chair All are Saturdays from 9am to 12 noon and aimed to avoid UW home football games, the 9-day deer gun season, Thanksgiving weekend, and back-to-back workdays: Sept 26 – Gordon Creek – This will… Read More
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Posted: September 1, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Protect Our Lands
By Topf Wells National TU has asked all its members for our immediate help in protecting our national forests. Please use this link for thorough explanations of the issue and ways to contact the federal elected officials and… Read More
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Posted: July 2, 2026 by Drew Kasel
We May Hold an Event in August
Are you interested in a get together in August 2026? Let us know! How about a casting clinic followed by a picnic on August 22? Probably in a park on Black Earth Creek. Before we set this up,… Read More
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Posted: July 2, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Attending the National TU Conference
Is a good idea and we should have some SWTU representatives there. It runs 9/23-27 in Minneapolis. It offers the chance to meet new TU friends, learn about national TU, attend seminars (what could be more fun), pick… Read More
Trees Planted, Seed Spread, and a Deadly New Fly Pattern | Workday Report 1
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Posted: July 2, 2026 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells (see the end of this report for a thanks from the landowners!) Indeed, another fabulously varied work day. The chief mission was to plant 70 swamp white and bur oaks along the newly completed DNR… Read More
Generations | Workday report 2
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Posted: July 2, 2026 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Twenty-seven SWTU and Nohr Chapter volunteers showed up for our work day at Big Spring. We finished cutting and treating willows and box elders. The DNR now takes over in the fall or spring with… Read More
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Posted: May 4, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Songbirds, Salmon, Steelhead, and Salvelinus Fontinalis
Learn about an extraordinary conservation project at our May 12, 2026 Chapter Gathering Also in May – Storm-rescheduled chapter elections John Griffith is a Life Member of TU and the leader of an effort by American Songbird Management… Read More
Dang Near Perfect
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Last Updated: May 5, 2026 by Drew Kasel
(Workday Report 1: April 11 Yahara River) By Topf Wells That would be the SWTU work day on the Upper Yahara on Saturday morning, April 11. About 20 SWTU volunteers and friends gathered to continue to clear invasive… Read More
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