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Two Great Workdays: Earth Day Planting and Conley Lewis Clearing

Earth Day tree planting 2025

By Topf Wells The first was on Earth Day, 4/22. About a dozen of us joined with Justin Haglund’s great DNR crew to help the 4th and 5th graders of Hollandale plant oak trees along Gordon Creek. The… Read More

Vets on the Fly Activities

By Dyan Lesnik Vets on the Fly activities are free for all Vets and their family members. All equipment is provided so just show up for their events for socialization and fishing fun. Learn more at their Facebook… Read More

Streamer Fishing in the Driftless – Tips From Our Friends at the Musky Fool

You won’t want to miss our April 8 Chapter Gathering Learn tactics for targeting the biggest trout in the creek at SWTU’s April 8, 2025, Chapter Gathering. Presenting will be Tim O’Connor of The Musky Fool fly shop… Read More

Chapter Gatherings: A Look Back & Ahead

Back in March 2025 – Aquatic biologist and author Ann Miller had a big turnout for her “Understanding Hatches” presentation at SWTU’s Gathering on March 11th. We all were impressed by her stunning photography and in-depth knowledge of… Read More

Join our First Stream Workday of 2025 – Saturday, April 5

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair Below is information for our first workday of our spring season. It will be at the Duerst property on the Sugar River located at 7309 Riverside Rd. We are hoping for a big… Read More

Riversmith Casting Clinics: 2025

Each spring, we hold our Riversmith Fly Casting Clinic (named after Jeff Smith, who was the driving force behind this event for many years). The clinic is free and available to anyone interested in learning how to cast… Read More

Yahara River-Bottom Scrub-a-Dub

First annual trash pick-up on the rocks and the ON THE BOTTOM of the Yahara River. We are looking for volunteers, pickers, swimmers, wetsuits, trash bins and monetary support. View this poster for details and a signup link.

SWTU March 11, 2025 Chapter Gathering: Understanding Hatches

Aquatic biologist Ann Miller will present “Understanding Hatches” at our March 11th Gathering, which she bills as, “Driftless area in Wisconsin gets buggy and insight into writing a hatch guide.” Ann has a lifelong passion for insects, fly… Read More

SWTU Receives STIHL Grant

Watch for word of a workday this fall (most likely) featuring work by 8-10 professional sawyers using STIHL chainsaws to quickly cut down and buck up invasive trees for our crews to haul and stack. We’ll need plenty… Read More

2025 Tentative Spring Workday Sites – March update

Lowery Creek May 2024

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair Still working on locking in all dates and sites, but here is an update as of 2.23.25 April 5 – Duerst Property on the Sugar River (7309 Riverside Rd). The county recently purchased… Read More