By Topf Wells Jim Hess and I just walked the completed Hefty Creek restoration (look for it in Green County at the intersection of Disch and Meadowbrook Rds) with Bob Rudd. Bob and Nan own the land, sold… Read More

By Topf Wells Justin Haglund, Fish Biologist for Iowa and Richland Counties, and Nate Nye, the Biologist for Sauk and Columbia Counties, just released watershed assessments of particular interest to SWTU. We’ve spent time and money supporting the trout… Read More

Hosted by Fran DeGraf, his beloved wife Last May, we shared a Remembrance of Dan Wisniewski – a person who did an immeasurable amount of good for conservation and our cold water resource. You are cordially invited to… Read More

I was on my way home from another delightful afternoon of fishing Gordon Creek at one of its most popular access points, when I discovered a tick on my arm. Not your standard issue wood tick or the… Read More

We take the occasion of July’s “Amazon Prime Day” sales event to remind you about Amazon Smile and SWTU – a partnership that has already generated $630.12 for SWTU. Amazon Smile is a website operated by Amazon with… Read More

By Topf Wells Justin Haglund, the DNR fish biologist for Iowa and Richland Counties, has just released a comprehensive assessment of trout streams in the Mineral Point Branch of the Pecatonica River Watershed or, more simply, trout streams… Read More

As many of you know, Tom Wendleburg passed away last year and his family is donating his vast inventory of gear and equipment to be used to raise money for projects on  Black Earth Creek, Tom’s home waters…. Read More

Please see this news release from the DNR announcing that Black Earth Creek brown trout have a consumption advisory because of PFAF contamination. It has details of the advisory and links for more information about these chemicals and… Read More