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Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
Upcoming Events & Meetings:
Stream Restoration and Chapter Picnic, August 9th
We are inviting chapter members to join us for our stream restoration work, August 9th at 8:30 am at the Rose Farm (see directions and map inserted in the newsletter.) We will be removing log jams and blow-downs to create canoe and kayak channels for our scatter planting, recreation navigation needs, and better access to the resources of the Waupaca. The remaining logs and branches will be used as wing dams, silt collectors, and trout habitat. This will also narrow the banks and increase the stream flow enhancing the life of the stream. Jim Hlaban will be coordinating the efforts. Please advise him (wiscpr@wolfnet.net or 920-244-7456) of your wishes to attend. Please consider bring the following equipment: gloves, loppers, bow saws, chain saws, canoes with life vests and one throw cushion per canoe. Hope to see you there.
Our annual chapter picnic will be at Nancy Rose’s farm on
the Waupaca August 9th at noon following our stream restoration work.
Directions to the Rose Farm.
Head west on 10 past the 54 and 49 intersections of 10 which are the last
exits into Waupaca. Continue on HY 10 for 2.5 miles
(approximately) just before Q intersects 10 the Waupaca river runs under
10. On the northeast corner of the river intersection with
10 is the Rose Farm which on the right . You will see a TU sign. We will be
waiting at the Rose Farm. To get to the Rose Farm
continue past the Rose Farm and turn right on Q. Take the next right which
is a frontage road which runs back the way you came
along 10 and this frontage rd. will take you back to the Rose Farm. There has been
major DNR stream improvement at the Rose Farm in the past
which you may enjoy view after the planting is done. Please advise if
you can follow these directions. Thanks.
We have updated the web site adding in all the meeting and events for 2008. Also we have added 14 new pages to our Lets Talk Bugs and 2 new pages Recipes and Member Musings.
Check back here for updates and schedule changes!
What did you miss?
July Habitat day.
Saturday July 12th Elward Engle and Jim Hlaban orchestrated two FVTU work crews in a brush bundling project narrowing the banks of the Davis Creek. Narrowing the stream enhances the flow which removes silt from the bottom the stream bed and exposes gravel. The gravel beds are then used by spawning trout in the late Fall.
The work crew was composed of FVTU regulars, Dave Ehrenberg from Shawpaca along with CASS students from Fox Valley Technical College students, Miguel, Antony, and Jose, who are from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador respectively. The students are here for two years studying water quality. Three newcomers from Hortonville area joined us as well.
As we were working Elward instructed us in all facets of stream restoration and the ecology of the area. Later he showed us four beautiful streams in the Wautoma area.
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