DNR Fisheries Biologist Marty Engel will be the

guest speaker at the May membership meeting.

Marty is the Fisheries Biologist for the WDNR for

western Wisconsin. Marty’s presentation this year

will be looking forward at what he sees as the most

promising potential stream projects in our area over

the next five plus years. He will speak on what the

criteria are for evaluating these streams and discuss

the factors he assesses when looking at a stream’s

potential for habitat work. Marty is a scientist and brings his science to

assessing these projects. This will be a valuable presentation to veteran and

newcomer alike. Marty’s presentations are always excellent and very well

attended so come early to get a seat and good information.

This is the last meeting until September so please join us at Bob Smith’s Sports

Club, downtown Hudson, Wednesday, May 7, 6 PM for dinner and 7 PM for the

presentation

 

Rush River Clean Up Results

Here's how the volunteers hard work stacked up:

2800 lbs recyclables
2180 lbs trash
37 tires
2 TV's
1 Computer Monitor

168 volunteers signed up via email with me
143 signed in at the club
31 of the 143 showed up without signing up

25 miles of fishable water noticeably cleaner on April 20th, 2008

The John Koch fundraising prints for the Rush Clean Up are still available at: www.http://troutlilystudios.com

Coffee mugs with the same design can be ordered through me by replying to this email. Mugs are $20 plus shipping.

Thanks to all for your help and your interest, see you on the (cleaner) water.
 

 

2008 Rush River Cleanup Woodcut Fund Raiser

By artist and chapter member John Koch

Earlier this year, Sarah Sanford asked me if I would have the time to produce a woodcut for the annual Rush River Cleanup. Since the Rush is my "home waters" (so to speak...!), and the Cleanup is something I wholeheartedly support on many levels, I was only too happy to comply.

I'm proud to be able to offer two versions of "Recyclable Trout"; one with the text "reduce, reuse, recycle", and one without. Each print is of course a hand printed original woodcut print. I've chosen the traditional Japanese "Moku Hanga" (wood print) method of printing for this print series. You may order your print either framed or unframed, and each print is individually signed by the artist.

Your purchase will be directly supporting the cleanup: 75% of the proceeds from the sale of this print series will be donated back to next years Rush River Cleanup.

$30.00 unframed, $50.00 framed

To Order:

http://www.troutlillystudios.com/cleanUp.html
.
John Koch
 Trout Lily Studios
www.troutlillystudios.com
 

 

 The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust

 

Annual River Clean-up! This effort greatly helps to maintain the pristine waters of the Kinni. We will be picking up litter from the banks and the water of the river.

 

Meeting Date:          Saturday, May 17th, 2008

 

Meeting Time:         9:30a.m.

 

Meeting Place:         Upper and City section participants will meet in the southwest corner of the Shopko parking lot.(1777 Paulson Rd., River Falls)

 

KRLT will provide: Trash bags and disposal locations, and assignments.

 

Please be prepared: Wear work gloves, boots or shoes with a sturdy sole, long pants, long sleeve shirt, hat or scarf, sunscreen, insect repellent. Bring drinking water and any tools you may want to use to pick up trash.

 If you would like to participate please give KRLT a call: 

KRLT office (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) 715/425-5738.

 

Pine Creek Project Summary Report

(2MB .pdf)

Note: If you have problems with a direct download of this file, right click the report icon (or the link) and "save target as" and save the file to your hard drive or desktop.

Project to Benefit Native Brook Trout Populations

The results!!

Photos by Nick Westcott

Pine Creek is owned by the West Wisconsin Land Trust. Please considering joining the WWLT or the Kinnickinnic Land Trust (or both!!) and help protect our streams ....forever!