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blog BY mikek.trout ON August 13 - 0 COMMENTS
WITU hosts Partners Paddle on the Bois Brule River
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It’s known as the President’s River, but on this sunny day in August, the Bois Brule River in Northern Wisconsin welcomed U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), several of her staff, and a number of conservationists for a paddle down its famed trout waters.
Senator Baldwin was just finishing [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON June 30 - 0 COMMENTS
State Budget comes up short on Trout Priorities
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As we head into the peak of Summer, activity at our State Capitol is beginning to wind down for the session. Our biennial State Budget is mostly written and at this moment does not include either of our top 2 priorities – a ten year extension of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and a $5 [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON June 30 - 0 COMMENTS
We All Need a Mentor
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Another Father’s Day has come and gone and I again feel fortunate to have been in the middle of three generations of Kuhrs sharing space in a boat on the water. A cold front had the bluegills tightlipped, but we found some small perch to keep our 4 year old occupied. I doubt she’ll remember much [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON May 18 - 0 COMMENTS
DNR Seeks Input on New Trout Management Plan
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is in the process of creating a Wisconsin Inland Trout Management Plan: 2020-2029. Currently, no inland trout management plan exists; so this new plan will support the 10-Year Strategic Plan for Fisheries Management in Wisconsin: 2015-2025. The [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON April 12 - 0 COMMENTS
"On Stewardship" by Council Chair Mike Kuhr
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Stewardship can be defined as “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care”. In today’s world, that can have many meanings: a parent / child relationship, a statewide public lands initiative, our belonging and sense of duty to an [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON April 3 - 0 COMMENTS
Advocacy - Stewardship & Trout Stamp Fee
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WITU Advocacy Priorities for 2019 State Budget.pdf
WITU Advocacy Priorities for 2019 State Budget.pdf
The budget debate is heating up and your voice will help renew the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Please take a moment right now to write and call your elected officials. [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON March 24 - 0 COMMENTS
WITU 2019 Award Recipients
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On the eve of Saturday, February 2, 2019, many cold water conservationists gathered for the Annual Wisconsin TU Banquet in Oshkosh. A highlight of the evening was our Awards Ceremony, hosted by Steve Born.
Wisconsin Trout Unlimited is honored to celebrate the success of our 2019 Award Recipients [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON January 8 - 0 COMMENTS
You're Invited to Our Party
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Come celebrate cold, clean, fishable water in Wisconsin with us on Sat. Feb. 2 in Oshkosh, WI.
As most know, our annual banquet is the State Council's largest fundraiser, and is incredibly important to our organization. The funds we raise at this event helps make Wisconsin TU's mission possible - [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON October 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Support Wisconsin TU - Become a 2020 Banquet Sponsor
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Wisconsin Trout Unlimited is seeking individual (and business) sponsors for our upcoming 2020 Banquet to be held in Oshkosh, WI on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center.
Last year, our 21 Chapters and the State Council reported over 50,800 volunteer [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON August 17 - 0 COMMENTS
Rushing Waters Fisheries hosts TU’s Veterans On The Fly fishing outing
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On the morning of Wednesday, August 15, volunteers from local Trout Unlimited (“TU”) Chapters showed up at Rushing Waters Fisheries, a trout farm in Palmyra, WI, and started setting the stage for a very memorable fishing outing.
These volunteers were soon joined by U.S. military veterans who are [ READ MORE... ]