"Conserve now that the future may live!"
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League website: dccl.org. SUMMER EDITION VOL. III
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LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS
At January’s annual meeting, Ed Brost was named the League’s 2004 Dane County Conservationist of the Year. Ed has been a member of the League since the ‘40s following in the path of his dad. He has been involved in almost all aspects of the League, which includes his currently serving as the League’s vice president. He has chaired the Cleanup of the Lakes project and has assisted in every conservation effort of the League as long as many of us can remember. He also is not afraid to ask the hard questions about conservation. The DCCL also recognized Dave Pulda as our Member of the Year. Dave has been involved in the League since the early ‘90s and has enjoyed serving the League in every facet of involvement the League has in conservation. We are a small club with a rich history, and since we are small enough any one individual can make a difference.
This year’s Junior Member of the League was Matthew Sands, son of Jerry and Theresa. He has been at his dad’s shoulders for most of the projects they work on, including helping with the website
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
For those new members who have joined and as a refresher for our present members, during the year, especially from now until the October 1, members have an opportunity to do a number of conservation projects that we sponsor. To those members who work 15 or more hours on these projects, we offer a specified number of pheasants to be used as the members see fit. Members also can set up sanctioned projects as long as the project enhances our natural resources here in Dane County.
These are just a sample of opportunities for the upcoming year:
April Assist with building nesting boxes. Prepare the pheasant pens anytime, especially on any given Saturday or during the week for those members who have a tough time making weekend activities.
May Continue prepping the farm for
the birds to be released in the pens.
May/June Opportunities every Saturday until the birds are released in August and September.
Take a Stake in the Lakes
August Assist with Golf Outing and the
Open House.
September Preparing the birds for release and
closing the farm. This is a great
time to prepare the area for winter
wheat.
Other opportunities will be announced during the year.
During this time, we hope to see arrangements made for various conservation projects. If you have one, consider setting it up by serving as the contact for work hours for the event. What is great about
this group is that we are “hands-on,” and members are willing to respond to a cause. Please contact a director and let them know you’re willing to serve as the contact person for that project.
As long as you are at an event, such as a membership meeting or the banquets, why not help—you’re there already. At membership meetings one can take care of raffle sales near the door.
Does the League know you have moved recently? Or worse, did we mistype your name, or show you as Tom instead of John? Please return the address label with the correct address/name changes to our PO Box as shown on the second page. Thanks, and our apologies if any are owed.
We call your attention to the many flyers in this newsletter. Special attention is called to the Wednesday Evening Watershed Walks. League member Nancy Schlimgen coordinates these walks.
Alan Campfield Tom Culver
James Barlow James Green
Julie Sweeney Tim Kritter
Millard Johnson Dave Gartner
Phillip Domask Tom Sather
John Bennett William Salyes
Paul Vacho Tom Van Beek
William Liegel Roger Niesen
Nathan Cripps Phil Grimm
Otto Otteson Gary Cripps
Vernon Bedner Mark Martin
Jason Wilkinson Greg Holzhuter
Henry Hempe Paul Fernholz
Jay Schmidt Richard Brandt
1-1-42 to 8-23-42
Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
1942 Work Activities:
Trap Shoot $ 63.52
Jamboree 76.00
Pheasants – feed 180.00
Care 175.00
Equipment/Supplies 78.33
Electricity 131.34
Fish Propagation 26.95
Miscellaneous 118.06
The Jamboree consisted of rearing and releasing of 8,500 pheasants and 10,000 brown, rainbow and brook trout, a Boy Scout Conservation Program; tree planting and winter bird feeding; plan for development of the League’s Token Creek Property; shooting instructions to be provided on the Madison Gun Club grounds near the former Royal Airport where civilians may join the League’s Civilian Defense Program.
1943 Dane County Sportsmen’s League
Board of Directors Meeting – Nov. 3, 1943, was held at the Elks Club, 7:30 p.m. President. Dr. Oscar Meng, Pres.; P.W.Cyr, First V. Pres; I.R.Jacobsen, 2nd Vice Pres.; Dora Newcombe, Secretary. Directors: Ray Blied, Joe Martin, Paul Bernard, Al Reque and Fred Starry. Judge Evans in advisory capacity. P.W.Cyr reported that an inventory of equipment had been taken as of Sept. 15, 1943. He submitted a list for the records. In addition to the list, he states what we owe on the Token Creek property with a balance on the mortgage of $250.00.
It was moved by P.W.Cyr that the balance of $250.00 on the mortgage plus interest held by the Security State Bank on the Token Creek property be paid before the next regular meeting. Dane County Sportsmen League name changed to DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION LEAGUE.
Warren E. Bahr, Jr. age 64, formerly of Winter, Wisconsin passed away on February 11, 2005 at the Divine Savior Medical Center in Portage. Warren was a long-time active member of the Dane County Conservation League. In 1980, he was appointed to the Pheasant Pen Project Committee. In 1981, he was Vice President of the DCCL; 1982 - Chairman-Hunter Safety Program; 1982, 83, 84, 85 - he was President of the DCCL; 1982 - on the Membership Committee. His wife, Karen was secretary of the DCCL when Warren served as President; 1983 - Warren and Karen were Directors; 1986 thru 1990 - Warren served as a Director. He was also a member of the Rio Conservation Club and National Rifle Association and served on the Winter Lakes Alliance. Upon retirement from the University of Wisconsin as a Management Information Specialist, the Bahrs retired to Winter, Wi. The great outdoors and conservation were his life’s interests. He will be sorely missed by many people
Our April 28 banquet was a huge success and a good time for many of us. The Madison Audubon Society included a thank you for the League’s donation of $1,000 to the Goose Lake additions the Society has and will continue to make. Chair Cathy Matts reported that this year’s banquet was another sell out before the March 1st deadline for the early bird drawing. We continue to add to the banquet each year, and this year is no exception. Thanks to numerous members for their donations. Thanks again to Fred and B.J. Panke, Steve Borquist, and Mark Wohlferd for their donations.
Brian Fairbrother Robb Thole Bob Domek
Dave Pulda Don Hammes Rod Fornetti
Ed & Jan Brost Jerry Paffenroth Ron Skaife
Don Gostomski Bob Farr Mike Rounds
Randy Buisker Jennifer Smith Don Sprang
Jayne/George Meyer Cathy Matts
Tom Sorenson Scott Pharo Jon Felly
If we have omitted your name from the list of members who assisted in the banquet, please accept our apologies and know that your help was much appreciated.
Special thanks to our Master of Ceremonies, Jonathan Barry, for keeping things timely, as we finished at 9:27, not bad considering our target was 9:30. That evening the League presented a check for $1,000 for the Goose Pond Sanctuary being secured by the Madison Audubon Society.
COUNTY SEEKING INPUT FOR CAM-ROCK PARK MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Dane County Parks would like to invite all interested area residents to join them in discussing the Draft CamRock Park Master Plan. An informational meeting will be held at the Amundson Community Center, 200 S. Spring Street in the Village of Cambridge, on Thursday, June 9th, 2005 at 7 pm to discuss the draft plan recommendations that include additional mountain bike trail development, development of a dog exercise area, canoe launches and construction of trails and bridges to improve connectivity to and within the park. The County started the process of updating the Cam-Rock Park Master Plan in November of 2004 with a series of public input planning workshops to generate ideas for future improvements to the park and now would like feedback from area residents on the draft plan. The plan will be on display at the Amundson Community Building and the Rockdale Village Hall prior to the June 9th meeting. For more information, please contract Chris James, Park Planner at 608-224-3763 or at james@co.dane.wi.us
Twenty thousand hits, yes that’s 20,000 hits, can you believe it?
That’s how many we have had during just the past few months to our website. From watching the flight of the whooping cranes in the spring and fall, to sounds of specific animals and birds, to League activities, to name a few of things things available on the site, there truly is something for everyone. Thanks to Jerry Sands, who continues to serve as our Webmaster.
Chair Bid Schlotthauer and his son Bob reported that over 200 boxes were built by numerous League families. Three styles of bluebird houses, along with bat and wren houses, occupied the group on April 2.
Originally there were concerns that we were going to have to many houses to be done by noon, but we were done by 10:30. Unbelievable. Members who assisted were offered one house. Others remain for sale. Bluebird houses range from $7.00 to $15.00. Bat houses are $5.00. A few wood duck boxes are available for members at $25.00 each and $30.00 for nonmembers. They are available at the farm every Saturday morning until they are gone.
HIGHWAY CLEANUP
Can you believe eighteen bags being picked up on our two sections of highway, unbelievable! Great job done by all who helped. Last year quite a bit of money was found; all that showed up this time was one penny. Otherwise some of the items retrieved were: two spike buck horns, one four pointer, screwdrivers, gloves, broken cell phone, sunglasses, broken gps, and more. Again, thanks to all who helped.
April Farm is now open and will be open every Saturday until October. Address is
24097 County J. just north of 18/151, approximately five miles west of Verona.
May 9 Day-old pheasant chicks arrived. Chicks will be inaccessible during their first
few weeks to allow for their growth.
May 16 Day-old quail chicks arrived. Same rules apply for their first weeks.
June 4-5 Free Fishing Weekend. No license or stamps required to fish inland waters or
outlying WI waters of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Croix rivers.
June 5 State Parks Open House Day – free admission to all state parks, forests and
trails.
June 11/18 Take a Stake in the Lakes – Information will be in the next mini-newsletter
June 21 Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm, at VFW Hall.
July Work Day to be announced for a work day with Capitol City Water Trails
near property the League donated to the state for the first public hunting
grounds, the Deansville Marsh. More in a future newsletter.
Golf Outing August – Date to be announced in the next newsletter.
August 13 Open House. Mark the date for a nice feed, plus the birds should begin showing
some good color.
August 27 Bird release date.
Ed Fuss (07) Pres 238-8775
Ed Brost (07) V. Pres 221-1396
Jennifer Smith (07) Tres. 273-8469
Dave Pulda (06) Sec. 845-9892
Jack Bond (06) 831-2348
Cathy Matts (08) 241-2329
Fred Panke (06) 424-3495
Tim Thompson (08) 846-2394
Dwaine Rundle (07) 276-9427
Jerry Sands (08) 249-7153
Don Sprang (08) 831-6486
Robb Thole (06) 274-2866
Bob Zimmerman (Emeritus 274-1599
Eugene Roark (Emeritus 238-5349
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The DCCL Newsletter is published quarterly, winter, spring, summer and fall. The Dane County Conservation League is a non-profit volunteer organization. Our purpose is to enhance the education and habitat conservation of its membership and to enhance the natural resources in Dane County and the State of Wisconsin. The DCCL was established in 1933.
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Dane County Conservation League
PO Box 444039
Madison WI 53744
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