Central Sands Celebration

Central Sands Celebration

FRI, MAY 16-SAT, MAY 17 | COLOMA, WI. A community event by TU CARES

TUCARES will be holding a family and community event named “Central Sands Celebration” for members, families, and friends of Trout Unlimited.  It will take place on Friday May 16 and Saturday May 17, with a rain date of Sunday May 18.  A lot of fun activities are scheduled for the whole weekend including participating in a TU workday with the DNR on the Mecan River, tree planting, invasive species removal, and recreation opportunities.  Meals and limited lodging at the Mecan River Inn will be provided at no cost.

Conservation | Stream exploration | Fishing | Fly tying | Games | Music

Free lodging and meals provided. All are welcome!

If you would like to participate in this event, you must sign up using the following TU events website link:

https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Central-Sands-Celebration-Mecan-River-Workday-107762

CONTACT JAMIE AT JVAUGHAN@TU.ORG

TUCARES Central Sands Celebration – a Community Event

Friday, May 16th

TimeActivityLocation
3:00pm-6:00pm

Overnight guests arrive

 

Rotating activities

·         Stream insects

·         Casting practice

·         Fishing and more

Mecan River Inn and surrounding areas

 

N1264 County Rd B, Coloma, WI 54930

 

 

 

6:00pm-9:00pm

Hosted dinner

·         Intro by TUCARES

·         Partner presentation

·         Fly tying

·         Kids crafts

Richford Community Center

 

W11127 Cumberland Ave, Coloma, WI 54930

9:00pmReturn to InnMecan River Inn

 

Saturday, May 17th

TimeActivityLocation
7:30am-7:45amTravel to project site locationMecan River Inn to Ice Age Trail-Mecan River Segment 9th Ave North
7:45am-2:00pm

Breakfast

Workday

Lunch

Community/Partner Celebration

·         Partner meet and greet

·         Electrofishing

·         Casting practice

·         Stream insects

·         Games and music

Ice Age Trail-Mecan River Segment 9th Ave North (Coloma)

 

44.040398, -89.446471

On 9th Avenue about 2/3 of a mile north of Highway 21

 

Do you know about TUCARES?  It stands for Trout Unlimited Central Area Restoration Effort for Sustainability and is a coalition of Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited (CWTU),Fox Valley Trout Unlimited (FVTU),  Frank Horberg Trout Unlimited, Shaw-Paca Trout Unlimited, the Wisconsin DNR, local communities located in the Central Sands Region of Wisconsin, and other environment focused organizations.  They work together to obtain grants to accomplish large projects on trout streams.  These projects include dam removals and road culvert replacements in order to create free flowing streams and maintain/restore connectivity of a watershed.

CWTU News

Trophy Trout and Why Conservation Matters

Trophy Trout and Why Conservation Matters

With support from TU CARES, Chris Firkus developed the 2025 Mecan River Watershed Management Plan. He’ll kick things off with a look at what the plan has revealed, current conservation projects, and the future of coldwater conservation in Central Wisconsin....

Annual Conservation Banquet

Annual Conservation Banquet

Banquet AwardsIn 2024, the chapter created a new award in honor of longtime member Elward Engle called the Elward Engle Conservation Award.   This award is meant to be given to a person or organization that exhibits outstanding efforts toward conservation related to...

Work Day August 15th at 7:45 am Davies Creek

Work Day August 15th at 7:45 am Davies Creek

Happy August, folks. Our 4th workday will be occurring on Saturday, August 15th. We’ll start around 7:45 am with coffee  and donuts after which we’ll head to the Davies Creek to do stream improvement with the help of Shawn and his DNR crew. We will wrap things up with...

Canoe for sale

Canoe for sale

Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited is offering this rare handcrafted wooden canoe for sale. This canoe was generously donated to support conservation efforts and Trout Unlimited programs. Inspired by the legendary E.M. White 20´ Guide Canoe, the West Branch Y-Stern is...

Reach Us

We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
PO Box 3041
Oshkosh WI  54903-3041

920-216-7408