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/
CONTACT JAMIE AT JVAUGHAN@TU.ORG
TUCARES Central Sands Celebration – a Community Event
Friday, May 16th
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 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
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| 6:00pm-9:00pm | Hosted dinner · Intro by TUCARES · Partner presentation · Fly tying · Kids crafts | Richford Community Center
W11127 Cumberland Ave, Coloma, WI 54930 |
| 9:00pm | Return to Inn | Mecan River Inn |
Saturday, May 17th
| Time | Activity | Location |
| 7:30am-7:45am | Travel to project site location | Mecan 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.
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