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Fall is just around the corner… here are a couple of upcoming events. Fall US52 Highway Cleanup Join us at 6pm on Monday, September 28th to do the fall cleanup on our 2mile section of US52. Gather at the Parsley Bridge Canoe landing south of Chatfield.  CLICK FOR MAP. Dress for the weather. Long pants, work … Read more

We were asked to pass this along to our members.  This event is part of Minnspired Week: A Celebration of All Things Minnesota! Join educators from Clean River Partners for hands-on fun in this family-friendly workshop and take home a booklet of conservation-related activities you can do with your family! Similar to the National Park … Read more

On July 20, 15 HTU members and Dusty Hoffman from the DNR met at Groen Park in Chatfield for a hotdog feast. HTU provided pop, chips, hotdogs and cookies but others brought other goodies so we had a feast. Dusty filled us in on what he’s doing and what we can do too.

Despite rain, and lots of it, about 15 elderly came to Lanesboro Thursday to fish for rainbow trout the DNR stocked in Sylvan Pond. After a while, the rain quit, wind died down and it was perfect for fishing. And they caught fish, which the DNR cleaned. HTU member Todd Christenson helped some bait hooks … Read more

Every June the MNDNR hosts a couple of fishing events for folks who can’t always get to the stream on their own – including Senior Fishing Day, when folks from some of the area’s Senior Housing travel to Lanesboro to fish in the Sylvan Park ponds.  We’re looking for a few general fishing helpers to … Read more

On Monday evening, about 18 HTU members gathered at the  US 52 rest area along the Root River for the annual ritual of picking up trash. Work went quickly because trash was not very heavy, though we did manage to hook, play and land a tire and car parts from an apparent crash. The usual … Read more

On April 11, six Trout Unlimited members, a DNR stream habitat specialist and the owner of land along Mazeppa Creek worked in the mud and drizzle to clear tires that had fallen into the creek. But they found more in the woods and ended up taking 107 tires to be recycled. The project was to … Read more

On March 19, 60 lovers of fly fishing and film met at Pop’s Art Theater in northwest Rochester for the showing a about a dozen short films on fly fishing across the world. Christie and Tom Atwell, who were in a film on a young man buying a resort in remote Labrador, spearheaded the event … Read more

DON’T FORGET  FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 19 at Pop’s Theater. Sponsored by Hiawatha TU Meeting Notes We were fortunate to have Jennie Biederman, MNTU’s Habitat Program director, fill us in on what’s happening on the South Branch Root River habitat project and also a bit about trying to get MNTU more invested in the Izaak … Read more

We began with some announcements, chiefly that we will sponsor a Fly Fishing Film Festival March 19. You can order tickets online. Doors open at 530, films at 6 p.m. John Weiss was volunteered to try to get some door prizes from the two fly shops and Scheels. Feb. 3 meeting will be Jennie Biederman … Read more