2011 Annual Meeting

On March 5, 2011, the Friends of the Platte River held their annual meeting/ raffle/ open house at the Dickeyville community Center. Along with project updates, speaker Todd Johnson with UW extension spoke about various opportunities and resources available for the group. The grand prize raffle item was an Old Towne Otter Plus kayak and a Bending Branches paddle. A portion of this prize was donated by Rutabaga of Madison. Chuck Cornett was the grand prize winner. Other great prizes were donated by Momentum Bikes & Boards, Badger Brothers Coffee, Rollo Jameson Mining Museum, Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Wal-Mart, Home & Cabin Décor, Stone Cliff Winery, and Wine Down on Main.

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Prairie Enthusiasts

On February 26th 2011, Becky Trewartha attended the Prairie Enthusiasts annual conference. The purpose of the conference was to gain members and educate people on projects that are going on with The Prairie Enthusiasts. Becky manned a booth and presented information to various landowners concerning Japanese hops and other invasive species in the Platte watershed.