2024 NE Regional Meeting Summary
Article written on 2024-12-15 by: Adrian Meseberg
On December 7th, GBTU joined several of our Northeast Regional TU brothers and sisters to fund the 2024 Northeast Regional coldwater habitat projects.
Three organizations were seeking a combined $54,950 (an $8,350 increase from last year). They were the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) out of Lakewood, the WDNR out of Antigo, Trout Unlimited Great Lakes Stream Restoration (TU GLSR).
Thanks to the efforts of TU, all funding was committed !
Below are the 2025 requests, and each chapter’s pledge…
WDNR Lakewood (Jonathan Pyatskowit / Shawn Sullivan) – $23,950 (habitat improvement crew)
- GBTU – $9000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Marinette TU – $7500 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Oconto TU – $5000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Antigo TU – $2000
- WI River Valley – $450
WDNR Antigo (Tayler Curran / Dave Seibel) – $21,000 (habitat improvement crew / trout management)
- Antigo TU – $7500 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- WI River Valley TU – $5000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- GBTU – $3000
- Marinette TU – $3000
TU GLSR (Chris Collier) – $10,000 (habitat improvement crew)
- Wild Rivers TU $5000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- GBTU – GBTU – $2000
- Marinette TU – $3000
- Antigo TU – $1000
USFS (Jake Carleen) – No 2025 funding request
Total Donations Sought – $54,950 (everything was covered !)
- GBTU – $14,000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Antigo TU – $13,000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Marinette TU – $12,500 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- WI River Valley TU – $5,450 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Oconto River TU – $2,500 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
- Wild Rivers TU – $3,000 (includes $2500 WI State TU Friends matching grant)
A huge thank you to the agencies/departments and the work they do. Another big thanks to the TU chapters who help make this possible and TU NE Regional Chair, Dale Lange, for running a great meeting. A final thanks goes to all of our supporters. Without you we would not be able to make the impact we do!
In 2023 GBTU committed $14,150 towards 2024 habitat improvement work from four organizations (WI DNR-Lakewood, WI DNR-Antigo, TU GLSR, and the United States Forestry Service). Thanks to the generosity of our banquet attendees & sponsors, all of last year’s commitments were paid earlier this year.