In lieu of the Sept membership mtg, OBTU is hosting an Open House to provide an opportunity to get re-engaged following our summer break: AGENDA (informal): -Socialize with colleagues---Invite your friends (open to public). -Find out what's going on with upcoming plans & events -Consider opportunities to get involved -Have a good time (most important). [...]
Link to Event Flyer Link to Registration Details Location: Kankakee River State Park, 5314 West State Route 102, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 Date and time: Sat, Sep 20, 2025 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM Link to Illinois River Watch Web Site
OBTU 7th annual Wisconsin Driftless Area Fall Fishing Outing at Nature Nooks Retreat near Viroqua. Contact Art Cottrell artcottrell82@gmail.com or John Martyn jakmar2@comcast.net for more info and to reserve a space:
Fishing Outing Combined with half day OBTU entomology survey. Meet at the Tyler Creek Country Club 9 am in the morning on Saturday, Oct 11. Following coffee & donuts, the outing features a half-day work session on Saturday morning where OBTU members split into small teams to sample the macroinvertebrates at various Coldwater River locations. [...]
Wednesday Oct 15 - Peter Jonas of TUDARE, speaking on “Current trends and developments in stream restoration work” Peter partnered with OBTU on the Traverse Valley Creek rehabilitation in the Wisconsin Driftless. OBTU made a significant grant to the project which which was successfully completed during 2024. Pizza will be served starting about 6:00pm. [...]
Come out for the Oak Brook TU 2025 Spring DuPage River Cleanup Day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon! (Coffee & donuts served at 8:30am) Bring your river shoes or waders and join us for a morning of removing debris and litter along the West Branch of the DuPage River from Gartner Road to 75th [...]
The partnership between SEWTU & OBTU continues... Work Day Details: Weather permitting, the Saturday October 18th, 2025 Workday will be at Whitewater Creek just southeast of Whitewater, WI. The work site is at the Millis Road crossing of Whitewater Creek. Parking is located about 500 feet Northeast of the creek on Millis Road: Link to [...]
"The Early Show" returns as the first fishing show of the season. For those interested in fly fishing, this is THE local show for you. The event is sponsored by The Illinois Smallmouth Alliance, DRiFT, and The Fly Fishing Federation. OBTU's table will showcase our cold water conservation and youth education programs; upcoming OBTU events; [...]
Link to the fall 2025 Steelhead Fishing Outing on the Muskegon River with guide Jay Allen: https://obtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Email-from-Oak-Brook-Trout-Unlimited-p1.pdf
Wednesday Nov 19 - Robert Thompson, a filmmaker of “Beyond the Stream”, will focus on Education Committee initiatives This is planned to be a a hybrid meeting: Link to Zoom meeting: TBD Meeting ID: TBD Passcode: TBD OR Connect by Phone: Phone #: (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: TBD Passcode: TBD