Vermont Lutheran Church

By Barry Adams – Wisconsin State Journal – TOWN OF VERMONT — There are sections of a stream in this western Dane County valley that are easily accessible to fish for brown trout, while other spots along the narrow 6-mile waterway are choked with brush, trees and invasive vegetation. But in the next few years, a new stretch of Vermont Creek should be ready for anglers, thanks to the efforts of a church congregation that already has made big inroads in restoring acres of nearby woodlands and prairies. Read the rest of this story.

By Barry Adams, Wisconsin State Journal – TOWN OF VERMONT — Greg Herrling never dreamed his worries would include clearing brush from a trout stream and maintaining six miles of hiking trails. When the longtime member of Vermont Lutheran Church championed the creation of a legacy fund in 2018, the goal was to raise enough money to add a half-acre to the church cemetery and have enough left over for a rainy day fund that would ensure the church property be maintained for perpetuity, whether there was a congregation or not. The church has a history of more than 168…