FOPB Newsletters

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Spring - Summer 2013
Winter 2012-13
Fall 2012
Spring - Summer 2012
Winter 2012
Fall 2011
Spring - Summer 2011
Winter 2010-11
Fall 2010
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Winter 2010
Fall 2009
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May 2008
January 2008
September 2007
May 2007
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September 2006
May 2006
January 2006
September 2005

Strategic Plan

Friends of Pheasant Branch Strategic Plan, adopted February 20, 2013

Annual Reports

2012 Annual Report
2011 Annual Report

Friend's Wetland Education Highlighted by WDNR

WDNR and partners are working together to protect, restore and explore wetlands, among the state's most valuable economic and environmental assets.   The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy offer recreational and educational opportunities to enhance understanding of wetlands and increase wetland stewardship.

WNDR Wetland Success Stories

John C. Bock Community Forest

Three years ago the Friends of Pheasant Branch, with the help of countless generous supporters, purchased approximately 19 acres of land adjacent to the Pheasant Branch Conservancy off of Highland Way, now named the John C. Bock Community Forest and owned by the City of Middleton. Report on Ecological Assesment and Mangement Plan by Michael P. Anderson is now available.

Download Bock Forest PDF (8.7 MB)

Birds of PBC DVD

Our Bird DVD features beautiful photos by Mike McDowell and Dan Geocaris. A great gift, or review your bird identifications. Comes with a free DNR checklist to birds of Pheasant Branch Conservancy (limited supply). Only $10.

Download DVD order form

Soils of Pheasant Branch Conservancy

The Soils of Pheasant Branch Conservancy: An analysis of soil features and their suitability for recreational uses using the USDA’s web soil survey.

Soils Report

Pheasant Branch Conservancy Reports

A full-color, 32-page brochure The Geology, Cultural History and Ecology of the Pheasant Branch Conservancy and Watershed in Middleton, Wisconsin presents information gathered by the Friends during our first ten years as an organization.

The Geology, Cultural History and Ecology of the Pheasant Branch Conservancy and Watershed

The Larson Report surveyed conservancy vegetation and recommended management practices to protect and enhance plant habitats in the conservancy.

Larson Report

The Warren Report surveyed Pheasant Branch Conservancy animal populations in 2000. This study is used for baseline information to evaluate our habitat restoration work.

Warren Report

The North Fork Task Force Report presents recommendations for protection of the Pheasant Branch Watershed floodplain along Airport Road in Middleton. The award-winning report describes a year-long consensus building process that led to these recommendations.
Available as a Summary or a complete report.

Wisconsin DNR Pamphlets

Birds of Pheasant Branch Conservancy

Mammals of Pheasant Branch Conservancy

Butterflies of Pheasant Branch Conservancy

Checklists of Wisconsin Vertebrates

Grasshoppers of Wisconsin

Available as downloadable PDFs from the Wisconsin DNR. 9/27/12 UPDATE: Since the last DNR website update I've been unable to find these publications on the DNR website, but they're still available from an archived version of the old site at the Internet Archive here.