“Little Fly” It fascinates me How something so small So frail So meaningless Has the power The ability The determination To control humans We squirm in their presence Desperate to avoid them Desperate...
All Terrain Wheelchair Available to Public
In partnership with Access Ability Wisconsin and the City of Middleton, an outdoor wheelchair is available for reservation by the public. The wheelchair is stored at Orchid Heights Park and can be reserved online...
Andrew Lund and Charlotte Dunn
NATURE Waves of power strike down on the helpless and the hopeless people, with no sense of containment Destruction takes no mercy, assaulting everything and everyone in the path ahead, virtually leaving an irreparable...
Will Pritchard
A Forest Growing Sideways A crater has appeared in the forest. It was not caused by bomb, or explosion, nor even a meteor. What could’ve caused this calamity that destroyed so much? It was...
Melanie Eichelberger
Clouds of mosquitoes swarmed above the concrete. They hover and float around aimlessly, hoping for a taste of blood. Little do they know, they’re the ones who will be tasted. They nighthawks are coming....
Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT)
FOPBC’s Restoration and Management (R&M) Committee is looking for some Pheasant Branch Conservancy volunteers to become certified pesticide applicators. We have a few, and we can use more. This year, the R&M Committee has funds...
EmpowerU! a new training program that will move your invasive species work to the next level
Feeling stuck on your current invasive species work? Or not sure how to get started? UW-Extension is sponsoring EmpowerU!, a new training program that will move your invasive species work to the next level....
Hannah Lister conservancy video
We continue to be amazed by the community support of the Conservancy restoration after the August 2018 flooding. We were recently contacted by a young Conservancy user, Hannah Lister. She created this video for a...
Be Salt Wise
In Wisconsin and much of the United States we are seeing increasing salt levels in our lakes, streams and drinking water. These increased levels threaten our fisheries, tourism, economy, quality of life, and the health...
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Course 2019
The WI Master Naturalist Program is a statewide effort to promote awareness, understanding, and stewardship of the state’s natural resources. Its goal is to develop a corps of informed volunteers dedicated to education and...