Last month, our Conservancy Day Program went virtual. We have archived it on our new YouTube channel. If you missed it or any programs moving forward, you can now watch it anytime!...
Leaf-free Streets
What can you do right now to improve water quality in Lake Mendota and Pheasant Branch Creek? If you live in an area with lots of terrace trees, make a commitment to remove street...
Grass-of-Parnassus in PBC
We now have more than one patch of this beautiful wetland flower in Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Another gem in this treasure chest of nature....
Fall 2020 Newsletter Now Available
View the Fall 2020 Newsletter Here In this issue we highlight: “Seed the Need” campaign to create a platinum prairie Creek Corridor update by the City of Middleton Acker Farm restoration update Photo contest...
Water Action Volunteers
Water Action Volunteers (WAV) is a statewide program for Wisconsin citizens who want to learn about and improve the quality of Wisconsin’s streams and rivers....
Wisconsin Turtle Conservation Program
Wisconsin Turtle Conservation Program is a citizen-based monitoring initiative that allows the public to assist in recording and preserving turtles in Wisconsin. By reporting road crossing mortalities and other turtle observations, volunteers are not...
Sturgeon Guard
Each spring, hundreds of volunteers have an opportunity to Sturgeon Guard at their spawning sites on the Wolf River and protect the fish from poaching. When the sturgeon are spawning along the rocky shoreline...
Purple Loosestrife Biocontrol Program
The DNR and University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX), along with hundreds of citizen cooperators, have been introducing natural insect enemies of purple loosestrife, from its home in Europe, to infested wetlands in the state since...
Wisconsin Odonata Survey
Wisconsin Odonata Survey helps people to gain more knowledge about the distributions and habitat requirements of dragonflies and damselflies in Wisconsin....
LoonWatch
LoonWatch is a program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, protects common loons and their aquatic habitats through education, monitoring, and research. Though our primary focus is Wisconsin, our education and research activities extend to...