Conservancy Day Event! Wednesday May 17 at 6:00 PM Middleton Public Library There are so many unique ways to enjoy birds. You do not need to own binoculars, know how to identify every bird...
National trails day
Join us June 24 from noon to 3:00 at Orchid Heights Park, for our second annual Trails Day Event! This years activities are: Guided hikes, face painting, free children’s books, kite flying, nature...
Restoration and Management Hosts First Workday of 2023
On Saturday, April 22nd (Earth Day!), R&M held their first workday of 2023. From 9am-noon a total of 18 volunteers gathered along the trail near Orchid Heights Park and across from the Bock Forest,...
The Friends Host the Dane County Parks Gathering for Operation Fresh Start
On April 19th Dane County Parks held their annual Operation Fresh Start(OFS) gathering inside their garage facility on Robertson Road. The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy hosted the event and although we were disappointed...
Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Awarded the “Sustainable Middleton” Award
Middleton’s Sustainability Committee announced in the fall of 2022 the creation of the “Sustainable Middleton” award to recognize businesses, organizations and individuals who have implemented significant sustainability actions or practices in the City of...
Prescribed Burn Planned: Saturday April 8
A prescribed burn at the Pheasant Branch Conservancy is likely for tomorrow April 8, 2023. Weather Conditions remain favorable. We plan on burning approximately 100 acres in the southern portion of the Dane County...
Shannon Prairie, Propagation Garden, Hilltop and the SE Wetlands Prescribed Burn
On 3/21/23 Quercus Land Stewardship Services was contracted by the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy to conduct a prescribed burn in several areas of the PBC. Under the direction of our Conservancy Land Manager,...
The 3rd Quadrant to the new PBC Addition is Seeded!
On March 11th, 2023, the third 40 acre quadrant of the 160 acre addition on the north side of Pheasant Branch Conservancy was seeded by Dane County Parks. Concerned about disappearing snow and a...