By Tim Hansel, Education Coordinator, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, in collaboration with Middleton Parks and Recreation, are proud to offer Conservancy Days, an ongoing public talk series...
Meet Our New Board Members
We are proud to welcome three new members to the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board of Directors. Jim Lerdahl, Kevin Munson, and Mary Russell were all elected to the Board at our Annual...
Phosphorus: Are we part of the solution or part of the problem?
Photo: Chris Kehler By Mary Russell, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member The Devil’s Element by author Dan Egan is a never-ending story that offers readers insight into the “overuse-scarcity” paradox of phosphorus—a...
Searching for the ‘Right Amount of Phosphorus’
By Rick Eilertson, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member and Watershed Committee Member The Yahara Watershed is a vital ecological landscape that encompasses the Yahara River, a 62-mile tributary of the Rock River...
Book Review: ‘The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance’
By Janice P. Kehler, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member I’m always intrigued by a book’s title, a significant factor in determining what to read. Phosphorus, labeled by author Dan Egan, among others,...
Bringing the Outdoors Indoors
By Paul Ludden (Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member) and Mila Gille, third-year student at UW-Madison This spring, members of the Education Committee of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy brought the springtime...
Achieving Biodiversity and Habitat Resiliency: The Untold Stories of Burdock, Sweet Clover and Cattails
By Tucker Sanborn, Land Manager, Pheasant Branch Conservancy This past summer I started as Land Manager with the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. A significant focus of my position is the monitoring and management...
Update on the Eagle’s Nest
by Gary Sater and Paul Ludden (Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Members) As many of you know, the eagle’s nest in Pheasant Branch Conservancy was lost during an intense, very windy thunderstorm on...
Building Neighborhoods: Looking for a Place to Nest
Savanah Sparrow (Photo: Deb Turski) By Janet Kane, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Restoration and Management Committee Each spring, billions of birds migrate north to nest and raise their young. Many grassland birds journey...
Work Starts on Frederick’s Hill Hiking Trail Realignment
Photo: Gary Sater By Dan Schmitt, Dane County Parks Dane County Parks has begun work on the Frederick’s Hill hiking trail realignment, which aims to address persistent erosion issues, safeguard sensitive cultural and ecological...