For the month of February, a family-oriented StoryWalk® will be installed in the Dane County portion of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. StoryWalk® is a three-way partnership of Dane County Parks, the Foundation for Dane County Parks, and SSM/Dean...
2021 Winter Newsletter with 2020 Annual Report Now Available
The 2021 Winter Newsletter is full of informative articles, projects updates and also includes the 2020 annual report. Articles include: CLA Rural Project of the Year Award WASB 2020 Business Honor Roll Award Conservancy...
The first Restoration and Management workday of 2021 was a success on a mild winter day (1/16/21)!
Deadfall, invasive and otherwise undesirable cuts from shrubs and trees were all piled and burned near the area just downstream from where the intermittent Acker parcel stream meets the Frederick’s lesser springs south of...
January Conservancy Day Archived
ACCESS THE RECORDING OF THIS CONSERVANCY DAY PROGRAM: VIDEO ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL ...
Eagles in Pheasant Branch, distance for their future
During the summer of 2020 I found myself on a boardwalk in Pheasant Branch observing a doe and her fawn eating in the brush to the side of the trail. It was fun to...
#GivingTuesday Restoration Campaign
For #GivingTuesday we’re asking our Conservancy loving community to contribute to our special restoration campaign. Your donation to #GivingTuesday purchases REAL items that will support our restoration efforts. Find out what is on our...
October and November Conservancy Days Archived
THE GREEN SCHOOLS OF MIDDLETON AND CROSS PLAINS OCTOBER 15 ACCESS THE RECORDING OF THIS CONSERVANCY DAY PROGRAM: VIDEO ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL OR FACEBOOK LINK MAMMOTHS TO MUSKETS: 13,000+ YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY AROUND...
Completion of the Watershed Management Landscaping on the Acker Addition to Pheasant Branch Conservancy
Improved watershed management from Pheasant Branch Conservancy into Lake Mendota and the entire Yahara River Watershed received a much needed boost from the completion of the Acker parcel water management landscaping in early November....
FOPBC Receive the 2020 Business Honor Roll Award from WASB
On Wednesday, November 4th, Deb Weitzel, Board member and Anne Boucher, Education Coordinator stopped by the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District Services Center to receive a 2020 Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB)...
2021 Phenology Calendar Now Available
Order your 2021 phenology calendar now New this year, each month includes a quote from When It Happens: A Guide to Natural Events in Wisconsin, by local author Randy Hoffman. All photographs are taken...