By Gary Sater, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member and Co-chair of Restoration & Management Committee On Monday, June 2, Deb Weitzel, Chair of the Friends for Pheasant Branch Conservancy Education Committee and...
A Strong and Lasting Partnership
By Colleen Robinson, Friends of Pheasant Branch Master Naturalist Course Coordinator The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy have hosted their highly sought-after Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program course for eight years. Since the beginning, this...
Back to School with the Friends of Pheasant Branch
By Tim Hansel (Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Education Coordinator), and Deb Weitzel & Janice Kehler (FOPBC Board Members) Bringing Science to Life at the Conservancy The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy have always...
Friends Support Update to Graber Pond Conservancy Master Plan
By Ken Wiesner, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Watershed Committee This article provides additional information following the introduction to Graber Greenway published in the previous Friends e-newsletter from April: Graber Greenway: An Important Area...
Pheasant Branch Streamflow Monitoring Aids Middleton’s Stormwater Management Program
By Warren Gebert and Herb Garn Photo: Herb Garn In November last year, Middleton residents approved, by referendum, a large increase in the stormwater utility fee. The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, for the...
Graber Pond and the Community Water Monitoring Network
By Helen Schlimm, Research Specialist, UW-Madison Center for Limnology Urban ponds are an ongoing research focus for the Wilkinson Lab at the UW-Madison Center for Limnology. The lab is trying to understand how ponds...
Celebrating 30 Years: A Sweet Reflection & A Look Forward
Photo: Chris Kehler This July, the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy were thrilled to host a community ice cream social, marking three decades of dedicated work protecting, restoring, and promoting the beautiful Pheasant Branch...
Feathers, Trails and Tails at Pheasant Branch Conservancy
Photo: Gary Sater By Gary Sater, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member On May 11, Mother’s Day of this year, a collaborative event entitled Feathers, Trails and Tails took place from 11am to...
A Tribute to Rob Schubert
Photo: Susan Gruber By Susan Gruber, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Volunteer In the spring of 2017, I had the opportunity to interview applicants for the part-time land manager position for Pheasant Branch Conservancy,...
Welcome to Tucker Sanborn
Photo: Susan Gruber By Janice Kehler, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board Member Over the last 30 years, the mission of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy has embraced three goals: restoring native ecosystems,...