Join our team as an ecological restoration intern next summer! This field-based internship will get you outside all summer long, learning the art and science of bringing native habitats back to the Wisconsin landscape....
Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy and Operation Fresh Start Teamwork!
For several weeks now Operation Fresh Start has worked to restore the north side of Frederick’s Hill in coordination with FOPBC’s Susan Gruber, long-time member of the Friend’s Restoration and Management Committee. On a...
#GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a GLOBAL day of giving to nonprofit organizations, including those with an environmental focus, celebrated in the U.S. on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy will be participating...
Local Groups Helping to Restore Land in Dane County
Alliant Energy contributed a $100,000 grant to Clean Lakes Alliance to help restore the Conservancy. Read WKOW’s October 3, 2019 story on the donation....
Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Work Day – 9/7/19
On a beautiful early September morning several volunteers assisted in four separate FOPBC work tasks. Some collected wetland seeds while others collected seeds from the western edge of the PBC. Another group planted numerous...
Dane County Parks Fall Seed Collection Schedule
Each fall, Dane County Parks hosts volunteer seed collections at many different parks. It’s a great opportunity to check out other prairies, learn new plants, meet volunteers from other sites, and work with county...
Several Volunteers Needed to Help with Water Quality Monitoring
UPDATE 8/18/19: Thanks for your response! We now have enough volunteers for this monitoring! The recent acquisition and planned restoration of the Acker Farm by Dane County provides an opportunity to monitor the...
Dane County to buy 160 acres to expand Pheasant Branch Conservancy
This addition to Pheasant Branch Conservancy will bring so many benefits! With more natural habitat we will provide home for native plants, animals and birds. This property will help us reduce runoff, increase infiltration,...
May 4th Workday Success
30-plus volunteers on the May 4th, 2019 FOPBC workday helped remove invasive species in both the wetlands near the springs and the eastern slope of Frederick’s Hill. The weather was beautiful to match the...
Our Earth Day Restoration Workday on NBC 15
View the story here...