Beautiful spring (or fountain) is one translation of “Belle Fontaine” from French. Locally, it was the name given to what we now call Frederick’s Springs, or Pheasant Branch Springs, in the Conservancy. These springs...
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...
Frog and Toad Survey
Started in 2021, the Friends of Pheasant Branch Frog & Toad Survey monitors amphibian populations within the conservancy from approximately April 1st to August 1st. The basic survey process involves monitoring a designated site...
January Conservancy Day- Working Together Toward a Cleaner Energy Future
Conservancy Day Event! Wednesday January 18 at 6:00 PM Middleton Public Library Please join us in-person as MG&E’s Leah Samson will share an update on MG&E’s wind, solar and battery storage projects. She will...
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Training 2023
The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy is hosting a Master Naturalist Training in Middleton beginning June 9, 2023. The dates for the WIMN trainings are June 9- July 8 2023 . Registration is full!...
Spring-Summer 2022 Newsletter Now Available
The Spring-Summer 2022 Newsletter is here! Articles include: National Trails Day- June 4 Prairie Chase- June 25 Co-Presidents letter Feb 2022 Prairie Seeding Joleen Stinson- Dane Co Parks Director Dane Co Parks Foundation Grant...
Wetland Restoration T-shirt
Based on the artwork for a new permanent sign in the conservancy, The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy are offering a t-shirt with an illustration of a Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) along with The Friends’...
“Seed the Need” has accomplished the seeding of the first 40-acre quadrant in the addition to Pheasant Branch Conservancy
On March 3, 2021 Dane County Parks under the supervision of Shane Otto and Lars Higdon and with the assistance of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, accomplished the seeding of the first quadrant...
Site2-Seasonal Transitions of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
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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....