Restoration & Management Committee

For a quarter century we’ve been restoring the Conservancy, but did you know that there is a prairie on Pheasant Branch Hill in the Conservancy that has likely been there for several thousand years? Have you ever wondered how or when the other prairies at Pheasant Branch were planted?

Learn more about the prairies of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.

With the guidance of our Land Manager, a propagation garden has been established near the historic Frederick Farm homestead site at the base of Pheasant Branch Hill. This garden provides the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy a nursery area to grow more uncommon prairie plants from which seeds can then be collected and used to increase the biodiversity of flora within the Pheasant Branch Conservancy.

We have a schedule of organized workdays throughout the year—see the event calendar for more information. Typically, we have workdays twice each month from early spring through late fall except for July and August when the summer heat can be taxing on our volunteers. We also sponsor winter workdays when specific tasks can be accomplished more effectively in the wetlands with a frozen landscape. Keep checking our website for information on upcoming workdays, as the nature of the work is highly dependent on weather and the lifecycle of plants.