Land Management Partners of The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
- City Of Middleton provides information and resources to management of the City of Middleton Unit of Pheasant branch Conservancy.
- County of Dane provides information and resources to management of the Dane County Unit of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides information and resources for state-held lands and waters of the public trust.
Local Environmental Organizations
- Clean Lakes Alliance is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the improvement and protection of the lakes, streams, and wetlands in the Yahara River watershed.
- Friends of the Kettle Ponds works to improve the quality of the kettle ponds in Middleton and western Madison Wisconsin.
- Friends of Lake Wingra provides information to the residents and friends of the Lake Wingra Watershed.
- Gathering Waters Conservancy is a land conservation organization formed in 1995 to assist land trusts, landowners and communities in their efforts to protect Wisconsin’s land and water resources.
- Groundswell Conservancy (formerly Natural Heritage Land Trust) is a local land trust for Dane County and surrounding regions.
- Southern Wisconsin BIRD ALLIANCE is a community of individuals working for a better future for the birds and people of Wisconsin. The Pheasant Branch Conservancy is identified as an important bird conservation area.
- River Alliance of Wisconsin is a non-profit, non-partisan group of citizens, organizations and businesses dedicated to advocating for the protection, enhancement and restoration of our rivers and watersheds.
- The Benedictine Women of Madison and Holy Wisdom Monastery promotes prairie restoration and environmental education through nature walks and other activities.
- The Prairie Enthusiasts educate the public about the value of prairies and work with local land owners and other interested parties to help them inventory, protect, restore and manage prairies.
- Wisconsin Wetlands Association is a statewide, non-profit educational and advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of Wisconsin’s wetlands.
- Yahara WINS (Yahara Watershed Improvement Network) brings together diverse partners – farmers, businesses, municipalities, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, and the county – to fund and carry out a range of conservation practices to control and reduce the amount of phosphorus flowing through the watershed and entering the Yahara Lakes.
Environmental Resources at Government Agencies
- City Of Middleton Wisconsin web site provides information about water quality, erosion control and the master plan for Dane County, Wisconsin.
- Dane County Office of Lakes & Watersheds provides links to watershed associations, friends groups, and other natural resource groups.
- Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is the umbrella program at the University of Wisconsin for all interdisciplinary environmental programs.
- Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) provides key support to local farmers on soil conservation efforts.
- Madison Community Foundation manages our Education and Restoration endowment funds.
- US Geological Survey (USGS) has an active stream gauge in Pheasant Branch just upstream of Parameter St.
- The Wisconsin Water Science Center at the U.S. Geological Survey provides information and reports about Wisconsin’s water resources.
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides links to Wisconsin DNR information, services and resources.
- Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey of UW Extension has information on geology, hydrogeology, and Wisconsin Landscapes including a features page on Dane County’s geologic heritage Landscapes of Dane County, Wisconsin.