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SUMMARY:Yahara Lakes 101: Pheasant Branch Conservancy
DESCRIPTION:Join Clean Lakes Alliance to learn more about the restoration plans for Pheasant Branch Conservancy. This FREE online talk will include Dane County Executive Joe Parisi\, Lloyd Eagan of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy\, and Kenneth Potter of the City of Middleton\, Wisconsin Water Resources Commission.\nRegister Here\nAbout this Talk\n\nIn this month’s Clean Lake’s Alliance Yahara Lakes 101\, we’ll hear from representatives of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy\, Dane County\, and City of Middleton about the recently purchased\, 160-acre farm directly north of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. The property acquisition is the largest conservation preservation investment in Dane County’s history\, costing nearly 10 million dollars. \nPheasant Branch Conservancy is a natural area owned by the Dane County Parks Department\, the City of Middleton\, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The area is also host to the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy\, a dedicated group focused on restoring\, protecting\, and promoting the conservancy as an ecological whole. The conservancy is a natural area made up of many types of diverse habitats\, including wetlands\, prairies\, and forests. Home to a wide variety of animals and plants\, the land contains the headwaters of a stream which flows into Pheasant Branch Creek before it reaches Lake Mendota. \nRestoring the additional Dane County property to natural prairie will help to improve infiltration of rainwater into the ground. Prairie plants often have better root systems than crops\, allowing prairies to absorb the rainwater where it falls instead of running off into the nearest waterway. The deep root systems also hold soil in place\, which reduces the amount of sediment lost with runoff. Dane County expects to prevent more than 2.6 million gallons of runoff each year through increased infiltration into the natural landscape. \nAbout our Speakers\nLloyd Eagan (Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy) graduated from Smith College with a degree in Environmental Biology and moved to Madison – the birthplace of limnology – to pursue a master’s degree in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. After several water quality planning jobs\, she became Dane County’s FIRST Lakes and Watershed Coordinator. She spent nearly 35 years working for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources\, serving more than six years as the regional director of the south-central region\, and for the final two years of her career she returned to her water roots and served as Water Leader for the southern half of Wisconsin. She currently serves as the co-president of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. \nCounty Executive Joe Parisi has called Dane County home his entire life. Joe sought out public service as a way to give back to a community that has given so much to him. Joe was first elected as County Executive\, the chief elected leader of Dane County\, in 2011 after 6 years in the State Assembly and 8 years as Dane County Clerk. Joe’s priority is to ensure that everyone in our community has access to the opportunity to succeed. He believes investing in people pays big dividends. Joe knows this can work because he experienced it. As a teenager\, Joe dropped out of high school. He was encouraged to return to education through a community program by people who believed in him. So he worked to earn his GED and went on to MATC (now Madison College) and graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in sociology. Now Joe believes it is his turn to give back to ensure that our children’s generation has access to the same opportunities that were available to him. \nMark Wegner (City of Middleton Assistant Director for Field Services / City Forester) is the Assistant Director for Conservancy Lands/Forestry for the City of Middleton. Mark is leading the response and recovery effort from the 2018 flooding for the Public Lands Department. Over the past 10 years\, Mark has overseen Middleton’s response to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in a proactive response that diversified the urban forest of Middleton. In his spare time\, Mark is an aspiring tri-athlete. The Middleton Public Lands\, Recreation & Forestry Department is responsible for over 1\,100 acres of park and conservancy land\, 27 miles of multi-use paths\, and comprehensive recreation programming for the community. The Department is a 4-time gold medal finalist with the National Recreation & Parks Association and is home to the Wisconsin Parks & Recreation Association (WPRA) 2019 Recreation Professional of the Year and the 2019 Park Professional of the Year. \nEvent Details\nThis event will be held online via Zoom. The online talk is free and open to the public. A link to access the talk LIVE will be sent to all registered attendees ahead of the event. \nYahara Lakes 101 Lecture Series\nYahara Lakes 101 is a series of educational events open to the public and a great chance for residents to learn more about the science behind the issues that affect our lakes. Each month we feature a different expert to make the science accessible and interesting to non-technical audiences. \nThe series is produced by the Clean Lakes Alliance in partnership with the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies\, with presenting sponsors First Weber Foundation and Johnson Financial Group\, monthly sponsor Hy Cite Enterprises\, hosting sponsor The Edgewater\, supporting sponsor National Guardian Life Insurance Company\, and media partner the Isthmus.
URL:https://pheasantbranch.org/event/yahara-lakes-101-pheasant-branch-conservancy/
LOCATION:Virtual Meeting\, Email office@pheasantbranch.org to request call-in info\, Middleton\, WI
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SUMMARY:CANCELED - Conservancy Day: Tagging Monarch Butterflies
DESCRIPTION:August Conservancy Day Canceled (8/17/2020)\n\nOur August Conservancy Day has been cancelled due to the coronavirus situation in Dane County. We thank you for your interest. \nPlease consider attending a talk sponsored by Madison Audubon on Dragonflies and Damselflies being held live on Facebook on Tuesday evening\, August 18\, at 7:00 pm as an alternative. \n\n\nYou can learn about the wide diversity and amazing lifestyle of dragon- and damselflies with Dan Jackson. Dan will share the life cycle of these creatures\, most common species in southern Wisconsin\, and some fascinating tidbits about these ferocious predators. \nDan is a naturalist and a past President and the current Treasurer of both the Wisconsin Dragonfly Society and the Coulee Region Audubon Society. He grew up near LaCrosse and has lived in southwest Wisconsin for 25 years. He is a record reviewer for the Wisconsin Odonata Survey\, BugGuide.net\, Odonata Central (the Odonata survey of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas)\, and eBird. \nEvenings with Audubon presentations are typically held in person during spring and fall\, but they are bringing it to you online this year! To tune in live\, visit Madison Audubon’s Facebook page on August 18\, 7:00pm and wait for the live feed to start. Can’t attend live? No worries\, they will post a link to the recording on their website afterwards. \n\n_____ \nHelp us tag monarch butterflies in the Conservancy!  Monarch tagging starts nationwide on the first official day of monarch migration\, close to the middle of August. Citizens across the country will tag monarchs as they migrate south to Mexico. When a tagged butterfly is recaptured elsewhere along its migratory route\, the tagger will be notified about where and when it was found\, by whom\, and how many miles it traveled. \nDiane Dempsey is a naturalist who has worked in the area for the past 23 years.  You may have met her at the U.W. Arboretum or Pheasant Branch Conservancy or had her as an instructor if you were a student in the Middleton-Cross Plains school district.  She is a native of Chicago and received her Master’s Degree from Northern Illinois University where she focused on aquatic insects.  She is an instructor with the U.W. Extension Master Naturalist Program.  She has been an active volunteer with Project Monarch Watch since 2012. \nRSVPs appreciated but not necessary. \nEvery Conservancy Day is: \n\nFree — thanks to your donations and membership as a Friend\nOpen to the public\nFor all ages unless a specific age group is given in the program description\nDiverse topics — More than 400 participants each year enjoy topics ranging from wildlife\, science\, resource management\, natural and cultural history and current community issues\n\nThank you for your generous gifts and participation. You make it possible and you make it great! We welcome you to join us and help spread the word! Mark your calendars for these inspiring and special events the third Thursday of each month\, from January through November. \nPhoto credit: Thomas Stringfellow
URL:https://pheasantbranch.org/event/conservancy-days-2020-08-20/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, The instructor will send along a Zoom link two days in advance.\, WI
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