Listening Trail

Welcome to the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Listening Trail!

Whether you have found us from signs at Points-of-Interest (POIs) throughout the Conservancy, or if you are exploring PBC virtually, we invite you to learn more about this special place!

Look for QR-codes throughout the Conservancy. Scanning these with your phone’s camera app (or a QR-code reader app) will take you to a webpage with a short (1-4 min) audio clip about each POI and links to additional information. You can also navigate to each POI page below.

You’ll hear from scientists, advocates, indigenous representatives, and members of our community in their own voices, sharing their expertise of Pheasant Branch Conservancy’s ecology and hydrology, the cultural history of the region, threats to the watershed, and what we can all do to restore, protect and promote the Pheasant Branch Conservancy and watershed for today and tomorrow.  

 

Trailhead: Conservancy vs Park?

Effigy Mounds

Pheasant Branch Springs

Trailhead: Ho-Chunk Culture in PBC

Bald Eagle Nest Observation Deck

Citizen Science: Amphibian Survey

Citizen Science: Grassland Bird Surveys

Seed Propagation Garden

Sedge Meadow: Aquatic Invasive Species (coming soon)

Bock Forest: Community Conservation (coming soon)

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