Madison Butterfly Count - 07/05/09This is our 19th annual butterfly count.
Co-sponsors are UW Arboretum and Southern
Wisconsin Butterfly Assn. Each summer butterfly
enthusiasts all over North America participate
in more than 483 censuses of butterfly
species.... Restorations at Goose Pond - 07/09/09Following the Empire-Sauk Chapter annual picnic and meeting of the membership at Madison Audubon’s Goose Pond, we will hike two prairie restorations totaling 110 acres. ... Tour of Faville Grove Sanctuary (East) - 07/12/09The east end of the sanctuary includes over
300 acres of prairie, savanna, and wetland restorations
along the floodplain of the Crawfish
River. The walk will last two to three hours
and provide an excellent opportunity to see
the prairie in its summe... Weaver Dunes Preserve - 07/12/09Join Prairie Smoke Chapter member and The Nature Conservancy's SE MN Conservation Coordinator Rich Biske as we walk through some restorations, intact dunes, and to the back waters of the Mississippi River.... Prairie Walk at Prairiehill Farm - 07/18/09Walk the restored and reconstructed prairie, burr oak savanna, and wetlands with restoration ecologists Alan and Laurel Bennet. Prairiehill Farm is a 100 acre site that has undergone 25 years of restoration. ... Wisconsin River Paddle & Preserve Tour - 07/18/09NWLT members, supporters and other interested individuals and families are cordially invited to join us on a Wisconsin River Paddle & Preserve Field Tour followed by a barbecue picnic on Saturday, July 18th. We’ll meet at the Hat Rapids Dam parking lot on... TPE Annual Picnic and hikes - 07/19/09The Northwest Illinois Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts will host the TPE Annual picnic and Meeting of the Membership this year at Hanley Savanna in rural Hanover, Illinois. ... Prairies at Their Peak - 07/19/09Visit Pleasant Valley Conservancy State
Natural Area, a fine prairie/oak savanna area
in western Dane County. It has been under
restoration for about 11 years. Because of the
extensive brush control and burn program
carried out this year, the site sh... TPE Annual Picnic and hikes - 07/19/09The Northwest Illinois Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts will host the TPE Annual picnic and Meeting of the Membership this year at Hanley Savanna in rural Hanover, Illinois. ... Lewis Savanna - 07/23/09This is a newly discovered 8 ac. savanna remnant in the second year of restoration. It was an overlooked, rocky, sandy, moraine in the middle of cropland until 2005. ... Scuppernong Valley Prairie and Butterflies - 07/25/09Come and explore over 1,000 acres of lowland
prairie habitat in various stages of recovery.
Located in Waukesha Co. this WI-DNR owned
land has the potential of becoming one of the
largest and richest prairie areas in the state.
The vegetation across ... Scuppernong Valley Prairie and Butterflies - 07/25/09Come explore over 1,000 acres of lowland prairie habitat in various stages of recovery. Located in Waukesha Co. this WI DNR owned land has the potential of becoming one of the largest and richest prairie areas in the state. ... Sugar River Oak Savanna - 07/27/09This diverse, 9-acre oak savanna is a new preserve of The Prairie Enthusiasts managed by the Empire-Sauk of TPE. Although it still shows some signs of past use as a pasture, 33 years of annual fire has fostered a remarkable recovery of native prairie and... Koltes & Westport Drumlin Prairies - 08/01/09We will visit first Koltes prairie, a small private remnant under management agreement with the Empire-Sauk Chapter of TPE, and then proceed to Westport Drumlin, a nearby State Natural Area. ... Goose Pond Prairie - 08/01/09Join us for a tour of restored prairies at Goose
Pond Sanctuary led by Mark and Sue Martin,
Goose Pond Resident Naturalists. The prairies
should be in peak color and this will be a good
opportunity to learn your prairie plants.... Smith Drumlin Prairies - 08/09/09Come see two, good quality, gravel and sand drumlins prairies nestled within 80 acres of grassland cover set in an open prairie landscape. ... Kalscheur Oak Savanna - 08/15/09This 19-acre preserve was donated by Jim Kalscheur to The Prairie Enthusiasts in 1994. Originally managed by the SW Wisconsin Chapter of TPE, a few years ago management responsibilities were shifted to the Empire-Sauk Chapter. ... Driftless Area Caves - 08/16/09Here’s an introduction for the average surface
dweller to the amazing world of caves! We will
see some general karst topographic features
and learn about the geology of southwest
Wisconsin.... Annual Fish and Steak Dinner - 08/16/09The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust would like to invite you to the 17th Annual Fish and Steak dinner being held at our newly acquired Forest Beach Migratory Preserve property (formerly Squires Country Club). Come join OWLT for a wonderful meal while becomi... Maiden Rock - 08/22/09It's a steep hike that offers a view of the coulee into the Rush River with lots of dry prairie species. This land is managed by WDNR. After the walk we will meet for brunch in Maiden Rock at the Smiling Pelican a great pie and bread place.... Canoe Cherokee Marsh Ecological Restoration - 08/22/09Learn about the fascinating history and restoration
story of Cherokee Marsh, the wetland
at the mouth of Lake Mendota. The first of a
series of dams was installed in 1849, at what
would become Tenney Park. This caused the
water level of Lake Mendota ... Shea Prairie - 08/29/09This 62-acre tract, acquired by TPE in 2006, is part of the Mounds View Grassland/Prairie Complex, a landscape-scale project that supports a rich array of grassland birds, original prairie sod, rare prairie and savanna species, cold water streams, springs... King's Bluff Prairie - 08/30/09King's Bluff is a fine goat prairie with stunning view of the Mississippi river valley and view of Queen's Bluff. It is located in the Great River Bluffs State Park, SNA. ... Schurch-Thomson and Underwood Prairies - 08/30/09Come hike into the secluded valley of the Schurch-Thomson and Underwood prairies for an efternoon of exploring dry and dry-mesic prairie remnants, progress being made to recover degraded and overgrown prairie sod, and efforts at inter-seeding prairie vege... Fall Birding at Picnic Point - 08/30/09Come search for fall migrants, including confusing
fall warblers, flycatchers and sparrows.
Co-sponsored by Friends of Lakeshore Nature
Preserve. We will be walking for two hours on
trails that take us through woods, prairies and
gardens.... Evening Tour at Owen Park - 09/03/09Enjoy an evening of fall color in one of
Madison’s restored prairies. Asters, goldenrods
and other fall prairie flowers will be
blooming among the tall prairie grasses.... Pleasant Valley Conservancy Tour - 09/07/09Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area No. 551 is a 140 acre Preserve in western Dane County. It consists of extensive restored oak savannas, dry, mesic, and wet prairies, wetlands, and oak woods. ... Muralt Bluff Prairie - 09/07/09Take a steep hike up the bluff at Muralt Prairie, a state natural area of 62 acres, to feel the breezes and see the blooming goldenrods and asters. ... Birding Madison School Forest - 09/12/09Enjoy a fall walk through this mature hardwood
forest on well-maintained trails. We
hope to see a variety of sparrows, thrushes,
warblers and other fall migrants.... Bird Banding at Biocore Prairie Bird Observatory - 09/12/09This easy fall field trip near Picnic Point runs
from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Come early or later
in the morning, stay the full time or just a few
minutes. See how birds are netted, banded,
measured and released, and discuss how
important information i... Fall Color on the Prairie - 09/12/09Enjoy the fall colors and the spectacular vistas on the prairie remnants north of Bass Lake. Prescribed burning and over seeding have increased the diversity of these prairie grasslands. ... Pleasure Valley Conservancy - 09/19/09This 226-acre conservancy includes wooded and open valley bottoms, streams, springs, wetlands, a manmade pond, rugged dolomite-capped hills underlain by sandstone with outcrops that provide scenic views of nearby Blue Mounds. ... La Crosse River State Trail’s Rockland Prairie - 09/27/09This will be the last in the series of prairie walks along the railroad remnants for 2009, with local naturalist Bob Lee leading the search for the late bloomers such as Little Bluestem, Sweet Everlasting, Downy Gentian. This will be a leisurely walk on ...
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