August 12, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Restoring habitat is a challenge, but the results are spectacular. Come tour a Driftless nature preserve to see the difference just a few years of management can make. If you’re a landowner wondering how to get started with a restoration project, this event is for you!
Restoration and management at Spring Valley Tract, one of DALC’s Ambassador Properties, has been ongoing since late 2020. Dedicated volunteers spent several seasons clearing brush and preparing the site. This spring, DALC was able to carry out a prescribed burn on a portion of the oak savanna.
Join DALC staff, restoration ecologist Craig Annen of Integrated Restorations, and Spring Valley’s Site Steward, Fil Sanna, to tour the land and compare “before and after” documentation. You’ll learn how they chose priorities and set goals for restoration work, and get insights on controlling invasive species, carrying out a prescribed burn, finding funding, working with contractors, and more.
Light refreshments will be served at the beginning of the event. The main route of the tour consists of about two miles of hiking. The majority is flat, but there will be two steeper segments where we will climb and then descend a bluff. Attendees who prefer to avoid the steep sections will be able to backtrack to the beginning of the tour with a staff member.
This event is part of Wisconsin Land Trust Days. Learn more at HaveFunOutside.org.
