Thanksgiving Work Parties in the news
Huge progress was made removing invasive buckthorn, honeysuckle and dogwood along old fence lines adjacent to the Highland Way acreage. Big applause for Mark Horn and all volunteers!
Nov 24 Wis. State Journal Article
Congratulations to Deb Weitzel !
Local teacher Deb Weitzel received the nation's first Bartlett Award to honor leadership in environmental education at a ceremony in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A long-time environmental studies and chemistry teacher at Middleton High School, Weitzel has a legion of former students and other fans who say she has thought globally, acted locally and taught countless hundreds of others to do the same.
More information about the Bartlett Award.Madison Community Foundation Grant
The Friends of Pheasant Branch received a $20,000 grant for Bock Community Forest Restoration Project from the Madison Community Foundation. 17 Nov 2007.REI Grant Funds Student Mapping Project
The Friends received notification that REI had awarded a $5,000 grant to our organization. The application was submitted early this year in response to an invitation from the national REI office in Seattle. This invitation was in response to a nomination from local REI employees who were aware of Friends activities on behalf of Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Part of the grant will be used to map vegetation in the newly acquired parcel on Highland Way. The Friends will use the grant to purchase Global Positioning Units and train volunteers in their use. High school students will map discrete vegetation areas on the entire site so that the City of Middleton and Friends can develop plans for restoring the land as the John C. Bock Urban Forest. A public information campaign will address a problem which has become apparent as the number of bicyclists in the Conservancy has increased. Using REI grant monies, the Friends will purchase bike racks and place them near sensitive areas that are off-limits to bikes. Information on erosion caused by bicycles will also be distributed to area cyclists. The City's trail stewards and neighborhood associations are asking cyclists to stay on designated rails in the Conservancy and use them responsibly. Please visit the folks at REI and thank them for their support!
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May 2007Nature Notes
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