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Skills Training & Events

  • Got Oak?
    Got Oak?
    Got Oak?
    Sat, May 04
    Three Waters Reserve
    May 04, 2024, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Three Waters Reserve, N3941 Golf Course Rd, Brodhead, WI 53520, USA
    May 04, 2024, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Three Waters Reserve, N3941 Golf Course Rd, Brodhead, WI 53520, USA
    Presented by Sand County Foundation. Join us to learn about oak woodland and savanna restoration opportunities on your land. Whether you manage five acres or 500, come learn from ecological restoration experts about the what, why, and how of oak ecology and restoration.
  • Agroforestry in a Grassland Landscape Context
    Mon, Jun 03
    Iowa County HHS Building Community Room
    Jun 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Iowa County HHS Building Community Room, 303 W Chapel St, Dodgeville, WI 53533, USA
    Jun 03, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Iowa County HHS Building Community Room, 303 W Chapel St, Dodgeville, WI 53533, USA
    Habitat needs of wildlife that depend on large, contiguous tracts of open lands - grassland birds and migratory Monarch butterfly in particular – is especially important in the southern Driftless Area in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota.
  • Celebrate the Sunrise: Bird Chorus of the Prairie
    Celebrate the Sunrise: Bird Chorus of the Prairie
    Celebrate the Sunrise: Bird Chorus of the Prairie
    Fri, Jun 07
    Bloomfield Prairie
    Jun 07, 2024, 5:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Bloomfield Prairie, 3031 County Farm Rd, Dodgeville, WI 53533, USA
    Jun 07, 2024, 5:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Bloomfield Prairie, 3031 County Farm Rd, Dodgeville, WI 53533, USA
    Come early and enjoy the serenity of a sunrise over a vast expanse of planted prairie. Listen to the music of grassland birds greeting the day. Bloomfield Prairie is a 400+ acre little known birder’s paradise owned by Iowa County, just west of Dodgeville.
  • Reading the Land: Site Assessment Tools for Natural Areas Managers
    Reading the Land: Site Assessment Tools for Natural Areas Managers
    Reading the Land: Site Assessment Tools for Natural Areas Managers
    Sat, Jun 08
    Mount Horeb Public Library
    Jun 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Mount Horeb Public Library, 105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb, WI 53572, USA
    Jun 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Mount Horeb Public Library, 105 Perimeter Rd, Mt Horeb, WI 53572, USA
    A collaborative workshop designed to explore tools used for site assessment such as historic imagery, LiDAR, soils data, and more.
  • Managed Grazing: A Solution for Starting a Commercial Sheep Farm from Scratch
    Managed Grazing: A Solution for Starting a Commercial Sheep Farm from Scratch
    Managed Grazing: A Solution for Starting a Commercial Sheep Farm from Scratch
    Wed, Jun 26
    Laxey Creek Sheep Ranch
    Jun 26, 2024, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Laxey Creek Sheep Ranch, 2178 Bloomfield Rd, Mineral Point, WI 53565, USA
    Jun 26, 2024, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Laxey Creek Sheep Ranch, 2178 Bloomfield Rd, Mineral Point, WI 53565, USA
    Jeremie Favre and Ellen Geisler started Laxey Creek Sheep Ranch in 2022, a commercial meat-sheep operation centered around managed grazing. They are eager to share their experience and help others make a similar transition.
  • McGraw Farm: A Grassland - Savanna Restoration in Progress
    McGraw Farm: A Grassland - Savanna Restoration in Progress
    McGraw Farm: A Grassland - Savanna Restoration in Progress
    Thu, Jul 11
    McGraw Farm
    Jul 11, 2024, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    McGraw Farm, 2105 McGraw Rd, Mineral Point, WI 53565, USA
    Jul 11, 2024, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    McGraw Farm, 2105 McGraw Rd, Mineral Point, WI 53565, USA
    See the impacts of 7 years of strategic management effort on a farm once over-run with wild parsnip, multiflora rose, and honeysuckle and now actively managed for quality grasslands and savanna.
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