Mark Your Calendars!
The FOPFC Events Team is excited to announce the following virtual presentations in early 2021. These online talks are free and open to the public. Registration is required but you do not need a zoom account to participate. Click on the links below or visit our events webpage to sign-up. Instructions on how to access the Zoom meeting will be provided through email confirmation.
Pope Farm Conservancy: A Learning Lab for Elementary School Kids
Date: Monday, March 29, 2021 @ 7:00 PM
Presenter: Alex Schutz, Science Specialist at Pope Farm Elementary School
Location: Online – Register Here
Learn about the school district’s partnership with the Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy to teach kids about science. Earth science, geology, botany, biology, conservation, ecology…the conservancy offers lessons on all these topics and more! Alex Schutz will explain how the school district is using the conservancy to create a fresh-air, hands-on and socially distanced learning environment. The goal is to create science learning experiences for kids that they will remember and enjoy
Planting, Growing and Feeding: Forward Garden in 2021
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
Presenter: Matt Lechmaier, Forward Garden Farm Manager
Location: Online – Register Here
In 2020, Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens launched Forward Garden at the Pope Farm Homestead and hired Matt Lechmaier to manage the garden. Forward Garden is one of ten Madison area food pantry gardens. The first year at Forward Garden was a huge success! Matt will join us on Zoom to talk about Forward Garden’s plans for the 2021 season including plans for planting, schedules for volunteers and the distribution system of the fresh produce.
Photo credit: Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens
Attracting Eastern Bluebirds to Your Yard
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
Presenter: Pat Ready, Director of the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin
Location: Online – Register Here
Pat Ready is the Director of the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin (BRAW) and manages several bluebird trails in Dane County, every year members of the BRAW maintain 8,000 bluebird nest boxes throughout the state and share their experiences with others. In this Zoom presentation, Pat will tell us how to attract bluebirds to our yards. He will talk about nest box requirements, habitat types and will share other tips to attract bluebirds into our environments. Pope Farm Conservancy is home to a bluebird trail and nest boxes that fledge hundreds of bluebirds every year. As a follow-up to Pat’s presentation, take a walk at the conservancy in May to see and hear the bluebirds. Photo credit: Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin