“The Prairie in Seed”

A Fall Prairie Walking Tour at Pope Farm Conservancy

Saturday, September 28, 2024 (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

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Join the Madison Chapter of the Wild Ones on this guided tour of Pope Farm Conservancy’s restored prairies.

Fall is great time to experience the prairie in its final beauty! The colors are changing, and prairie seeds are ripe on the stem. Join us at Pope Farm Conservancy on September 28th to experience the splendor of autumn on this fall walking tour through the restored prairies and oak savanna. Restoration experts from Wild Ones Madison will teach us how to properly collect, store, and plant seeds from various prairie plant species.

This tour is FREE and open to the public – no registration is necessary.
We will meet in the lower parking lot.

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Program Details

Date/Time
Saturday, September 28th, 2024 (10:00 a.m.)

Location
Pope Farm Conservancy, 7440 Old Sauk Rd, Verona, WI 53593
** We will meet in the LOWER parking lot **

Speaker
Jeff Steele, Wild Ones Madison

About Wild Ones
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers is the only national not-for-profit educational organization with a mission to promote environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones serves as a resource for private individuals, schools, commercial property owners, and community decision makers as they move toward ethical choices in land use and in the redefinition of current guidelines and ordinances affecting our landscape. Because they are a “plants-roots” organization, our organizational goals are accomplished through local chapters and their individual members. Wild Ones has more than 40 chapters across 21 states.

The Madison Chapter of Wild Ones works to encourage and promote the use of native plants in landscaping, gardening, naturescaping and land restoration in Southern Wisconsin, for purposes of preserving biodiversity and ecosystems and personal enjoyment. Find out more about Wild Ones here: http://www.wildones.org/

Registration
No registration required. Free and open to the public!