“The Prairie in Seed”

A Fall Prairie Walking Tour at Pope Farm Conservancy

Saturday, October 1st, 2022 (9:30 am – 10:30 am)


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

October 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 October 1st 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.


Program Details

Photo by Erica Johnson

Date/Time
Saturday, October 1st, 2022 (9:30-10:30 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!

Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy’s COVID Safety Guidelines: Masks are no longer required at Friends of Pope Farm programs and there is no limit on group size. However, if you have recently been exposed to someone with Covid-19 or are feeling unwell on the day of a program, please do not attend to ensure the safety of other attendees. We will continue to monitor the state and local Covid-19 safety guidelines and update our website accordingly.