Tag Archives: Stewardship

Land Stewardship: Oak Woodland Clearing, Andersen Preserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Savanna Clearing, Holmes Preserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Oak Savanna Restoration, Halfway Prairie – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Prairie Seed Collection and Planting, Mammoth Back – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Savanna Restoration, Badger Mill Creek – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Oak Savanna Restoration, Shoveler Sink – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Oak Savanna Restoration, Valley View – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Prairie Restoration, Mammoth Back – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

We are now continuing our fall removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Oak Savanna Restoration, Cross Plains Reserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

Now solidly in fall, we continue removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while cutting trees . We need help from people using loppers and other hand tools, people who can run power brush cutters, and NPS -certified chain sawyers. No prior experience is required to do this work, but we need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing. If there is snow on the ground, we will likely be burning brush and logs to clear the land and provide warmth.

What to Bring

If you are interested in cutting brush by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots. (If we are burning brush, wear older, non-synthenic clothes for a top layer to avoid damage from embers.) If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen is optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Trail Campus Designation Celebration – School District of Lodi

Help celebrate the School District of Lodi as an Ice Age Trail Campus! The School District of Lodi is the first K-12 district to receive this designation.

Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance, Lodi Valley Chapter and School District of Lodi for a celebration event at the Lodi High School.

The celebration will run from 4 pm – 6 pm highlighted by a ribbon cutting ceremony to be held at 4:30 pm behind Lodi High School to celebrate the new addition of the Ice Age Trail. This new section will connect the City of Lodi Segment with new Trail extending from the high school bridge to Industrial Drive.

Event Details

  • Wednesday, October 23, 2023
  • 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • 4:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting behind the Lodi High School

Attendees can enjoy a self-guided hike along the Trail, along with visiting student-led informational booths inside the Lodi High School Commons.

Event Location

Lodi High School is located at 1100 Sauk Street, Lodi, WI 5355.

Of special note: the new section of Ice Age Trail is the only segment to our knowledge that was completely student-built. We will be honoring the work done by students in the School District of Lodi, along with the numerous volunteers who have made this partnership between the Ice Age Trail Alliance and the School District of Lodi possible.

This is a Mammoth Hike Challenge event. Earn 5 bonus miles for attending.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Cross Plains Reserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Lodi Marsh – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Springfield Hill – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Liebetrau Prairie – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Moraine Kettles – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Moraine Kettles – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Springfield Hill – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Cross Plains Reserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Shovelers Sink – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Table Bluff – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Sip and Seed Stewardship Event – Karner Meadow Preserve

Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for an evening of prairie seed collecting at our Seed and Sip stewardship event this June! This volunteer opportunity will not only be fun and a great way for you to give back to the Ice Age Trail, it will help support the native wildflowers and increase habitat for critical pollinators.

 

Project Description:

We are headed to the prairies to help the Karner blue butterfly and collect wild lupine seed.

Karner blue butterflies are endangered primarily because the prairie and savanna habitats they depend on for survival have diminished as land has been cleared for farming, residential and commercial purposes. The habitat they require is very specific and includes significant patches of wild lupine (Lupinis perennis) – it is the only host plant for their larvae. Fortunately, the prairies located along the Ice Age Trail provide just the right conditions to collect wild lupine seed.

The work will include walking carefully through a medium tall prairie full of stunning wildflowers and collect lupine seed. When you arrive, you will be greeted by an expert from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ice Age Trail Alliance who will show you what to pick and where to pick it. From there, enjoy the prairie and pick lupine seed. You’ll have an expert close by to help answer any questions that may arise.

Seed and Sip Locations

  • June 17th: Riverland Conservancy (Merrimac Segment, Sauk County)
  • Tuesday, June 18th: Muir Preserve (John Muir Segment, Marquette County)
  • Thursday, June 20th: Karner Meadow Preserve (Marquette County)

 

Schedule:

Monday, June 17th- Tuesday, June 18th and Thursday, June 20th

4:00 – 7:00 pm 

This is an open house format – come by anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 pm to help collect seed.

What to Bring:

  • Gardening gloves
  • Close-toed shoes
  • Sun hat/sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Long pants, long sleeve shirt (we will be in tall grass)
  • Personal drinking water and container
  • Picnic or snacks*
  • Raingear – we will work in light rain, please check the forecast

*The Ice Age Trail Alliance will provide light refreshments and snacks.

We love dogs, but we ask that you not bring them to this event.

Registration is OPEN. Space is limited. Register today! 

Thank you U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Riverland Conservancy and Marquette County for partnering with the Ice Age Trail Alliance for this event.

       

 

Photo credit: Randall Lee Schieber Photography

Sip and Seed Stewardship Event – Muir Preserve

Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for an evening of prairie seed collecting at our Seed and Sip stewardship event this June! This volunteer opportunity will not only be fun and a great way for you to give back to the Ice Age Trail, it will help support the native wildflowers and increase habitat for critical pollinators.

 

Project Description:

We are headed to the prairies to help the Karner blue butterfly and collect wild lupine seed.

Karner blue butterflies are endangered primarily because the prairie and savanna habitats they depend on for survival have diminished as land has been cleared for farming, residential and commercial purposes. The habitat they require is very specific and includes significant patches of wild lupine (Lupinis perennis) – it is the only host plant for their larvae. Fortunately, the prairies located along the Ice Age Trail provide just the right conditions to collect wild lupine seed.

The work will include walking carefully through a medium tall prairie full of stunning wildflowers and collect lupine seed. When you arrive, you will be greeted by an expert from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ice Age Trail Alliance who will show you what to pick and where to pick it. From there, enjoy the prairie and pick lupine seed. You’ll have an expert close by to help answer any questions that may arise.

Seed and Sip Locations

  • June 17th: Riverland Conservancy (Merrimac Segment, Sauk County)
  • Tuesday, June 18th: Muir Preserve (John Muir Segment, Marquette County)
  • Thursday, June 20th: Karner Meadow Preserve (Marquette County)

 

Schedule:

Monday, June 17th- Tuesday, June 18th and Thursday, June 20th

4:00 – 7:00 pm 

This is an open house format – come by anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 pm to help collect seed.

What to Bring:

  • Gardening gloves
  • Close-toed shoes
  • Sun hat/sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Long pants, long sleeve shirt (we will be in tall grass)
  • Personal drinking water and container
  • Picnic or snacks*
  • Raingear – we will work in light rain, please check the forecast

*The Ice Age Trail Alliance will provide light refreshments and snacks.

We love dogs, but we ask that you not bring them to this event.

Registration is OPEN. Space is limited. Register today! 

Thank you U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Riverland Conservancy and Marquette County for partnering with the Ice Age Trail Alliance for this event.

       

 

Photo credit: Randall Lee Schieber Photography

Sip and Seed Stewardship Event – Riverland Conservancy

Join the Ice Age Trail Alliance and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for an evening of prairie seed collecting at our Seed and Sip stewardship event this June! This volunteer opportunity will not only be fun and a great way for you to give back to the Ice Age Trail, it will help support the native wildflowers and increase habitat for critical pollinators.

 

Project Description:

We are headed to the prairies to help the Karner blue butterfly and collect wild lupine seed.

Karner blue butterflies are endangered primarily because the prairie and savanna habitats they depend on for survival have diminished as land has been cleared for farming, residential and commercial purposes. The habitat they require is very specific and includes significant patches of wild lupine (Lupinis perennis) – it is the only host plant for their larvae. Fortunately, the prairies located along the Ice Age Trail provide just the right conditions to collect wild lupine seed.

The work will include walking carefully through a medium tall prairie full of stunning wildflowers and collect lupine seed. When you arrive, you will be greeted by an expert from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ice Age Trail Alliance who will show you what to pick and where to pick it. From there, enjoy the prairie and pick lupine seed. You’ll have an expert close by to help answer any questions that may arise.

Seed and Sip Locations

  • June 17th: Riverland Conservancy (Merrimac Segment, Sauk County)
  • Tuesday, June 18th: Muir Preserve (John Muir Segment, Marquette County)
  • Thursday, June 20th: Karner Meadow Preserve (Marquette County)

 

Schedule:

Monday, June 17th- Tuesday, June 18th and Thursday, June 20th

4:00 – 7:00 pm 

This is an open house format – come by anytime between 4:00 and 7:00 pm to help collect seed.

What to Bring:

  • Gardening gloves
  • Close-toed shoes
  • Sun hat/sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Long pants, long sleeve shirt (we will be in tall grass)
  • Personal drinking water and container
  • Picnic or snacks*
  • Raingear – we will work in light rain, please check the forecast

*The Ice Age Trail Alliance will provide light refreshments and snacks.

We love dogs, but we ask that you not bring them to this event.

Registration is OPEN. Space is limited. Register today! 

Thank you U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Riverland Conservancy and Marquette County for partnering with the Ice Age Trail Alliance for this event.

 

 

Photo credit: Randall Lee Schieber Photography

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearing, Lodi Marsh – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

While finishing our annual removal of summer weeds -Wild Parsnip, white sweet clover and, others — from our Ice Age Trail prairies, we are now beginning our late summer removal of sumac and other shrubs from our prairies and savannas, while enjoying the exuberamt late-summer blooms in the prairies. We need help from chain sawyers, people who can run power brush cutters, and people using parsnip predators, loppers, and other hand tools. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.

Land Stewardship: Brush Clearning, Cross Plains Reserve – Dane County Chapter

Photo Credit: Brent Sieling

*** You MUST contact the posted workday leader listed below to make sure the workday location or details have not changed, as these events are posted in advance. ***

Description

As our removal of Garlic Mustard and spraying resprouting shrubs winds down, we move into the next phase of summer work – yellow clover and wild parsnip removal. Some of this work is done pulling weeds by hand, and while some will involve using brush cutters. No prior experience is required to do this work, but I need to know who can help so that we have enough equipment to use. Come for part of the day or the whole thing.

What to Bring

If you are interested in pulling weeds by hand, you should have long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, and sturdy boots (you don’t want wild parsnip to touch bare skin). If you are interested in using the chapter’s brush cutters, please indicate that when you RSVP (so we have the equipment) and you need long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, gloves, sturdy boots and hearing protection. Bring whatever water and food you want for the day. Sunscreen and insect repellent are optional but advised.

RSVP

You must RSVP with the work day organizer (listed below) so we have enough equipment and we can make sure all volunteers for the day have up-to-date information about meeting location.

Volunteer Service Agreement

If you’re joining us for the first time at an event, please complete the fillable Volunteer Services Agreement Form and email it (along with any questions) to National Park Service, (iatr_vip_ice_age_trail@nps.gov). You should also complete the form if you don’t have a Volunteer Services Agreement Form on file, or completed one prior to January 2022.

Additional information for first-time volunteers.

Email Updates:

If you are interested in volunteering regularly, request to be added to our email group. Contact Megan Schliesman (schliesfrau@gmail.com) and ask to be added to our Stewardship list.  (Note: Megan cannot answer questions about workdays; she coordinates the list, not workdays.)  Emails sent on the listserv will contain all the details for a workday, and you should contact the listed leader for any given workday with questions.