DODGEVILLE - Landowners interested in learning more about using grazing to manage their land can attend a free field day from 8:30 to 11 a.m. July 19 at the Conservancy's Barneveld Prairie on Langberry Road, off County K.
The field day will include informational sessions on the natural history of the southwest grasslands, the environmental benefits of well-managed grazing, resources and how to get started on land and a tour of the Conservancy's grassland grazing project.
Partners in the project, in addition to The Nature Conservancy and Southwest Badger, include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Iowa County, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Pheasants Forever; the Driftless Land Conservancy; the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and various county land conservation offices. Funding support is provided by the Wallace Center Pasture Project, the Wisconsin Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The free field day is open to the public. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to Laura Paine at 608-732-1202 or laura.paine@swbadger.org by July 14.
The field day will include informational sessions on the natural history of the southwest grasslands, the environmental benefits of well-managed grazing, resources and how to get started on land and a tour of the Conservancy's grassland grazing project.
Partners in the project, in addition to The Nature Conservancy and Southwest Badger, include the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Iowa County, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Pheasants Forever; the Driftless Land Conservancy; the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and various county land conservation offices. Funding support is provided by the Wallace Center Pasture Project, the Wisconsin Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The free field day is open to the public. Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
RSVP to Laura Paine at 608-732-1202 or laura.paine@swbadger.org by July 14.