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Living in a suburb of Madison, Josh is no stranger to reinventing his family’s small yard over the last few years into a more hearty, ecological landscape starting with native plants from diminutive sedges to enormous forbs. This talk will focus on strategies, beginner’s pitfalls, and where to find more resources to guide you in making your yard, big or small, more native, diverse, and ultimate...

Ron Endres has been harvesting and donating native seeds to non-profits over the last 13 years. His seeds have been used to plant more than 75 prairie, savanna, and woodland restorations in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. Though he works alone, his 2022 harvest totaled over 600 lbs. of pure seed valued at over $225,000 representing 191 species. Ron learned his craft working as a volunteer specia...

Conservation easements are a way for landowners to conserve the natural resource values of their property for the long term but they may not work for everyone. A panel of landowners with easements and representatives from organizations that hold conservation easements will discuss what conservation easements are and some of the considerations and goals of interest to a landowner considering a c...

Curt Meine editor of "The Driftless Reader" - a survey of writings and images of the natural and cultural history of the Driftless Area - discusses the development of the book, shares readings, and reflects on how diverse voices of the Driftless help us understand its past, present and future. Meine is a Senior Fellow at the Aldo Leopold Foundation, Research Associate at the International Crane...

Kathie Brock details how she and her husband, Tom, transformed a degraded remnant south of Black Earth into the acclaimed State Natural Area, The Pleasant Valley Conservancy over the past 25 years - a sterling example of restored oak savannas, dry, mesic and wet prairies, wetlands, and oak woods. “It now looks something like it did before European settlement,” says Brock. Inspiration for us all...

Karin Jokela, Xerces Society, describes the who, what, how, and why (though not necessarily in that order) of our native WI pollinators. You'll leave with a notebook full of interesting pollinator facts!

Susan Carpenter, UW- Madison Arboretum, presents native plant community characteristics, planting considerations, and management practices for garden-scale plantings; and, that apply to larger native habitat restorations as well.

Rich Henderson, TPE member and retired WI DNR Ecologist describes the methodology for slowly transitioning a cool season grass pasture into diverse tall grass prairie using annual fire, inter-seeding, and little (or no) herbicide.

Bluebird habitat, nest boxes, and how to place and monitor them. Cavity nesters like chickadees, tree swallows, and house wrens and other challenges will also be covered. Patrick Ready managed the bluebird trail at Lake Kegonsa State Park, and now manages nine trails in Dane County, fledging over 1000 bluebirds from his trails. Ready serves on the board of Bluebird Restoration Association of Wi...

BMAP 2021 Annual Meeting and Bur Oak Award