Volunteer
to Save the Planet!

Restoration work is fun and fulfiling. I find myself discovering new natural areas, and meeting nice people who understand the importance of the environment to our well being. If you're interested, you can find out more from the various organizations listed below.
Madison Dane County Wisconsin USA

In the Madison area

The UW Arboretum was instrumental in first developing the idea of restoration. Groups are active throughout the year.
263-7760.

In addition to the Arboretum itself, the Campus Natural Areas program manages hundreds of acres of land along Lake Mendota.
contact:

Cathie Bruner, Ecological restoration field manager
ph: 608-265-9275
Room 1, 2135 Herrick Drive
UW-Madison
Madison, WI, 53706
catherine.bruner@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu
OR,
Friends of the Campus Natural Areas

Dane County

Work with the Adult Conservation Team of Dane County Parks.
For more info see the volunteer page or this link
or call Louise Goldstein, 608-246-5366

Another active group is the Prairie Enthusiasts. The Empire-Sauk Chapter covers Dane and nearby counties.

The Friends of Pheasant Branch are devoted to a beautiful county park in Middleton.

Read the Newsletter of the Dane County Ice Age Trail, and find out what's happening. You can get e-mail updates by contacting:
Don Ferber, drferber@chorus.net.

The Madison Audubon Society collects seed at Goose Prairie, near Arlington. 608-635-4160
and Favile Grove (north of Lake Mills) 608 - 238 - 4879.
For general volunteer information, call the Madison office 608-255-BIRD (255-2473)

Seed collecting at Gov. Nelson State Park and St. Benedict Center,
call the park, 608-831-3005,
or Nancy Shlimgen, 608-849-8870.

Outings with the 4-Lakes group of the Sierra Clubs.

For these and other area activities, the Community section of the Isthmus (local weekly newspaper), lists restoration activites under the 'Environment' section.

Sustain Dane

Wisconsin, USA

The Nature Conservancy is the most sophisticated group involved in preserving ecologically important land. You can volunteer here in Wisconsin.

Get involved with one of the many issues of the Wisconsin Stewardship Network.

Help out the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

USA

The Ice Age Trail foundation is working toward a State wide trail that explores all aspect of the last Ice Age, known as the Wisconsin Ice Age. You can help clear trails and other good stuff.
In our area, contact Gary Werner, 608-249-7870.

WORBA (Wisconsin Off-Road Bicycle Association) has work days on their trails. Details: contact Marco Navarro (chapter rep) at 608-271-9309 or at wolf189@msn.com. Monthly meetings at Babe's Bar & Grill, Schroeder Road, second Monday of every month, 7:00pm.

Read a blurb from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service about volunteer oppurtunities.

Restoration, USA

Friends of the Glacial Drumlin Trail, Deerfield.
920 - 648- 5116

Chicago Land

Downer's Grove, IL

Chicago Wilderness.

Illinois Prairie Path.

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