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22 2 S. HAM ILTON ST. M ADISON W ISCON SIN 53703 255 BIRD DECEMBER 1999
past memories that ou r visitors have of
Goose Pond. John and Marlen Kaiser,
and Johns parents, Fritz and Kristie
visited November 11, and reminisced
about their visits to Goose Pond over
the decades. Fritz mention theArmistice Day storm of 1940 when
one of his friends almost froze in place
while hunting at Goose Pond on that
eventful day. Fritz also mentioned
about the pine tree-covered hill north
of the house and how it was the first
landmark he would view on his fre-
quent visits to Goose Pond.
Many volunteers, neighbors, partner
organizations, and members have
become best friends. It is a joy to
work with peop le who love conduc t-
ing prairie restorations, and we like to
hear about their sightings of plants
and wildlife. We have many fond
memories of working on projects withfriends such as William and Jean
Damm, Arnold (Pepper) Jackson, Jeff
Nania, Darrel Potter, Don Schmidt,
Kurt Waterstradt, Gene Woehler,
Megan Yost and Tony Karls.
As we enter the last year of this cen-
tury we treasure past memories with
our friends and families and look for-
ward to continuing our existing
friendships and meeting new friends.
Our watch at Goose Pond has
spanned a fast twenty years. We are
fortunate to live at Goose Pond, and
to be able to observe the prairie and
wetland restorations as they develop,
and to view wildlife throughout theseasons and the years.
While living at Goose Pond, we
have had the privilege to meet and
work with many interesting and won-
derful people. We like to hear the bird
watchers describe their observations
and it is pleasing to see that our hard
work benefits wildlife and wildlife
viewers.
We especially enjoy hearing the
On Our Watch 20 Years a t Goose PondBy Mark and Sue Martin
SpecialSanctuaries
Issue
By Mark and Sue Martin
Madison Audubon acquired 50
acres of land adjacent to the
University of Wisconsins Faville
Prairie State Natural Area in 1998.
There, three ditches drained 24 acres
of cropland. We set out on an ambi-
tious plan to restore the area during
1999. We are proud to report that a
large part of the restoration has been
accomplished this past year.Benefits and Impacts
Acquisition and restoration will
directly impact the adjacent state nat-
ural area because a common ditch
drains the natural area and over time
the plant composition will change. In
addition this property will act as a
buffer for the virgin prairie, from neg-
ative impacts such as herbicide drift.
The prairie community will benefit
in the long run because there will be
additional habitat created for another
one million prairie plants including
rare species. Over time the white-
fringed prairie orchid and wh ite-
ladys-slipper will establish popula-
tions in the reestablished prairie. The
larger the habitat, and the greater the
number of individuals present, the
better the chance that plant popula-
tions can remain viable over the long-
term.
Grassland bird use w ill increase
with the increase in prairie habitat.
Perhaps the upland sandpiper will
again nest on the prairie. Small mam-
mal numbers will increase and pro-
vide more prey for prairie raptors such
as the marsh hawk and short-eared
owl.
Invertebrate populations will alsoincrease. One state-endangered
species found on the adjacent natural
area is the silphium borer moth. This
rare moth feeds only on prairie dock,
and their populations should increase
as the number of prairie dock plants
increase.
Prairie Restoration
The p lans called for us to collect seed
The rare silphium b orer moth. Ron Panze r
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from as many plant spec ies as possi-
ble. All seed would be collected with-
in three miles of the site. Most of the
seed was collected at the UWs
Faville Prairie, The Nature
Conservancys (TNC) Snapper Prairie,
and from the Department of NaturalResources Bluejoint Prairie located
within the Waterloo Wildlife Area.
Restoration work began in fall of 1998
with volunteers co llecting grasses and
legumes. Legumes and grasses are
easily stored because of longer shelf
lives, and are needed in larger
amounts.
Summer interns began extensive
seed collecting efforts in June of 1999.
First, they located and marked early-
blooming species such as blue-eyed
grass, which would be hard to locatewhen their seeds were ripe. Many of
these early blooming species were
collected on their hands and knees.
Matt Herrmann, our summer intern,
coordinated summer seed collecting
efforts as part of his intern project.
Fourteen species of seeds were col-
lected by mid-August. The list of
species and amounts collected was
impressive. An e stimated 40 million
seeds worth abou t $9,500 were col-
lected, dried and cleaned. An estimat-
ed 4 ,400,000 shooting star seeds
worth about $3,600 was a highlight.
Fall seed collecting efforts began on
Saturday, September 11 and ended on
October 30. Seventy-six additional
species were collected. Table 1 lists
half of the 90 species that were col-
lected. Madison Audubon hired four
persons to assist volunteers with seed
collecting, drying, cleaning and plant-
ing. Steve Richter, TNC Manager,
coordinated two seed collecting
efforts at Snapper Prairie. This was a
major effort as many species pro-
duced large amounts of seed and
were available for collecting.
The fanning mill and hammermill
were busy at Goose Pond in late
Oc tober and early November. Seed
was cleaned to make it easier for
planting and also to give us an e sti-mate of the quantity planted. Species
were then assigned what habitat they
should be planted in.
The day before, planting areas
(cropland and wetland restorations)
were marked out into 48 plots. Each
plot was assigned a habitat type,
either mesic, wet-mesic or wetland
basin. The land was planted to corn
last summer and the farmer harvested
silage corn leaving an excellent bed
for fall plan ting.
November 6th was an exciting day.It was an excellent day for planting
with the weather being warm and
sunny, with calm winds. Eighteen
volunteers assisted in preparing seed
mixes and hand planting. David
Musolf secured two truckloads of
sawdust that were used to help dis-
tribute the seed. Each plot was plant-
ed with a grass mix, a forb mix and a
mix of large sliphiums (compass
plants, prairie dock and rosinweed).
We began at 9 a.m. and after walking
many miles, finished p lanting at sun-set.
Tree Removal
Another major part of this restoration
involved removal of trees such as
box elder so they would not seed
into the restored prairie. Tree
removal was also necessary so that
the drainage ditches could be filled
in. Volunteers spent one day in
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MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETYPresident: Joann e Herfel, 241-8009
Vice-president: Amy McDaniel, 238-0450
Goose Pond Resident Naturalists:
Mark and Sue Martin, 635-4160
Editors: Pat & Deb Ready, 873 -1703
Graphic design: Pat Ready.
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Faville Prairiecontinued from page 1
Prairie planting at Faville Prairie. Photo by Dorothy Haines
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spring removing trees. Mark Pfost, our MAS summer intern,
coordinated most of the tree removal project in late summer
with the assistance of other interns. This was difficult work
especially on hot days. After the trees were cut, they were
moved into large piles.
Wetland Restoration
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Greg Kidd coordi-
nated the wetland restoration project as a Wetland Reserve
Program project with the Department of Agriculture. To
begin the project, Greg prepared an elevation map with
assistance in surveying from Mark Pfost. Greg then prepared
a restoration plan that called for filling 2,200 feet of ditchesas well as restoring four wetland basins. Greg coordina ted
the bid process while Fish and Wildlife Biologist Art
Kitchen coordinated the restoration work that was done by
N.D. Navis from Waupun. Everyone was impressed with
the quality of the w ork.
Partners and Donors
The success in acquisition and restoration at Faville
Grove Natural Area is due to donations of time and dollars
by many people.
Donations to assist with land acquisition and restoration
at our Faville Grove Natural Area Project were received
from loca l supporters including David and Frances Tillotson,
Max Parch, David Musolf and Roger Packard.
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service coordinated the wetland
restoration project and a lso provided funds for the restora-
tion. The Farm Service Agency (Dept. of Agriculture) also
provided wetland restoration funds. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service provided funding to assist with collecting
early, summer blooming species through their challenge
grant program. The Natural Resources Conservation Service
also provided funding through the Wildlife Habitat
Improvement Program (WHIP) to assist with collecting andplanting late summer and fall blooming spec ies. All grants
required matches of cash or volunteer time. THANKS TO
EVERYONE AND ORGANIZATIONS tha t provided dona-
tions of time or funding.
Prairie Lane and a Lone Bur O ak
On November 6th, we left Goose Pond Sanctuary, located
on Prairie Lane at 8:00 a.m. with a truckload of prairie
seed for Faville Prairie. We parked a t the end of another
lane named Prairie Lane at 9 a.m. Another similarity
between the properties is that there is a single, large bur oak
on each project along with a number of smaller oaks.
Snapper Prairie Connection
Mark worked with the D epartment of Natural ResourcesBureau of Research in the 1970s and assisted with wildlife
studies in the Waterloo Area. He worked with Chuck Pils,
recently retired as Director of the Bureau o f Endangered
Resources.
On Saturday Decem ber 9th, 1972 Chuck and Mark hunt-
ed pheasants on the Miller property that was about one mile
north of Faville Prairie. They flushed a rooster and after
missing it decided to see if they could loca te it again. It
landed on part of the Miller farm that they never walked on
and were surprised to find a prairie dominated by compass
Above photo shows the ditch at Faville Prairie before filling
was done. Bottom photo was taken upon completion of thework. The photos were taken from two separate views.
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plants. Little did they know that day tha t
the Miller Prairie was not known to the
scientific com munity and that with
efforts of many people, especially Mike
Ayers, that it would later become pre-
served by The Nature Conservancy as
Snapper Prairie.
Congratulations to Mark and DoreenMark Pfost and Doreen Hugener met
for the first time at the tree removal
work party in the spring at Faville
Prairie. They found that they had a lot in
common, and were just recently mar-
ried. The Faville area will always have a
special meaning for them.
Op pie II Remem ber edBy Sue Martin
My second opossum passed away this
summer. He was orphaned along with
his 12 siblings back in the spring of
1996. My friend and wildlife rehab per-
son for Columbia County, Julie Johnson,called to say that she had a litter of
Joeys that were ready to be weaned and
so I picked Oppie and his sister Annie
from the box of youngsters and took
them home. Annie was later placed with
a rehab/educator in Marquette County
and O ppie went on to have a stellar
career with the DNR as a classroom ani-
mal a t MacKenzie Environmental
Educa tion Center whe re I work.
Toward the end of Opp ies life, I
developed severe asthma from his dan-
der, and was no longer able to use himin the classroom. Sadly, three other
opossums have been offered to me, but I
can no longer tolerate the reactions that
I have to them.
I am hopeful that someday, I can
again work with these wonderful crea-
tures. My allergist just scratches his
head and said that nobody has done
work with them in his field. Until then, I
will have to make do with an occasional
yard possum, or see one making its
way down our driveway come nightfall.
Rar e Plant Restor at ion a t Goose PondBy Mark and Sue Martin
Only about 100 acres (0.01%) of an original million acres of mesic (deep-
soil) prairie are known to exist in Wisconsin today. It will take large-scale
prairie restorations to preserve the biodiversity of Wisconsins mesic prairie.
Madison Audubon is committed to preserving the biod iversity of mesic prairie
with the intensive prairie restoration work being done at Goose Pond. This
restoration is the largest mesic prairie restoration be ing done in Wisconsin.
Our efforts involve planting as many spec ies as possible including rare
species. It is rewarding to see the results of our efforts when rare species (state-endangered, threatened and special concern) grow, thrive and multiply.
Rare plants growing in Goose Pond prairie restorations (state status):
Cream Gentian (Gentiana flavida) (threatened) Most of our plants were res-
cued from a quarry operation and have greatly increased in size.
Glade Mallow (Napaea d ioica) (special concern) This attractive plant seems
to move around and a large population grows around the edge of a wetland
restoration.
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) (threatened) This attractive cone-
flower is easy to establish and 5 pounds of seed were co llected this fall.
Prairie Bush Clover (Lespedeza leptostachya) (endangered) - This legume is
also federally threatened and was established by planting transplants. There
are several hundred plants that are producing seed.
Prairie Parsley (Polytaenia nuttallii) (threatened) We were delighted to findthree p lants flowering this year. This plant dies a fter flowering and we collect-
ed a few seeds to plant in other locations.
Wild Q uinine (Parthenium integrifolium) (threatened) We usua lly are able to
establish a few plants in our plantings but they have not increased in large
numbers.
Wooly Milkweed (Asclepias lanuginosa) (threatened) This species is found
on a degraded remnant and although many stems are found there we have
never seen any seed pods produced.
By Sue Martin
Those of you who know me, knowthat I have a passion for possums.
Over the years, I have raised several
of these interesting marsupials and
have come to realize that they have a
sweet tooth that cannot be denied.
One of Oppies (all of my possums
are named Oppie) favorites is a cook-
ie made with peanut butter and
chocolate. I made these for our vol-
unteers who enjoyed them, and I
hope you will too!
Possum BitesPreheat oven @375
CRUST:
2 C. Peanut Butter
2 C. Sugar
2 Lg. Eggs
Grease 9 x 12-inch pan. Mix peanut
butter, sugar and eggs together and
pat into pan (yes, there is no flour it
makes possums fat).
FUDGE LAYER:
1- 6oz. package of semi-sweet
chocolate chips
1 Can (14 oz.) Chocolate
Sweetened Condensed Milk1/2 Cup chopped pecans
1 t. vanilla
dash of salt
In a heavy pan, over low heat, cook
and stir chips with milk and salt until
chips are melted. Remove from heat
and stir in nuts and vanilla. Spread
evenly over peanut bu tter crust. Bake
for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.
Cool thoroughly, cut and enjoy! If
there are any left, please put them out
for the possums!
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Fall Prairie Seed Harvest Recipe
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San ctua ries highlig htof the yearBy Mark and Sue Martin
Each year we select one sighting or event as a
HIGHLIGHT of the year. This years highlight was
wetland and prairie restoration at Faville Grove
Natural Area. About 2,200 feet of drainage ditches
were filled in and the seeds of 90 species of prairie
plants were planted on 25 acres. More information
this project is found in an accompanying article.Past Highlights
1998 Excellent growing year for prairie establish-
ment and seed p roduction.
1997 - Snowy owl invasion in January and
February.
1996 - First nesting of sandhill cranes at Goose
Pond Sanctuary.
1995 - Establishment of Mary Muckenhirn
Stewardship Endowment.
1994 - Large numbers of waterfowl, pheasant and
gray partridge b roods.
1993 - Record rainfall 16 inches in June andJuly.
1992 - Acquisition of 74 acres.
1991 - 1,200 snow geese in fall at Goose Pond
Sanctuary.
1990 - 30,000 mallards at Otsego Marsh.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DECADE
1990s Nesting of sandhill cranes at Goose Pond
Sanctuary.
Land acquisition, followed by wetland and prairie
restoration, provided habitat for sandh ill cranes
that have nested successfully every year since
1996. Many visitors enjoyed the frequen t sighting
of cranes.
Uncomm on bird sfound in 1999By Mark and Sue Martin
Thanks to everyone who contributed sightings.
Goose Pond Sanctuary
Bald Eagle February, April and October
Merlin September
Peregrine Falcon September and October
NOTE: On September 28th bird watchers could
see all three members of the falcon family at
Goose Pond (Am. Kestrel, merlin and peregrine
falcon).
Harvey and DM Marsh
Ross Goose - April
Highway K Marsh
Red-necked Grebe May
Common Moorhen May
Schoenebergs Marsh
White-fronted Geese - March
Black-necked Stilt November
UW Farms Area
Upland Sandpiper May, June and July (brood
found)!
Mu dfla t Offers Rich Bird W atchingBy Sam Robbins, and Mark and Sue Martin
Sam wrote a feature article in the Country Today on the dry con-
ditions at Goose Pond. According to his atlas, Wisconsin has 15
Goose Lakes and three Goose Ponds. To most of the states birders,
however, there is just one Goose Pond that outshines all othersin
spring and fall this is a favorite stopover for thousands of geese and
hundreds of swans.
But when I stopped there last week, I felt like renaming the wet-
land Goose Flats. The recent drought had virtually dried up theentire west pond. All that remained was a gigantic mudflat inter-
spersed with a few small puddles.
Does that mean no geese at Goose Pond this fall? By no means.
Hundreds of Canadas were milling around the mudflats the day I
was there. Flock after flock tumbled from the sky to swe ll the popu-
lation. It was a sight to behold.
In its present mudflat condition, Goose Pond provides excite-
ment in a different way. Shorebirds love mudflats. So do shorebird-
watchers
This fall visitors sighted a variety of shorebirds including black-
bellied and golden plovers, killdeer, greater and lesser yellowlegs,
least and pectoral sandpipers, and common snipe. Other species
found on the mudflats included horned larks, American pipits, andLapland longspurs.
Waterfowl numbers were down due to the low water. However
mallards and Canada geese peak numbers reached about 4,000
while the most tundra swans seen at one time were 75.
Hopefully there will be normal snow conditions this winter that
will result in a return of water to Goose Pond next spring.
Goose Pond notesBy Mark and Sue Martin
Kampen Prairie Restoration
Warm conditions and adequate rainfall this summer produced a
very good seed crop. Thanks to the many volunteers that assisted incollecting a large quantity and variety of prairie seed. The weather
cooperated for the p lanting as it did for many of the collecting days.
Eighteen people helped prepare seed and plant ten acres at Kampen
Prairie on November 14th. The temperature reached a record high
of 69 degrees. With sunny conditions and light winds some volun-
teers planted in their shirtsleeves. Forty-five species were planted
with species tha t prefer wet-mesic to dry-mesic spec ies.
Sandh ill Cranes
A pair of sandhill cranes successfully raised two young this past
summer Goose Pond . This is the fourth year that sandhills have nest-
ed and successfully raised young. Each pair has raised two young
except for one year when only one colt fledged. The first year they
raised two young, then one, then two. The pair nested on the northside of the pond and the family was frequently seen feeding north of
the pond.
A pair of cranes also nested at Erstad Prairie and Faville Grove
Natural Area.
Waterfowl 2000
Recovering Wisconsins Arlington Prairie was the title of an article
that we wrote that was featured in Waterfowl 2000. The publication
features project profiles on projects that help implement the North
American Waterfowl Management Plan.
The article summarized Madison Audubon Societys efforts along
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with help from its restoration Partners
(Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.,
Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
and Pheasants Forever.)
Grassland Birds of the MidwestMadison Audubon Society pro-
duced the Grassland Birds of the
Midwest poster featuring drawings of
26 bird species overlaying a photo-
graphic background of Goose Pond
Sanctua ry. The poster is available at
no charge to the public. For a free
poster contact Madison Audubon
Society, 222 S. Hamilton Street, Suite
#1, Madison, WI 53703-3201 or call
608-255-2473 or e-mail
Erstad PrairieDon and Mary Ringelstetter live
adjacent to Erstad Prairie and Don
enjoyed telling us one day of this
sighting of 3 cranes, 2 deer and a
flock of turkeys in his spotting scope
at one time.
Rosemary Fleming
A highlight this summer was a visit
by Rosemary Fleming. Rosemary was
instrumen tal in establishment o f the
Bicentenn ial Prairie and in working
with Ruth Wynn in establishing our
early prairie plan tings. We enjoyedshowing her the prairie restorations.
Pheasants Numbers
Many bird watchers enjoy seeing
ring-necked pheasants when visiting
the pond. This spring we counted 33
roosters compared to 40, 38 and 37
the past three years. At least 11
broods were seen this summer.
Breeding Bird Atlas
This was the fifth and final year for
the breeding bird atlas project.
Thanks to everyone who assisted in
Columbia County. Much progress
was made this summer and it will be
interesting to review the results.
New Brochure
Madison Audubon' s new Goose
Pond Sanctuary brochure, filled with
vibrant color photos, made its debut
this year. A copy of the brochure is
enclosed with the December newslet-
ter. Additional copies are available
through the MAS office.
Tha nk You !By Eugene Woehler,
Goose Pond Chair
Summer Interns Mark Pfost, Jon
Eerkes, Kelly Drey, Matt Herrmann,
Amy Juengling, Ryan Magana, and
Cassie Willyard and for their hard
work.
Local Landowners For providing arefuge for waterfowl.
Reporters especially Sam Robbins,
writer for the Country Today, Tim
Eisle, (The Capital Times), Ron Seeley
(Wisconsin State Journal), Brian
Lavendel (Wisconsin State Journal)
and Karl Pearson (Poynette Press) for
their frequent mention of Goose Pond
in their articles.
Volunteers For collecting, cleaning,
and planting prairie seed and remov-
ing invasive plant spec ies at GoosePond and Faville Grove Natural Area;
assisting Dorothy Haines a t Scope
Days; helping with Prairie Jubilee, the
Mary Walker Garden and Erstad
Prairie Dedications, and surveying for
birds on the Bird Atlas project and the
Poynette Christmas Bird Count.
Goose Pond Committee For advice
and assistance in managing our
Sanctuaries.
William Damm For 14 bur oak
seedlings, tree removal, for de signingand building a seed dryer, bag holder
and two drying racks, and good
advice.
Jean Damm For friendship and for
letting William come to help u s.
Dick and Alice Erstad, Duane Hebe l
For erecting the large recognition sign
at Erstad Prairie.
Betty Feldt, Caroline Zelner For pro-
viding bird seed for the feede rs at
Goose Pond.
Dorothy Haines For many activities
including coordinating Scope Days in
April and October.
Keith Gilbertson For masonry
repairs.
Mark and Sue Martin For donating
cord grass plugs.
Vic and Sally Martin For donating
bird feeders and houses.
Darrell Potter For building repairs.
David Musolf and Roger Packard
For coordinating the prairie restora-
tion at Faville Prairie.
Bud Read For displaying his
arrowhead collection from Erstad
Prairie at the Erstad Prairie
Dedication and Prairie Jubilee.
Dan Schuman For repairing the
bathroom wall.
Don Schmidt For assistance with
fieldwork and with the tree removal
project near the house.
Marge Shepherd For donations of
a spotting scope, tripod and books.
Steve Yelk For assistance in food
plot establishment and loaning us
farm equipment.
Kurt Waterstradt For coordinating
a North American Wetlands
Conservation Act grant application
with Madison Audubon as one ofsix partners.
Jim Young For donation of a spot-
ting scope and tripod.
Megan Yost and Tony Karls For
assistance with a variety of tasks.
Alliant Energy For assistance in
removing a dead tree adjacent to
the house.
Mounds Pet Food Warehouse For
hosting the recent birdseed sale with
profits donated to MAS.
Thomas Kemp Foundation For
internship funding.
Donors and Flying Fish Graphics for
financial support and creative
expertise in producing the new
Goose Pond Sanctuary brochure.
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, Ducks U nlimited, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural
Resource Conservation Service, and
Farm Service Agency For provid-
ing funding to acquire and/or to
establish prairies and wetlands.
The Nature Conservancy For
coordinating collecting seed for the
Faville restoration.
To everyone who contributed to
the land acquisition fund.
To those we may have missed.
We couldnt do it without you.
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YES, I want to make theGoose Pond vision a reali-ty. Here is my contributionto the Goose PondCampaign.
[ ] Acre Maker. $1,000 or more tobuy and restore another acre of
land at Goose Pond.[ ] Half-Acre Maker. $500-$999 to
buy and restore another half-acre of land at Goose Pond.
[ ] Adopt An Acre. I pledge $100a year for three years ($300total) toward Goose Pondrestoration. Here is my firstinstallment.
[ ] Nest Egg. I pledge $50 a yearfor three years($150 total).Here is my first installment.
[ ] My Own Vision. $ tohelp as much as possible.
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Summer InternsBy Sue Martin
Seven summer interns worked at
Goose Pond this summer. Having a
crew this size made it possible to
work on more projects and at more
locations than ever before. Interns are
university studen ts at the junior o r
senior level.
The intern project was a coopera-tive effort with other organizations (St.
Bened icts Center, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) and The Prairie Enthusiasts).
Each organization covered costs when
interns worked with them.
Interns Mark Pfost, Jon Eerkes, Kelly
Drey, Matt Herrmann, Amy Juengling,
Ryan Magana , and Cassie Willyard
started off their summer with some
interesting and challenging opportuni-
ties working on many projects. Mark
and Jon returned from last year andtook the lead on several projects.
Work at Goose Pond included the
usual hand weeding of invasive
species in the prairies, fence removal
at our new properties, prairie seed
collecting, cleaning, and planting
transplants. Much progress was made
in collecting seed from early bloom-
ing prairie species.
Work with other organizations
included all phases of prairie, wetland
and savanna restoration. Work at theDNR included collecting 60 pounds
of lupine seed to be used in prairie
restorations to benefit the Karner blue
butterfly that feeds only on wild
lupine.
All the organizations appreciated
the work done by the interns. The
interns appreciated the variety of
work.
Donations benefitthe sanctua riesACRE MAKER
Fritz and Kristie Kaiser
John and Marlen Kaiser
In honor of Victor and Sally Martin
Mark and Sue Martin
Thomas Schultz
MY OWN VISION
Marie W. Brady
John F. and Barbara Bird
William J. Curtin
Hampden Happy Hustlers 4-H Club
John Wright Mitchell
Kathryn A. Moore
Marjorie Shepherd
Joan and Donald R. WeinkaufIn memory of Joan Denniss -
Shirley W. Dieter
In memory of Arthur Jensen -
Al and Dolores H. Kanner
In honor of John Bird, Prairieophile -
Anonymous
IN ADDITION to the above, Madison
Audubon gratefully acknowledges the
following unrestricted donations:
Marie Sieker and Roderick Matthews
First Field Trip of the N ew YearSunrise 2000: Faville Grove Sanctuary
1 January 2000, 6:45 am
New millenium or just a nice round number, either way, start out the year
2000 by watching the sun rise over the Faville Grove Marsh! Dress for the
weather and , if there is good snow, bring snowshoes or c ross-country skis.
We will head to the marsh overlook for sunrise, and then spend the early
morning touring the sanc tuary with resident managers, David Musolf and Roger
Packard. Meet at the old farmstead, 7710 Hwy.89. From Madison, take I-94 east
to the Lake Mills/Waterloo exit and go north on Hwy. 89 (toward Waterloo)
about 2 miles. The driveway is on the right immediately past North Shore Road.
Rain date: 1 January 3000.
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8/9/2019 Dec 1999 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society
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MAS Calendarat a Glance
1321 E. Mifflin St.Madison, WI 53703(608) 256-1066
M ore M AS volun teersto thank
Our sincerest apologies to the vol-
unteers who were inadvertently omit-
ted from the list of 1999 volunteers in
the November newsletter. Their
names follow in the list below.
(Thank you to those who called these
in!) We now also include volunteersfrom the seed sale who werent on
the previous list, which took place
following the previous newsletter
deadline.
Thank you ALL volunteers for a
prosperous and fun year!!
Evelyn Batchelor
Susan Bergquist
Kay Bongers
Todd Brown
Willis Brown
Valy Goepfrich
Russhawn JacksonGary Johnson
Lori Ledeboer
Paul Michler
James Mills
Shamane Mills
Joe Mischka
Mikkel Nelson
John Potis
Susan Slapnick
Jane t Wood
Laurie Yahr
Reflectio ns onFaville PrairieOne visit I will never forget is seeing
a forest of flowering prairie dock
Mark Martin
Everyone wondered what the neigh-
bors would think about us restoring
the prairie that day. I wondered what
the land was thinking. Susan Foote-Martin
Roger and I started our weekly visits
to Faville Prairie in mid-May. From
then until the end of October the
prairie was a continuous and spectac-
ular show of successive blooming
plants. On tha t first visit we counted
27 different forbs in flower including
hundreds of clumps of white lady-slip-
pers, hoa ry puccoon, starry false
Solomon seal, blue-eyed grass, yellow
star grass, and so many shooting starsthat from a distance they appeared to
be a field of dandelions in seed! We
are still awestruck by the beauty,
diversity and balance of Faville. Wha t
a paradise it must have been when
Native Americans shared the Crawfish
River flood plain with the prairie
chickens, short-eared owls, and
upland plovers. David Musolf
I remember vividly the shimmering
fluffs of little bluestem backlit in the
late afternoon sun, and the reds and
golds of all the grasses bent over by
the wind. I could feel, and a lmost see,
my golden dog with me, running free.
Susan Slapnick
Clearing the trees on the no rthern
edge was one of the hardest, most
frustrating, yet most satisfying jobs Ive
done. The finished product was a real
joy. Jonathan Eerkes
Immediately after setting foot on the
Faville Prairie, I felt a connection tothe place . Was it because I was sur-
rounded by a beautiful grassland of
beiges, umbers and reds of varying
textures and heights that seemed to
emanate a magical glow whether it
was sunny or cloudy? Was it because
my ancestors settled the land in the
Waterloo area (my Scottish ancestor,
Orson Carskaden, must have looked
upon this place too)? Or was it
because I was experiencing diversity
at its best, where varied topography,
hydrology and site h istory created
opportunities for new botanica l dis-
coveries in every direction? Amy
McDaniel
Prairie planting volunteers at Faville Prairie.Photo by Dorothy Haines
18 Dec. - Madison Bird Count
23 Dec. - Baraboo Bird Count
26 Dec. - Mt. Horeb Bird Count
1 Jan. - Sunrise walk at Faville
Grove Marsh, p. 7
2 Jan. - Poynette Bird Count
2 Jan. - Sauk City Bird Count
18 Jan. - MAS Meeting & Program