Guided Trips

For on-your-own visits, park on Pleasant Valley Road near the Trailhead, Fire Number 4554

Take a Trail Map from the dispenser at the trail head.

 

Field trips in 2019

Pleasant Valley Conservancy
Butterfly and wild flower tour: Saturday June 15 2019; 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie
Evening at Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie: Wednesday July 10, 2019; 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Pleasant Valley Conservancy
Annual Labor Day tour: Monday September 2, 2019; 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Field trips are sponsored jointly by the Prairie Enthusiasts and Madison Audubon Society.

The butterfly trip is also held jointly with the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association

See this link for details

 

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Part of a Labor Day group at the Overlook, among lush prairie grass and forbs, with a great view of the wetland.

 

A guided trip is conducted at Pleasant Valley Conservancy every year on the Labor Day Holiday. This trip is usually offered jointly through Madison Audubon Society and The Prairie Enthusiasts. This trip is open to the public and is conducted at no charge.

 

Special trips can also be conducted for school or professional groups. Call Tom or Kathie Brock at 608-238-5050

For further information, call 608-238-5050 (evenings).

 

Use this link for directions

 

 
A Labor Day field trip group navigating a special trail that crosses prairie and savanna remnants on the south-facing slope, on a sunny day when little bluestem is in peak color.