Dinner Lecture: The Virtues of Natural Land Management

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy and Friends of Wisdom Prairie join together to offer this dinner and panel discussion on the Virtues of Natural Land Management. The event will take place at Holy Wisdom Monastery.   Speakers Jeffrey Sledge will discuss the issues related to the health benefits of Natural Lands for volunteers and visitors who experience being in an ecological community. He is the Research Scientist and Director of the Health and Built Environment Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Susan Carpenter will address the benefits of restoring a whole ecological community for sustaining biological diversity and restoring ...

$40

Friends of Wisdom Prairie Luncheon Lecture

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Owls of Wisconsin with Sylvia Marek Join the Friends of Wisdom Prairie for lunch and lecture about owls. Naturalist Sylvia Marek will talk with us about the Owls of Wisconsin. With her extraordinary knowledge and many wonderful photographs she will inform us about these birds of the night, and the important role they play in the ecosystems where they live. Speaker Sylvia Marek is a highly trained and experienced naturalist. She works for the University of Wisconsin Arboretum and is a first rate birder. Sylvia is also a member of the Friends of Wisdom Prairie Council. Cost $40/person, includes lunch and ...

POSTPONED – Friends of Wisdom Prairie Dinner Lecture

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Rivers and Drifts: Natural Patterns in Designed Places with Darrel Morrison This program has been postponed. We will give you more details as we get them. Join the Friends of Wisdom Prairie for dinner and lecture by professor emeritus Darrel Morrison. Darrel will share his insights on landscape designs using native plant communities as the artistic palate. Darrel has gained a national reputation for his extraordinary skill at designing natural landscape gardens which include the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin TX and the Native Wisconsin Garden at the UW-Madison Arboretum.  His exceptional knowledge of natural ecological communities and ...

$40

POSPONED – The Climate Crisis and Eco-spirituality

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Join the Sacred Citizenship Group and the Friends of Wisdom Prairie for a dinner and lecture on The Climate Crisis and Eco-spirituality led by David Barnhill and Daniel Vimont. Dr. Daniel Vimont will provide up-to-date scientific information about climate change. He will also speak to the need to look beyond simple economics to broader social issues in addressing the problem, as Pope Francis suggested in his encyclical, Laudato si. Daniel is the director of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. David Barnhill will offer a Buddhist meditation ...

$40

Indigenous Arts and Sciences: Ecological Restoration Education with Indigenous WI Tribes

Virtual Event takes place online, WI

The Friends of Wisdom Prairie invite you to join us for a presentation on Indigenous Arts and Sciences. This webinar will be hosted via Zoom on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 from 12:00-2:00 pm. The program will focus on Indigenous Arts and Sciences, a statewide collaboration between five Wisconsin tribes and the University of Wisconsin that aims to combine science with indigenous knowledge and culture. We will learn about inspiring collaborations that address social justice, equity and offer Ho-Chunk perspectives on stewardship and connections to the land. Presenters Michelle Cloud, member of the Ho-Chuck Nation and Culture and Community Education Division ...

$16

Rivers and Drifts: Natural Processes and Patterns in Designed Places

Virtual Event takes place online, WI

Join the Friends of Wisdom Prairie for this virtual lecture This talk will explore how we can celebrate the patterns and processes of wild landscapes, and mimic them in the context of intentionally-designed gardens and landscapes. We will see examples of landscapes that Darrel has designed, drawing on inspiration from naturally-evolving landscapes. These will include the Native Plant Garden at the UW-Madison Arboretum, as well as the Native Flora Garden in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and The Old Stone Mill site in the New York Botanical Garden, among others. Participants will enjoy beautiful imagery of native landscapes and develop their ...

$18

Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting & Lecture

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

The 2021 Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting will feature a lecture on bird migration by Matt Reetz, executive direction of Madison Audubon.  We will begin the program with a brief annual meeting featuring nominations for new Friends of Wisdom Prairie Council members and a look back at some of our favorite accomplishments and moments from 2021.  Due to concerns about COVID, the event will take place virtually via Zoom. Speaker Matt Reetz, Executive Director of Madison Audubon After diverse experience in academic, state agency, private and non-profit worlds, Matt feels he now has the perfect job as the Executive ...

$12

Conserving and restoring grassland and savanna ecosystems in an era of global change

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

Grassland and savanna ecosystems contain lots of biodiversity, but have been lost and degraded at high rates and face new threats due to climate change. This presentation will cover information from long-term observational and experimental studies to document the drivers of change and how restoration and conservation practices can protect these habitats into the future. Participants will learn about the broader context of prairie restoration surrounding the care for the Earth work we do at Holy Wisdom Monastery.  Speaker Dr. Ellen Damschen is an ecologist at UW Madison. Her research covers topics related to climate change, landscape ecology and prescribed ...

Birds in Classical Mythology, Art & Poetry with Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting

Holy Wisdom Monastery 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

The Friends of Wisdom Prairie present: Birds in Classical Mythology, Art & Poetry lecture by Patricia Stinger, dinner and brief annual meeting. You don't need to be a member of Friends of Wisdom Prairie, all are welcome! Birds play a significant role in Ancient Greek and Roman literature and myth, and in related works of art. Birds could be depicted as amusing and playful companions, as messengers of the gods, or as ominous agents of Fate. This talk will explore these themes, drawing on material from archaeology, literature, art and history. The program for this dinner lecture also features the ...

$35

Prairie Medicinals for the Immune System

Holy Wisdom Monastery* 4200 County Road M, Middleton, WI, United States

People who take herbs to support their immune system are sick for a fraction of the time as others or dodge the illness entirely. Learn about the various options Nature offers to support and enhance your wellness. We will cover prairie herbs that make a difference as we enter the winter season. This presentation by Jane Hawley Stevens is an in-person event and will be paired with the 2023 Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting. Schedule 5:00 pm – Guests arrive for drinks and mingling 6:00 pm – Dinner 6:45 pm – Friends of Wisdom Prairie Annual Meeting 7:00 pm ...

$35

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