Friends of Wisdom Prairie

Experience the seasonal beauty of Wisdom Prairie by coming out to experience the spring landscape. Experienced tour guides will lead small groups on routes of varying lengths through the restored prairies, savannas and woodlands of Holy Wisdom Monastery. All are welcome. Tour Guides Amy Alstad, along with several knowledgeable tour leaders from the Friends of Wisdom Prairie community will lead this spring tour.   Amy Alstad is the director of land management and environmental education at Holy Wisdom Monastery. She has a PhD in prairie ecology from UW Madison, almost a decade of professional experience in the field of restoration ...

Join us on June 15th for our field trip, Honoring Indigenous Effigy Mounds. This exploration will feature a guided tour of Nitschke Mounds Park, a 54-acre park in Dodge County containing 37 identified effigy mounds. The mounds in this park represent one of the best surviving examples of the Mound Builders culture in Wisconsin and were built between 800-1200 AD. The keynote speaker for the event is Chloris Lowe Jr., twice past president of the Ho-Chunk Nation. This is an off-site field trip. Participants will provide their own transportation to the park and carpooling from Holy Wisdom Monastery is encouraged. Please bring your ...