Great Programs Kick off 2018!

The Alliance continues its very popular monthly public program series, “We Are Sauk Prairie,” in 2018, thanks to a generous grant from Alliant Energy Foundation.  All programs will be at the Ruth Culver Library, 540 Water Street, Prairie du Sac, starting at 6:30pm.  All programs are free and open to the public.  Here’s a quick synopsis:

Thursday, January 18: “The River that Flows Uphill: Geologic Evolution of the Lower Wisconsin River” by Dr. Eric Carson, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey & UW-Extension.

Thursday, February 15:  “Maa Wakacak, Sacred Earth (former Badger Army Ammunitions Plant):  The Return, the Healing, the Future”  by Jon Greendeer (Mąąšųsga), Executive Director of Heritage Preservation for the Ho-Chunk Nation.

Thursday, March 15:  ALLIANCE ANNUAL MEETING & “As Badger Changes: Trends in Habitats and Birds, 1998-2017 and Beyond” by Mike Mossman, retired DNR biologist and Ecologist/Historian, Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance

Thursday, April 19:  “Dwindling numbers for the iconic Monarch Butterfly: A conservation biologist ponders moving beyond the documentation of declines” by Dr. Karen Oberhauser, Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Thursday, May 17:  Alliance 20th Anniversary Celebration!  Vintage Brewing Company, Water Street, Sauk City, 6:00pm – 8:30pm.  An evening of music, fun, food and a special program

Please see our “Events” section for more details about these programs.