Join the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance on one or more of our VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP DAYS this year. We meet from 9:00am until noon on the 2nd Saturday of each month, March through November 2018. We are working to restore a prairie/oak…
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,…
On Thursday, December 14th, three veteran Badger allies will share some of the most poignant stories and processes associated with decommissioning the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant beginning in 1997. Join Curt Meine, founder of the Alliance, Gail Lamberty, long-term…
Sadly, nothing in the realm of legal challenges goes quickly. Earlier in the year, the Alliance requested that the federal court in Madison issue an injunction halting the high impact activities included in DNR's Master Plan for the Sauk Prairie State Recreation…
An unseasonably warm and sunny day on Saturday September 23rd brought more than 100 people to the former Badger Army Plant for a day of exploration and learning. Visitors had the opportunity to join guided hikes and bike rides, try…
If one day can offer everything BADGER, this is it. Join us for one or many of the planned activities on "EXPLORE BADGER DAY" Saturday, September 23, 9am to 4pm. The 3,400-acre Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area at Badger…
Beginning on September 21 and for the next three months, the Alliance is hosting the season's "We Are Sauk Prairie" lecure and tour series, courtesy of our sponsor, Alliant Energy Foundation. Programs are held in the Ruth Culver Library (540…
During the week of August 7-12, Alliance volunteers are involved in an ambitious effort to mark approximately 12 miles of recreation trails at the Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area at the former Badger Army Plant. During the winter, Alliance staff…
While there remains almost nothing of the 80 farmsteads that dotted the Sauk Prairie on the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant, there were a few survivors... apple trees! Yes, some of the apple trees planted by farmers in their yards prior…
Bill and Donna Stehling, long-time members of the Alliance Board of Directors, maintain what is called a "Bluebird Trail" at Badger. Their "Trail" consists of 67 bluebird nest boxes placed over many miles that they check weekly from March through…