Kettle Moraine Land Trust

Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-20 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Natureland Park, W8338 Territorial Road, Whitewater, WI, 53190, United States
Join KMLT and Walworth County Parks Department at Natureland Park for a family friendly Earth Day program. Welcome spring ephemerals and help us pick up trash to keep the parks welcoming and thriving for all. Gloves and garbage bags provided, bring your heart, hands and invite all your friends. Dress for the weather. Students can gain service hours. Registration required. Register here.

Walk & Talk Field Series: Winter Tree ID with KMLT & Seno K/RLT Conservancy
2024-04-06 10:30 - 12:00 | Seno K/RLT Conservancy, 3606 Dyer Lake Rd, Burlington, WI, 53105, United States
Discover the beauty and diversity of what makes each tree species unique. Join Rory Klick, KMLT Director, and partners at Seno K/RLT Conservancy for this hands on field session. Dress for the weather, the majority of the workshop will take place outdoors at the Seno K/RLT Conservancy.
Registration required. Register here.

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2024-03-30 13:00 - 15:30 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Beulah Bluff Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, seeding, conducting controlled burns and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field.
Register here.
Workday may be cancelled or rescheduled in the case of inclement weather.

Canceled: Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:30 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Due to the weather, this Stewardship Day is being rescheduled to Saturday March 30.
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Beulah Bluff Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, seeding, conducting controlled burns and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field.

Lyons Biodiversity Project Workshop
2024-03-09 08:30 - 12:00 | Lyons Town Hall, 6339 Hospital Road, Lyons, WI, 53148, United States
Register for the 3rd Annual Lyons Biodiversity Project Winter Workshop on Saturday March 9, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Lyons Town Hall.

TOPICS & PRESENTERS:

DNR DMAP LYONS PLAN

Haley Frater, DMAP Wildlife Biologist, Wisconsin DNR

LYONS BIRD HABITAT

James J. Giocomo, PhD, Central Region Director, American Bird Conservancy

OAK ECOSYSTEMS – RESTORATION FUNDING

Jordan Winkenbach, Great Lakes Oak Ecosystem Coordinator, American Bird Conservancy
Tommy Gunn, Great Lakes Oak Ecosystem Forester, American Bird Conservancy

INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

Christopher Gutschenritter, JD/MELP, Director, Land Conservation Law Program, Gathering Waters, Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts

Please register for in-person or virtual option through our secure link below:

On-line registration form

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Jackson Creek Preserve
2024-02-24 13:00 - 15:30 | Jackson Creek Preserve, 201 E Morrisey, Elkhorn, WI, 53121
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Jackson Creek Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, seeding, conducting controlled burns and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Meet at the east end of the Four Lakes Athletic Club (FLAC) parking lot.
Register here.
Workday may be cancelled or rescheduled in the case of inclement weather.

Virtual Program: Native Plant Design Basics for the Home Landscape
2024-02-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
Join Rory Klick, KMLT Director for a virtual gathering via Zoom to discuss design basics of integrating native plants in your home landscape.
Ever wondered how best to incorporate more native plants into your home landscape? Home gardeners often worry about having their landscapes look too “wild,” but many native plants can be great functional choices for a more designed landscape – while also benefiting biodiversity and providing critical wildlife habitat. Learn about methods to integrate native plants into your home landscape and review some of the core native plant species of our local southeast Wisconsin region that translate well to the garden.
Wednesday, February 21 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register here.
Rory Klick has worked with native landscapes for over 40 years as a plant ecologist and landscape designer, including 15 years as a horticulture and biology professor. Bring your native landscape and plant questions for discussion!

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Petersen Island Woods Preserve
2023-11-25 13:00 - 15:30 | Petersen Island Woods Preserve, East end of Oak Park Road, Elkhorn, WI, 53121, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Petersen Island Woods Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Please register in advance. Workday may be cancelled in the case of inclement weather.
To register, email rory@kmlandtrust.org

Natureland Fall Workday 2023
2023-11-03 09:00 - 11:30 | Natureland Park, W8338 Territorial Road, Whitewater, WI, 53190, United States
Join Kettle Moraine Land Trust with Walworth County at Natureland Park to help with fall restoration and stewardship. Fall workdays may include brush cutting, seed collection and other activities conducive for the season. All ages welcome, under 18 must have an adult chaperone. Gain service hours and experience in the conservation field while giving back to the preserve. No experience needed. All tools and training provided. Dress for the weather, bring water.
Registration is required. We will reach out with event updates in the case of inclement weather.
To register: email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2023-10-28 13:00 - 15:30 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Beulah Bluff Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, seed collecting, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Please register in advance. Workday may be cancelled in the case of inclement weather.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Virtual Program: Native Trees and Shrubs for the Home Landscape
2023-10-18 18:00 - 19:30
We all know that some of our area’s trees and shrubs have invasive tendencies, and quite a few of those are landscape plants that may be in your yard. This program will focus on learning those key woody landscape plants that are invasive and the wonderful native trees & shrubs that are available as more eco-friendly options for your home landscape
Registration is required to receive the zoom link. Email liza@kmlandtrust.org to register.

Prairie Seed Collection at Price Park
2023-10-04 15:00 - 17:30 | Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd, Elkhorn, 53121, United States
Prairie Seed Collecting at Price Park has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 3:00-5:30 p.m. Dress for the weather and please pre-register. If weather changes our plans, we will reach out with updates. All ages welcome, children under 18 must be with a chaperone. Great way to gain service hours and conservation field experience!
Registration is required, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Saturday Stewardship - Annual Hackmatack Seed Collection Day
2023-09-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, N541 Co Trunk H, Genoa City, WI
Join Kettle Moraine Land Trust and Geneva Lake Conservancy for a seed-collection outing to Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in celebration of 2023 Land Trust Days! Saturday, September 30th from 10:00 a.m.-noon, we’ll be harvesting ripe seed of native prairie plants at the Turner Tract, just northwest of Genoa City, Wisconsin on County Trunk H.Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2012, spanning the state line in McHenry County, Illinois and Walworth County, Wisconsin. The Turner Tract was the first portion of the refuge to be open to the public. Former agricultural lands occupying portions of the site were seeded with native prairie plants by Ducks Unlimited prior to the transfer of the property to the US Fish & Wildlife Service for inclusion in the Refuge.Volunteers from throughout the Hackmatack region will be on hand to harvest native prairie seeds under the guidance of professional staff from Kettle Moraine Land Trust and Geneva Lake Conservancy. Volunteers are encouraged to wear long pants, long sleeves, closed-toe shoes or boots, and a sun hat. Bring a refillable water bottle. Seeds collected there during the Land Trust Days event will be turned over to the US Fish & Wildlife Service for native species enrichment within the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

Harvest Moon at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2023-09-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Join us at Beulah Bluff Preserve for a casual visit to view the full moon rise. Enjoy local apple cider to toast to the harvest moon. Discover a moon story at a unique site that KMLT helps to protect and manage. Dress for the weather. Registration required. All ages are welcome.
Please register in advance, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Fall Leaf Art at Natureland Park
2023-09-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Natureland Park, W8338 Territorial Road, Whitewater, WI, 53190, United States
On Saturday, September 16, 10:30 a.m. to noon, come to Natureland Park for an all ages activity making leaf art! Bring your unique creative abilities and let the autumn season inspire you. Make leaf art, pressed leaf collages, leaf rubbings, and leaf pounding prints. Don’t be leafed out! Join us and our friends at Walworth County Parks for a magical morning.
Registration is required, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Petersen Island Woods Preserve
2023-08-26 13:00 - 15:30 | Petersen Island Woods Preserve, East end of Oak Park Road, Elkhorn, WI, 53121, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Petersen Island Woods Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Registration required.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

CANCELED: Sturgeon Moon at Jackson Creek Preserve
2023-08-01 20:30 - 21:00 | Jackson Creek Preserve, 201 E Morrisey, Elkhorn, WI, 53121
Canceled: Jackson Creek Preserve, full moon rise gathering.
Join us for our August Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Turtle Creek Preserve, August 26, and save the date for Oaktoberfest, Saturday October 14

Walk & Talk, Field Education: Foraging Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
2023-07-23 15:00 - 16:30
Join KMLT guest speaker, Caron Wenzel to learn about the foraging and identifying edible and medicinal plants. The program will take place at the Small Waters Education Center, located in Harvard Illinois – a center with excellent examples implementing permaculture and wild edibles. Ages 18 and up. Registration is required, email liza@kmlandtrust.org
Small Waters Education Center
15820 IL 173
Harvard, Illinois 60033

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Petersen Island Woods Preserve
2023-07-22 09:00 - 11:30 | Petersen Island Woods Preserve, East end of Oak Park Road, Elkhorn, WI, 53121, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Petersen Island Woods Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, conducting controlled burns, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Registration required.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Putra-Scharff Preserve
2023-06-24 13:00 - 15:30 | Putra-Scharff Preserve, W374 S8787 County Road N, Eagle, WI, 53119, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Putra-Scharff Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, conducting controlled burns, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Registration required.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Strategies for Lake-Friendly Lawn Care, Virtual Program
2023-06-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Online
Finding a balance in producing an attractive and functional lawn while minimizing contamination of nearby lakes can be difficult. In this seminar we will discuss strategies such as species selection, fertility application, and pest management that will allow you to enjoy your lawn while preserving the beauty of the nearby lake.
Speaker: Dr. Paul Koch joined the University of Wisconsin – Madison faculty in the Department of Plant Pathology in January of 2014. Paul’s research and outreach focus primarily on developing sustainable management strategies for turfgrass landscapes. Paul also oversees the University of Wisconsin’s Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab and is affiliated with the UW Molecular and Environmental Toxicology program.
Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Extension-Walworth County and Kettle Moraine Land Trust. Register here.

Strawberry Moon at Natureland Park
2023-06-03 20:15 - 21:00 | Natureland Park, W8338 Territorial Road, Whitewater, WI, 53190, United States
Join us at Natureland Park for a casual visit to view the full moon rise. Discover a moon story at a unique site that KMLT helps to protect and manage. Dress for the weather and please feel free to bring a beverage to enjoy the beauty of the season. Registration required. All ages are welcome.
Please register in advance, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Jackson Creek Preserve
2023-05-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Jackson Creek Preserve, 351 E Morrisey, Elkhorn, WI, 53121
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Jackson Creek Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, conducting controlled burns, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone, gain service hours and experience in the conservation field. Registration required.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Annual Mother's Day Bird Hike at Price Park
2023-05-13 08:00 - 10:00 | Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd, Elkhorn, 53121, United States
Saturday, May 13 from 8:00-10:00 a.m., with check-in, coffee and muffins at 8:00 in the pavilion, the hike begins at 8:30 a.m.
Please join us for a morning bird hike on Sat, May 13th at Price Park, N6418 Hodunk Rd, Elkhorn, WI 53121. Kevin Dickey, chapter president for the Lakeland Audubon Society will lead our hike. Wear sturdy walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring binoculars and a birding guide if you have them. We’ll have a few spare binoculars and guides to share as well. We’ll discuss the birds that use the prairie and woodland habitat at Price Park, and review guidelines for identifying what we’re hearing and seeing.
This event is free, but we ask that you register in advance liza@kmlandtrust.org, we will be accepting donations to KMLT. This event is appropriate for adults, teens and older children attending with their parents.

Flower Moon at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2023-05-05 20:00 - 20:45 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Join us at Beulah Bluff Preserve for a casual visit to view the full moon rise. Discover a moon story at a unique site that KMLT helps to protect and manage. Dress for the weather and please feel free to bring a warm beverage to enjoy the beauty of the season. All ages are welcome.
Please register in advance, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Arbor Day Tree Planting at Price Park Conservancy
2023-04-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd, Elkhorn, 53121, United States
Arbor Day Tree Planting, April 28

To celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 28, KMLT and Walworth County will host two tree-planting events. Volunteers are needed to assist KMLT and Walworth County staff with tree plantings at Natureland Park, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and at Price Park, from Noon to 2:00 p.m. Those interested in volunteering for the Arbor Day events should contact Karin Texidor, Volunteer Services Coordinator, at (262) 741-4223, ketexidor@co.walworth.wi.us.

Arbor Day Tree Planting at Natureland Park
2023-04-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Natureland Park, W8338 Territorial Road, Whitewater, WI, 53190, United States

Fourth Saturday Stewardship at Beulah Bluff Preserve
2023-04-22 13:00 - 15:30 | Beulah Bluff Preserve, N9026 Bakavi Way, East Troy, WI, 53120, United States
Join us for our fourth Saturday Stewardship Day at Beulah Bluff Preserve. Depending on the weather, we’ll be brush cutting, conducting controlled burns, and other natural area restoration activities conducive for the season. Bring water and dress for the weather. Ages 18 and up, no experience needed. Children under 18 welcome with adult chaperone. Registration required.
To register, email liza@kmlandtrust.org

Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd, Elkhorn, 53121, United States
Join KMLT at one of our Walworth County Park partner sites, Price Park Conservancy, in Elkhorn, for a family friendly Earth Day program. More details coming soon! Save the date!
