Part of the Keewaydin Farms Bird Lover’s Program

8:00 am to 12:30pm
15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Discover the birds that call our farms home and explore how they can support pest control and biodiversity. Walk away with valuable knowledge and skills to integrate bird-friendly practices into your farming operation.

$10 per ticket, includes lunch.
If cost is prohibitive, contact Ashley for a free ticket: [email protected]

Speakers & Topics:

Joy Miller & Rufus Hauke
Keewaydin Farm & Driftless Curiosity
Joy and Rufus will share their efforts to build ecological resilience into the property through regenerative practices, biodiversity, forest management, and prairie restoration. They will discuss their process for installing nest boxes.

Barbara Duerksen
Farmer & Avian Citizen Scientist
A lifelong birder, Barbara will lead a bird walk on the farm.

Krysten Zummo
Audubon
Krysten will discuss ecosystem services provided by grassland birds, how to incorporate native grassland grasses and forbs, and the Audubon Conservation Ranching certification.

Beth Summers
Valley Stewardship Network
Beth will share about the Kickapoo Bird Habitat Initiative and steps to take to support bird populations.

Kriss Marion
WIWIC & Michael Fields Institute
Kriss will give information about programs that can help growers implement bird friendly practices.

Courtney Tchida
Wild Farm Alliance
Courtney will showcase a songbird nest box and discuss the types of birds that the box can attract, the steps for monitoring boxes, and when and how to identify birds that use the box.

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