Got Waders? You'll Need Them for Our Upcoming Beaver Habitat Tour!

We are so excited for this gathering! Join us for an amazing opportunity to connect with other women landowners, growers, and conservation professionals around our shared interest in land stewardship. We'll learn from one another at an inspiring restoration property stewarded by host JCB Heffernan. This farm features a thriving Beaver Habitat!

"I am excited to welcome WiWiC to the farm, because I believe in the value of beavers and want people to welcome them and not be afraid of them and advocate for their return to our environment," says our host, June.  "I consider myself to be doing nothing to "support" the beavers except to not get in their way or harm them or their habitat."

As is tradition at WiWiC events, we will gather for Learning Circle introductions to kick off our time together. We will share a Potluck Lunch in this inspiring setting, then head out for a tour with our host June and beaver habitat expert Emily Fairfax to visit the beavers. Emily will bring waders for us to use, but if you have your own, bring them!

There will be a lot of time for discussion, learning, exploring, and networking.

This event is a farm tour with a Potluck Meal and a campfire cookout.

WiWiC Host:

JCB Heffernan

Driftless Dane Farm

June is a fiber and conservation enthusiast hoping to advocate for leaving the world a better place.

WiWiC Facilitator:

Dr. Rebecca Christoffel

Wildlife Biologist

Rebecca is our "Unhuggables Ambassador" and a great lover of wild critters.

Conservation Professional:

Emily Fairfax

Assistant Professor of Geography at University of Minnesota

Emily is an expert on Beavers and their habitats. Fairfax uses a combination of remote sensing, modeling, and field work to understand how beaver ecosystem engineering can create drought and fire-resistant patches in the landscape under a changing climate. Her research has been featured in National Geographic, BBC, NPR, PBS, Scientific American, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times, amongst others.She is an Assistant Professor of Geography at University of Minnesota specializing in ecohydrology, and an affiliate faculty member at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory.

Field Day Sponsors:

This event is brought to you by Wisconsin Women in Conservation, a project of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, in partnership with the Sauk County Conservation Department. We are grateful to the Food, Faith and Farming Network and the Sally Mead Hands Foundation for their generous support for this event.

Most WiWiC events are free. To help support the cost of this and other events, please consider giving to our Spring Fund Drive if you are able. Your generosity keeps WiWiC events accessible for all women who want to learn how to heal and protect the land.