News: Joan Pick Property
Riveredge Family Nature Club and CLCF Collaborate on Nature Events
October 2, 2019
CLCF and Riveredge Nature Center have begun an exciting collaboration to get people outdoors to learn about and fall in love with the land we care for and protect. The Riveredge environmental education programs…
Grand Opening of the Joan M. Pick Nature Preserve coming up!
August 12, 2019
The Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation invites you to a Pick-Nic at Pick! Come join us for the Grand Opening of the Joan M. Pick Nature Preserve. There will be fun for the whole family…
When Life Gives You Garlic Mustard…Make Pesto!
May 13, 2019
An amazing team of 26 CLCF volunteers came out to participate in the Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon on May 11 at the Joan M. Pick Nature Preserve. This event is a regional competition organized by…
Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon
April 22, 2019
For the second year in a row, CLCF and SEWISC (Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium) will be pulling together to protect our woodlands in a Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon. Join us Saturday, May 11 from…
Sandhill Cranes at Pick property
July 7, 2015
David Lex, our resident at the Pick property, has set up a motion-sensitive camera to capture wildlife activity at the Pick Nature Preserve. These photos, showing adult sandhill cranes with two colts, were taken on July 7….
Collaboration with MIAD explores development of Pick Nature Preserve
February 9, 2015
The Pick Property, a 56-acre estate-like setting which includes Joan Pick’s former home and a caretakers residence, was given to CLCF with the understanding we would develop our office and a Nature Preserve on…
Joan Pick Property: Prairie Restoration Begins
December 9, 2014
In December of 2014 Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, working with Eco-Resource Consulting (ERC), began a prairie restoration on the Joan Pick property. This planting is a “Native Pollinator Mix” that encompasses 8.5 acres of…