Past Events
Acoustic Survey of the Hoyt Park bats
On a beautiful evening at the end of May, FHP member Anne Reis gave a presentation about bats in Wisconsin to a group of bat enthusiasts gathered in Hoyt’s Ready Prairie. We learned what they eat, what they look like and why they are important to Wisconsin and the world.
The group used an Echometer Touch Wildlife Acoustics instrument to hear, see and ID these flying mammals foraging in the air above. We identified big and little brown bats, hoary bats and silver-haired bats.
June 21st Volunteer Workday
The June Volunteer Workday was a very hot and muggy day for planting native wildflower seedlings. Volunteers like these help to improve the park’s native habitat. Plants were donated by Plant Dane and by individuals who participated in the FoHP Winter Sowing Workshop in December 2024.