This field trip is full! Please fill out the form below to join the waitlist.
Join us for a fun, accessible, and inclusive fall outing through beautiful Pheasant Branch Conservancy with Access Ability Wisconsin to celebrate Birdability Week 2021! AAW will bring several of their Outdoor Wheelchairs (OWCs), designed to allow individuals with mobility challenges to explore the outdoors independently and safely. Nature is for everybody, and every body!
We’ll meet at the Orchid Heights Park lot (43°07'07.6"N, 89°28'38.4"W) around 9:30am. We’ll say hello, AAW’s team will demonstrate how to use the wheelchairs, and we’ll have a guided bird tour through part of the conservancy.
Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated; feel free to bring a camera, binoculars, and/or field guide. We will also have binoculars available to borrow.
If you would like help getting transportation to the site, please contact Brenna at bmarsicek@madisonaudubon.org.
FIELD TRIP LEADER: Kaitlin Svabek (ksvabek@madisonaudubon.org)
A birder with binoculars uses an AAW Outdoor Wheelchair on an outing at Zeloski Marsh. Photo by Brenna Marsicek/Madison Audubon.
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:
AAW’s OWCs will be available on site to try out and use (be sure to let us know you are interested in the RSVP form below!)
Meeting point parking lot includes accessible and van-accessible parking space in addition to a shelter with restroom and drinking fountain facilities
Trail is relatively level with some possible uneven areas; surfaces are primarily paved asphalt and compacted dirt/fine gravel, small areas of mowed grass trail
Field trip leader is adept at birding by ear and able to accommodate those with visual impairments
Family-friendly and beginning birders are welcome!
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE: 0-1.5 miles, can be adjusted based on participants’ needs and desires
RSVP REQUIRED? Yes. Participation is limited to 15 people plus a waitlist. Register below!
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Hosted by Madison Audubon and Access Ability Wisconsin
with support from the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
Cover photo courtesy of Access Ability Wisconsin. A person uses an AAW OWC in a wooded area.
