Property Tour - Prairie Spirit Wildlife Sanctuary
Sat, Aug 16
|Verona
Prairie Spirit Wildlife Sanctuary, owned by John Barnes and Kel Mattice, is a former dairy farm just south of Verona. Moving from dairy to beef, then to crops and pasture, this 200 acre restoration is an excellent example of adaptive land management
Time & Location
Aug 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
Verona, 1811 Spring Rose Rd, Verona, WI 53593, USA
Guests
About the event
Prairie Spirit Wildlife Sanctuary, owned by John Barnes and Kel Mattice, is located in the rolling topography just south of Verona. Purchased in 1972 this 200 acre tallgrass and oak/hickory woodland restoration as evolved through dairy/cattle farming, row crops, and pastureland to become a large, diverse grassland system that supports a diversity of native plants and wildlife . Come join us for a tour of this spectacular property.
Where: 1811 Spring Rose Rd, Verona, WI 53593, USA
Photo Credit (Bettina Arigoni)