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New Signs Explain Stonehouse and Agroforesty Demo Farm
By Barb Gausman, Volunteer Curious about the Stonehouse Visitors’ Center and Agroforestry Demonstration Farm at Silverwood Park? Check out our new signs. The Friends of Silverwood Park are excited to announce the completion and installation of two educational signs at Silverwood Park. The signs include Silverwood Park: History of the Land and People, installed outside […]
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Growers Field Day Enhanced the Silverwood Harvest Fest ’23
By Barb Gausman, Volunteer The Friends of Silverwood Park Harvest Fest was enhanced by the growers at Silverwood sharing food and strategies with park visitors – from fresh salsa and chips to garden activities for children. Here are some highlights of the Growers Field Day at Harvest Fest. Lucy Doudlah from Doudlah Farms Organic sold […]
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Silverwood Volunteers Recognized with INVADER CRUSADER Award
The Wisconsin Invasive Species Council and the WI Department of Natural Resources presented 13 awards or recognitions on Wed, June 7th at Wisconsin’s 19th Annual INVADER CRUSADER AWARDS. The event took place at the Horicon Marsh Visitor Center to individuals or groups from all over Wisconsin. Text of the Award Silverwood Park Volunteers have demonstrated […]
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“Hugelkultur”–an Old-World Approach to Raised Bed Gardening
Hugelkultur (Hoo-gul-cul-toor) is an old-world and sustainable approach to raised bed gardening. The garden bed is built over decaying wood and plant debris giving plants nutrients and moisture. For details on hugelkultur check out this website: https://homesteadandchill.com/hugelkultur-garden-beds/ Imagine an established hugelkultur garden filled with these perennials: red currant, sunchoke, Concord grapes, asparagus, arugula, wild […]
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Images from Silverwood Park/ESD Summer School Day Camp 2022
2023 is here! Time to plan for the Silverwood Park/Edgerton School District Summer School Day Camp. We need teachers, volunteers, and of course, students. Here are a few highlights from 2022 to get you thinking about possibilities for 2023. Friends who work and learn together, play together – won’t you join us? Email Katie@silverwoodpark.org […]
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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth…
Who would expect the 3rd of November to reach 71 degrees in the afternoon? What a great day for a stroll. So glad our people had the bright idea to trailer us over to our favorite neighborhood park! Silverwood is our backyard and we are here often. We love the park. Our midday ride was […]
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Woods Restoration Work–Fall 2022 Update
On October 1st, our woods crew met with our Dane CountyParks advisors, Botanist/Naturalist Lars Higdon and Land Restoration Specialist Shane Otto, and walked the 60 acres to assess the next steps in restoration. The KEY WORD is SUNLIGHT. We need to get more sunlight into many areas slated for Oak Savanna to get seedlings to […]
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Youth Pollinator Garden
Love berries, apples, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and melons? Support pollinators! According to the website WisconsinPollinators.com, “Approximately three-quarters of the world’s major food crops require or benefit from animal pollination.” Students in the Friends of Silverwood Park/Edgerton School District summer school class for middle schoolers learned about, planted and nurtured various fruits and vegetables at […]
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New at the Park: Monarch Waystation Designation for Pollinator Gardens
Monarch butterflies are invaluable in plant pollination throughout North and Central America. And they are in trouble. The milkweeds and nectar sources they feed on have been declining due to land development and the widespread use of herbicides in croplands, pastures and roadsides. In the last 10 years, the migratory monarch butterfly population has decreased […]
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Silverwood Park woods and buildings were damaged in the Big Windstorm of June 15 ’22
Two of the most-photographed structures in the Silverwood Park farmstead were victims of the big storm on June 15th. The linear corn crib was completely toppled. The wire corn crib with the big face posters from the “Terra Externa” art exhibit of 2015 also took a hit from the wind and will be removed. The […]
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