After almost two decades, Dane County Parks has finally acknowledged that there are breeding birds at Pheasant Branch! Hooray! Naturally, no decision has yet been made on banning dogs from the prairie because the DCP director would rather keep talking about a conservation problem when there's a glaringly obvious solution.
Here's a hint, Mr. Marsh!
Speaking of glaringly obvious ... I didn't notice until recently looking at a map of Northlake (where streets are named after birds that once lived there), there's a great spot for a community dog park right smack in the center of the subdivision:
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