{"id":1032,"date":"2025-12-11T20:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:52:52","slug":"visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/?page_id=1032","title":{"rendered":"Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e7c49\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Visiting DENC<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DENC welcomes visits from educational, conservation, and other organizations interested in learning more about our land restoration practices and educational opportunities. Please contact info@driftsedgeconservancy.org to schedule a visit. We permit scheduled visitors based on the following guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seasonal requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least two weeks advance notice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizations are given priority on our calendar and groups over individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People who volunteer for DENC maintenance and other activities are given<br>priority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We welcome visitors on a seasonal basis for recreational hiking; however, unless you are an organization seeking to have a group event, we limit permission to small groups on a scheduled basis. As a result, we encourage individuals wishing to visit the conservancy to invite friends, family or other people to participate in a group visit. This minimizes our need to manage several individual tours and requests. There are certain times of the year such as nesting season that because of the bird populations that rely on the property for habitat, only specific sections of the property are available for visit for visiting. In addition, the conservancy does not accept visitors during Wisconsin deer hunting season and over most national holidays, unless it is for a specific public DENC holiday-themed event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1253\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DanAndPeopleHiking_11December2022-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1251\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TwoBoysWalkingForestTrail1_14April2024-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarbleAvaAndGoldenRetrieverJumping_11February2023-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<hr style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #5E7C49; border: none; width: 75%\">\n<br style=\"height: 0.5px\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e7c49\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Recreation<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">At Drift\u2019s Edge, our aim is to create a balance between sustainably maintaining our land while nurturing an environment in which you can play, exercise, learn a new outdoor activity, or relax while listening to the morning bird song or peeper calls on a spring evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Take a hike on our 3 \u00bd miles of woodland walking trails.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spend an afternoon floating or fishing in our 1-acre pond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fish for trout or go wading on a hot day in Ross Crossing Creek.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch the night sky for meteor showers on a September night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Come winter, learn to snowshoe or cross-country ski across Aspen Island.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoyInSailboat3_1July2017-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited-759x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited-759x1024.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited-768x1037.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited-1138x1536.jpeg 1138w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BoysWithFishEdited.jpeg 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SkiingWithThunderAndGoldenRetrievers1_16February2019-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<hr style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #5E7C49; border: none; width: 75%\">\n<br style=\"height: 0.5px\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e7c49\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Organizational Group Visits<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">We welcome visits from community and not-for-profit groups, particularly those serving children, families, and people who haven\u2019t had the benefit of spending much time outdoors. Organizations interested in combining recreation and education are welcome as well. Please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/?page_id=1013\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1013\">Education<\/a> page for a guide to our fun, highly interactive programming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educational scavenger hunts and other interactive activities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn while you volunteer to help manage invasive plants or tend native species<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/?page_id=86\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"86\">info@driftsedgeconservancy.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/HikersOnTrail_21May2022-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GroupOfPeopleUnderTent2_14September2024-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/driftsedgeconservancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CroquetDarkusDante_14September2024-1-2048x1345.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<br style=\"height: 2px\">\n<hr style=\"height: 3px; background-color: #5E7C49; border: none; width: 75%\">\n<br style=\"height: 0.5px\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5e7c49\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Individual and Small Group Visits<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">DENC gives priority to groups (even small, informal groups) over individuals seeking to visit the property. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:info@driftsedgeconservancy.org\">info@driftsedgeconservancy.org<\/a> to schedule a visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting DENC DENC welcomes visits from educational, conservation, and other organizations interested in learning more about our land restoration practices and educational opportunities. Please contact info@driftsedgeconservancy.org to schedule a visit. 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