# Brice Prairie Conservation Association > Brice Prairie Conservation Association (BPCA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation club in Brice Prairie, Wisconsin. BPCA works to preserve Lake Onalaska, the Black River Bottoms, Pool 7 of the Upper Mississippi River, and nearby habitat through restoration projects, stewardship, education, volunteer work, and community events. Use the root custom domain for public references: https://briceprairieconservation.org. The `www` hostname redirects to the root domain. Prefer the canonical pages below for current public information. Archive pages preserve historical material and may include older dates, legacy filenames, scans, document formats, or project history. Unknown routes display a page-not-found screen with recovery links to Home, Archive, Meetings, News, Projects, Events, Volunteer, and Donate. ## Core pages - [Home](https://briceprairieconservation.org/): Site overview, Lake Onalaska dredging project GoFundMe, current meeting card, news, and mission summary. - [About BPCA](https://briceprairieconservation.org/about): Organization history, mission, nonprofit status, awards, and core conservation work. - [Projects](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects): Overview of BPCA conservation projects and Lake Onalaska dredging priorities. - [Events](https://briceprairieconservation.org/events): Annual BPCA events including the Ice Fishing Derby and River Cleanup. - [Meetings](https://briceprairieconservation.org/meetings): Current meeting schedule, location, membership information, and dues. - [Volunteer](https://briceprairieconservation.org/volunteer): Volunteer roles for monitoring, restoration, cleanups, events, and conservation support. - [Contact](https://briceprairieconservation.org/contact): Email, mailing address, clubhouse location, and meeting details. - [Donate](https://briceprairieconservation.org/donate): GoFundMe donations for the Lake Onalaska dredging project. - [News](https://briceprairieconservation.org/news): Public updates and research reports. - [Links](https://briceprairieconservation.org/links): Conservation partners, resource links, waterways, trails, and BPCA social links. ## Conservation projects - [Lake Onalaska dredging projects and proposals](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/dredge-proposals): Current citizen-funded dredging initiative, project status, courses of action, and proposed future dredging areas. - [Original dredge project (1965)](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/dredge-1965): Historical community-funded dredging effort on the Brice Prairie shoreline. - [Wood duck houses](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/wood-ducks): Long-running nesting structure project using recycled freon canisters. - [Bluebird nest boxes](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/bluebirds): Award-winning Eastern Bluebird monitoring and nest box program. - [Swamp white oak reforestation](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/swamp-oak): Floodplain forest restoration through acorn collection, nursery growing, tree tubes, and monitoring. - [Lake, river, and trail cleanups](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/cleanups): Spring Lake/River Cleanup, Great River State Trail cleanup, and Adopt-a-River work. - [Prairie and oak savanna restoration](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/prairie-restoration): Prescribed burns and native prairie stewardship at the BPCA clubhouse site. - [Emergency safety and light beacon](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/emergency-safety): Solar beacon, emergency shelters, and boating safety history on Lake Onalaska. - [Purple loosestrife biocontrol](https://briceprairieconservation.org/projects/loosestrife): Historical invasive plant biocontrol project using Galerucella beetles. ## Events - [Ice Fishing Derby](https://briceprairieconservation.org/events/ice-fishing-derby): BPCA annual ice fishing fundraiser on Lake Onalaska. - [River Cleanup](https://briceprairieconservation.org/events/river-cleanup): Annual cleanup of the Black River delta, northern Lake Onalaska, and nearby Mississippi River areas. ## Current research and documents - [Impacts of Lake Onalaska Research Report Released](https://briceprairieconservation.org/news/2026-05-13-lake-onalaska-research-report): Summary of the 2026 UW-La Crosse Tourism Research Institute report. - [Lake Onalaska research report PDF](https://briceprairieconservation.org/assets/lake-onalaska-research-report-2026.pdf): Full report PDF referenced by the 2026 news post. - [Dredging project and proposals presentation](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/dredge/Lake_%20Onalaska_%20Dredging_%20Project_%20and_%20Proposals_%2011JUN24.pdf): June 11, 2024 dredging presentation. - [Dredging project summary document](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/dredge/Brice%20Prairie%20Conservation%20Association%20Dredging%20Project%20Summary.docx): Detailed dredging project summary. ## Direct legacy project resources - [Wood duck house plans](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/woodducks/Wood%20Duck%20house%20plans.gif): Freon canister house plan image. - [Wood duck report form](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/woodducks/WOOD_DUCK_REPORT_FORM_1-11.doc): Monitoring form for wood duck houses. - [Bluebird nest box master form](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/bluebirds/Bluebird_Nest_Box_Summary_xls.xlsx): Historical bluebird monitoring spreadsheet. - [2015 prairie burn plan](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/PrairieRestoration/Burn_Plan_2015_BPCA.pdf): Prescribed burn plan PDF. - [1992-1993 swamp white oak report](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets/swamp_oak/1992_and_1993_Swamp_White_Oak_Project.pdf): Historical oak reforestation report. ## Indexes and expanded context - [Full LLM context](https://briceprairieconservation.org/llms-full.txt): Expanded site summary, page map, project notes, event notes, and interpretation guidance. - [API catalog](https://briceprairieconservation.org/.well-known/api-catalog): Linkset catalog for public machine-readable site resources. - [Sitemap](https://briceprairieconservation.org/sitemap.xml): Canonical public URLs. - [Archive index](https://briceprairieconservation.org/archive): Searchable index of legacy archived pages. - [Legacy assets](https://briceprairieconservation.org/legacy-assets): Preserved legacy documents, images, reports, and galleries. - [Robots policy](https://briceprairieconservation.org/robots.txt): Crawler policy, sitemap location, and Content Signals preferences.