News FeedSupport the new Preserve visitor and education center!
Donate directly to the center fundraising campaign here: https://secure.supportuw.org/give/?id=a1JVQ000000TmcM2AS More information about the center can be found here: https://news.wisc.edu/new-sustainable-visitor-and-education-center-to-transform-picnic-point-lakeshore-nature-preserve/ https://www.channel3000.com/news/new-visitor-and-education-center-coming-to-picnic-point-lakeshore-nature-preserve/article_0e0d9c10-c924-11ee-9463-5f8ece0d9c79.html
Look forward as well to updates on the Frautschi Center Campaign and more news from the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve Team. Friends President Will Vuyk will deliver the Friends’ Annual Report, and the Board of Directors will honor its retiring members before introducing our newest nominees. Bring friendship and your one-of-a-kind self! We hope to see you there.
Board meetings are now hybrid!
We meet the first Tuesday of every month except January, April (replaced by our Annual Meeting), and August, from 7:00-9:00pm. Meetings over the summer will be held in Union South (1308 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53715) as well as being hosted over Zoom. Contact preservefriends@gmail.com for the link. Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7
Science Expeditions Please check the Preserve website, www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu. The Friends sincerely thank Doris Dubiel- zig for her unswerving commitment to Science Expeditions. She will also be assisting the Preserve office with the Expeditions this spring. Sunday, April 21 Lichens of the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. We will stroll the paved road and the larger gravel paths on Picnic Point, look- ing for lichens growing on trees and rocks. Lichens are a very hardy (vis- ible year-round) symbiosis mostly of a fungus and an alga; learn more on the walk! In preparation for this field trip, you may download to your cell phone the guide “Lichens of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve” from https://lakeshorepreserve. wisc.edu/field-guides-and-species-check- lists/ The first couple of pages of this are valuable but NOT necessary! Be sure to dress warmly and wear waterproof boots if you have them, just in case. If you have a hand magnifier of any sort to bring, you will find it very helpful (none provided)! And remember – no collecting! Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leader: Susan Will- Wolf (swwolf@wisc.edu). Sunday, April 28 Beyond Backyard Birding: Lakeshore Nature Preserve 7:30-9:30 a.m. This morning trip is especially for back- yard birders looking to grow their skills! Come to have your bird questions an- swered and find help identifying all of those small, streaky brown birds. We'll also be keeping our eyes out for any ex- citing spring migrants. The walk will be on even trails at a leisurely pace so bring the whole family! We will have binoculars for loan. This walk is co-sponsored with Southern Wisconsin Birding Alliance. NOTE: This trip is limited to 20 people. Registration is required at Southern Wisconsin Birding Alliance website. Registration opens six weeks in advance. Meet at Picnic Point Entrance Kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leaders: Ashley Olah (ahannah@wisc.edu or 608-515- 1304) and Jenn Schneiderman. Sunday, April 28 Wildflowers of the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve (FUN) 1:30-3:00 p.m. On this family-friendly hike, explore the first Friends’ restoration project, begun in 2001. We will look for spring ephem- erals and other tender new growth. Learn how to identify wood phlox, violet, bloodroot, Jacob’s ladder, wild strawberry and other wildflowers. Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leaders: Glenda Denniston (glendadenniston8@gmail. com, 608 231-1530) and Eve Emshwiller. Tuesday, April 30 Spring Birding in the UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve 7:30-9:30 a.m. Join us to look for spring migrants, in- cluding early warblers, vireos, thrushes and orioles as well as resident birds in this Important Bird Area. Learn how the Lakeshore Nature Preserve serves as a critical stopover habitat for migrating birds, and how, in bad weather, Picnic Point can produce spectacular collec- tions of fallout migrants. Bring binocu- lars and a field guide if you have them; Southern Wisconsin Birding Alliance will also have a few pairs of binocu- lars to loan. NOTE: This trip is limited to 25 participants and registration is required at the Southern Wisconsin Birding Alliance website. Registration opens six weeks in advance. Meet at the Picnic Point kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leaders: Roma Lenehan (rlenehan@charter.net, 608-238-5406) and Becky Abel. No field trips in the Preserve this weekend? Check out the Friends of Urban Nature list for other great adventures around Madison:
• eBird Hotspot Picnic Point - quick link to latest bird sightings in the Preserve.
The Preserve OPEN HOURS are from 4 am to 10 pm Second Oak: An ode to autumn.
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