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 [email protected] for the link. Sunday, July 28
Class of 1918 Marsh (FUN) 1:30-3:00 p.m. Take a hike around the marsh to learn the history and biology of this wetland. John Magnuson will discuss the threats to the marsh from invasive cattail spe- cies and from chloride concentrations, drawing on his own research. Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leader: John Magnuson ( [email protected]). 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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