Calendar - Field trips and Volunteer days


 
January 27 4th Sunday Bird and Nature Outing (Sunday, 1:30–3:00 p.m.).
Meet at UW parking lot 129 at the Picnic Point entrance. Leader: Chuck Henrikson

February 17 Blue-Green Algae Blooms in Madison Lakes
(Sunday, 1:30–3:00 p.m.). UW Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Trina McMahon presents a special “indoor field trip” to discuss the effects of algal blooms on the Madison lakes and their impact on the shores of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Meet at the UW Eagle Heights Community Center, 611 Eagle Heights Drive. Leader: Trina McMahon (890-2836, trina.mcmahon@wisc.edu).

News

•  Winter Wonders
​• Tundra swans on University Bay
•  Lake Mendota record water levels ........ more
• Toxic Cyanobacteria Blooms on Lake Mendota—June 7 1nd June 27, 2018
• Experiencing Lake Mendota on a field trip —Marj Rhine
• New Path from Frautschi Point lot to the Biocore Prairle
• Prairie Interns: Education on the Job ..... more

​• eBird Hotspot Picnic Point - ​quick link to latest bird sightings in the Preservecomprehensive .
Cyanobacteria Bloom on lake Mendota, June 27. 2018. Movie by Arlene Koziol
The Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve inspires people to connect to and care for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.

Stretching from the Eagle Heights Natural Area to Picnic Point and the Lakeshore Path, the Preserve is a jewel of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, distinguishing it as one of the most beautiful in the country. The Preserve is open to the public. 

Please see our Mission and Goals and join us in caring for the Preserve. We invite you to explore the Preserve on this web site and in person, and attend Volunteer Days and free  Field Trips.  
UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve website maintained by the Preserve management staff.