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Purple Martin UPDATE:  August 14, 2022 PUMA nest check - 33 fledged!  Check it out. 
September 20
UW Organic Collective: Fall 2022 Garden Tour and Bonfire. Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., F.H. King Farms (Eagle Heights Community Gardens). 
Come with Will Vuyk, Friends Board President, to the UW Organic Collective's Fall 2022 Garden Tour and Bonfire!  Learn more about what is happening in organic food and farming at UW and in the Preserve. This event, hosted by the UW Organic Collective, is sponsored by Slow Food UW, ASM, F.H. King, Wunk Sheek, and the GreenHouse Learning Community. You must register at this link to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DW7fkyTyBSK4S_avh7Jywu-c2vh0ouc5CbIlBGQbHqk/edit 

Once you're registered you can meet Will at 5:30pm at the entrance to Picnic Point (2000 University Bay Drive) or go right to the event in Eagle Heights Garden. 

September 24
Eight-Legged Creatures: Spiders and Daddy-Longlegs Tour.  Saturday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Join Guilherme Gainett, UW Integrated Biology graduate student in the Sharma lab, on a tour to find spiders, daddy longlegs, and other arachnids.  We will explore the diversity of arachnid species and behaviors in their natural habitat and learn more about their foraging strategies and where to find them. Since most arachnids are nocturnal, we will explore the Preserve at night with flashlights. Come learn more about these fascinating animals!  Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk (2000 University Bay Drive).  Leader:  Guilherme Gainett (ggainett@gmail.com).

​September 25
Fascinating Fall Fungi.  Sunday, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Join Marie Trest, mycologist with the UW Department of Botany, for a free guided outing to look for and learn about some of the amazing variety of colorful and fascinating fungi that live here including common species that you might see along the trails.  We will look for mushrooms and examples of fungi that are pathogens, ones that play a role in decomposition and recycling, and ones that form mutually beneficial partnerships with plants and algae.  Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive.  Leader:  Marie Trest (marie.trest@wisc.edu, 608 262-7475).
 
October 9
Forest Bathing.  Sunday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Spending time in nature is known to elicit many beneficial changes in the body and mind.  The practice of being mindfully immersed in the forest atmosphere (called Forest Bathing) can be a portal to better health and wellbeing.  On this walk we’ll explore the concept of Forest Bathing and discuss the science behind the healing power of nature.  Meet at the Frautschi Point parking lot, 2662 Lake Mendota Drive.  Leader:  Seth McGee (seth.mcgee@wisc.edu)
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FALL NEWSLETTER 2022
• eBird Hotspot Picnic Point - ​quick link to latest bird sightings in the Preserve.
Second Oak: An ode to autumn.
Movie by Arlene Koziol
The Preserve OPEN HOURS are from 4 am to 10 pm
Fire Circles Open 

The Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve inspires people
​to connect to and care for the​ UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve.

The Friends is a non-profit membership organization that supports the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve in myriad ways: through volunteering, fundraising, stewardship projects, and interpretive programs. 

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.  

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 an outdoor laboratory supporting research and education, and open to the public.​ 
To pay online
• Click the Join/Renew/Donate button above

To pay by check
• Print out a Membership Form, complete the form and mail it with your check to:
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Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve
P.O. Box 5534
Madison, WI 53705