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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 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. Contact [email protected] for meeting information. Friends Field Trips
Saturday, October 19 What is a BioBlitz? 1:30-3:00 p.m. Learn why scientists do BioBlitzes to get a holistic picture of an area's biodiversity and ecosystem health. We'll scan for plants, critters & microbes, looking in the air, on the ground, in the soil, and in the water to get a feel for the variety of life living across the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. This Saturday event is part of the 2024 Wisconsin Science Festival. https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/. Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leader: Tom Zinnen ([email protected]). Sunday, October 27 Poetry in the Preserve 1:30-3:00 p.m. In the beauty of autumn a poem hides under every leaf and twig. Enjoy hearing poems collected from our annual It’s In Our Nature open mic event on this literary excursion. Bring your favorite nature poem or nature reading to share! We will try writing short Haikus about the beauty around us. A Haiku does not have to rhyme so anyone can do it, just put 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the last line. Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leader: Paul Noeldner. 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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