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Board meetings are now hybrid!

We meet the first Tuesday of every month except January and August, from 7:00-9:00pm. Meetings are held in person in room 240 of Steenbock Library (550 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI) as well as being hosted over Zoom. 
February 5, 2023 
Predator Insects and Wasps: Their Roles and Benefits. Sunday, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
An enthusiastic student of insect ecology and predator-prey interactions, Ben Iuliano of the UW Entomology Gratton Lab studies how the availability of prey affects predator population dynamics and the benefits of predators as biological controls.  He will discuss wasps and other predatory insects in our gardens.  By understanding these misunderstood insects, we can take steps to maximize the health of our urban ecosystems. This indoor, February-friendly, event will be held as an extension of the Wednesday Nite @ the Lab series.  
Location:  The Genetics Biotechnology Center Auditorium.   At the intersection of University Avenue and Randall Avenue it is served by over a dozen Metro bus lines. Parking is available for a small fee in Lot 20 at 1390 University Avenue.  The Lot 20 garage is attached to the ADA-compliant Genetics Biotech Center, so it’s a short, protected stroll or roll from your car to The Auditorium.
Speaker:   Ben Iuliano (biuliano@wisc.edu)
 
February 26, 2023
Winter Birds.  Sunday, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Join Chuck Henrikson, birder extraordinaire, and enjoy some of winter's birds!  Even with ice and snow, there are beautiful, bright, noisy birds to encounter at the UW Landscape Nature Preserve including blue jays, cardinals, tufted titmice, woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees, wild turkeys, owls, and more!  Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive.  Leader:  Chuck Henrikson (ckhenrikson@gmail.com).
February 25, 2023
“It’s In Our Nature:  Insight” Poetry Open Mic.  Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
Room 126 Memorial Library, 728 State St, Madison, WI 53706, or Zoom
Featuring poets of all experience levels, we hope to bring writers together to share their small curiosities, sweeping odes, or any piece of environmental writing in between. By writing we can capture the imagery of our mind’s eye, looking inward to draw emotion, beauty, and truth from the outside world.  We look forward to sharing each other’s “insight” at our 4th annual event.  If you plan to come in person, and do not already have a Wiscard or Community Borrowing Card, a valid government-issued ID will be necessary to obtain a day pass and enter the library. Leaders: Will Vuyk (wvuyk@wisc.edu). REGISTER HERE: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4488HTNDT6PUlo
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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