Friends Field Trips
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Sunday, December 8
Indoor Field Trip: Explore the Collection of Mounts, Skins, & Skulls with the Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Room A228 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Our Lakeshore Nature Preserve Field Trips step inside for an early winter excursion through the collection of mounts, skins and skulls in the Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology.  Extension Wildlife Outreach Specialist, Jamie Nack, will teach us about different vertebrates using the collection. Getting an up-close look at the collection teaches us to distinguish between similar species by differences in size, shape, coloration and patterns. This helps us learn to more quickly and accurately identify animals in the wild! Meet at Room A228 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Drive. Parking is available in Lot 36, 1645 Observatory Drive. Note: Russell Labs is across the street from Babcock Hall Dairy Store, which is open until 4:00pm on Sundays.  Leader: Jamie Nack.

Sunday, December 22
Friends Favorite Places
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Join Naturalist Paul Noeldner and other Friends of UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve for a free family friendly guided walk. We will visit some of the favorite places people love at the Preserve. Dress warm and enjoy hot chocolate and smores at fire circle #2 after the walk.  You may want to prepare for the walk by viewing a Virtual Tour of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve at http://FriendsLakeshorePreserve.com.  Meet at the Picnic Point entrance kiosk, 2000 University Bay Drive. Leader: Paul Noeldner.
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Fall NEWSLETTER 2024

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 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