Lakeshore Nature Preserve – Division of Facilities Planning & Management – UW–Madison

A dusting of snow covers the trees as a man walks by a stone wall entrance to Picnic Point.

During a winter morning on Jan. 23, 2015, from left, graduate student Marcus Mueller prepares a radio collar as Michael Maroney, a veterinarian with the Research Animal Resources Center, monitors a sedated-fox caught on campus near the Lakeshore Nature Preserve at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of a research effort to study the behavior of growing fox and coyote populations in the city of Madison.

Proposals for Student Engagement Grants (up to $1000 for undergraduate teaching and research) are due March 1, 2020.

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Dark straight-trunked trees stand out in snowy landscape.

White tundra swans flying over University Bay Drive with Picnic Point in background.

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We want to hear from you…Preserve Stakeholder Meeting, January 28, 2020
Save the date for the second of two Preserve Stakeholder meetings on January 28, 2020 at 5:00pm. This meeting allows you, our stakeholder, a chance to review and comment on the draft 2020 budget documents: …
January 23, 2020
Notice of Hazard Tree Removals on Picnic Point
Crews will begin removing hazard trees and dead branches posing a threat to visitors along the Picnic Point trails starting the week of January 21. Many of the trees that are being removed are ash …
January 21, 2020
Now Hiring Spring-Summer Student Natural Areas Assistants
Are you a student looking for part-time spring or full-time summer employment? Are you majoring in natural sciences and looking for more hands-on experience? The Lakeshore Nature Preserve is now hiring spring and summer natural …
January 21, 2020
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