The Lakeshore Nature Preserve offers small grants – up to $1,000 – for undergraduates (or faculty, staff, and graduate students working with undergraduates) to use the Preserve for teaching, research, or outreach. Review the Request …
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Notice of Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting Dec. 4, 2024, at 5:30 PM for Frautschi Center
Updated Notice of Public Meeting Draft Environmental Impact Statement Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center University of Wisconsin – Madison Project #A-22-007_9950-2218 A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) public meeting to present the proposed UW-Madison …
November News from the Preserve
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve November newsletter highlights: A carbon inventory Howard Temin Lakeshore Path update The People’s Farm Plus upcoming Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve fall-winter field trips
Provide input on Lakeshore Path Lighting and Paving Study by 11-18-24
If you missed the latest public input meeting on the Lakeshore Path Paving and Lighting Study there is still time to provide input. First, to ensure you are aware of all three options and the …
Lakeshore Nature Preserve Welcomes New Director
Brad Herrick, who has been selected as the new director of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, wants to change perceptions about the Preserve. Herrick, who will begin his new role in October, most recently served as …
Raymer’s Cove parking lot closed for repair
The Raymer’s Cove parking lot (2900 Lake Mendota Drive) will be closed starting Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for at least 4 days while the parking lot and adjacent trails are regraded for better erosion control. …
September 2024 Lakeshore Nature Preserve Newsletter
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve is ready for a new semester and a new director! Read our September newsletter to learn more, including Frautschi Center planning and land management updates, campus sustainability goals, a Preserve biodiversity …
Biocore Prairie: from fire to flower
At first glance, you wouldn’t guess that fire plays such an important role in shaping the wild beauty of the Biocore Prairie in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Sun Aug 25 – Effigy Mounds with Dr. Amy Rosebrough
Join State Archaeologist Dr. Amy Rosebrough, on Sunday August 25 from 1:30-3:00 pm, for a fascinating nature walk to see and learn about effigy mounds at the Lakeshore Preserve and other local Native American history …
Student Natural Area Assistants Learn while Enjoying the Outdoors
This spring, we welcomed four new student Natural Area Assistants to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve who received a crash course in equipment operation, plant identification, and ecological restoration techniques to stay ahead of the Preserve’s …