Join an easy hike around the Preserve’s Class of 1918 Marsh on Sunday June 24 from 1:30-3pm with UW Limnology Emeritus Professor John Magnuson to reflect on the past, present, and future of the Class …
News Archive
2017 Annual Report
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve 2017 Annual Report is now available. This report contains information about the Preserve’s education, outreach, and stewardship activities in 2017.
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Read the latest about the Preserve in the 2018 Spring Newsletter. Our spring issue is dedicated to the donors and volunteers who give their time and resources to support the Preserve–the name of every donor …
Biocore Prairie 20th Birthday Celebration
May 14, 2018 from 3:00–5:00 p.m. at the Biocore Prairie. Along with the Biocore program’s 50th anniversary, the Biocore Prairie turns 20 this year! Come out to the Biocore Prairie to see how it has …
ART+LAKE+GREEN+BIKE
Kick off summer with a campus open house of interactive programs on the UW-Madison’s East Campus Mall and along the Lakeshore Path during Wisconsin Bike Week. (All activities are free and drop-in except where indicated.) …
Spring Is Prescribed Fire Season
The spring prescribed fire season is getting underway at the UW–Madison Arboretum and Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Both manage many acres of remnant and restored prairies, oak savannas, and woodlands—native Wisconsin ecosystems that are fire dependent. …
Friends of the Preserve Annual Meeting
The Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve invite you to their Annual Meeting to hear Robert Birmingham present, “Ancient Native Earthen Burial Mounds of the Four Lakes Region.” Birmingham is the former Wisconsin State Archaeologist (1989-2004) …
Hiring – Seasonal Invasive Species Specialist
We are currently accepting applications for a seasonal Invasive Species Specialist. This position assists in land stewardship activities, with an emphasis on invasive species management and volunteer development in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the University …
Student Engagement Grant Opportunities
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Committee is pleased to announce a small grant opportunity for undergraduates or faculty and staff working with undergraduates to facilitate the use of the Preserve for educational purposes. There is a $1000 maximum …
Become a Preserve Volunteer Steward!
The Preserve depends on many volunteers to help manage the land and support our teaching, research, and outreach mission. We are looking for regular, on-going volunteers willing to commit to at least one year to …