The UW-Madison’s Lakeshore Nature Preserve is embarking on a comprehensive strategic planning process to help guide the use and on-going management of the Preserve over the next 10+ years. The goals of the strategic planning …
News Archive
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 …
18th Annual Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Meeting
You’re invited to hear keynote speaker Dr. Matt Reetz, Executive Director of the Madison Audubon Society, talk about the incredible lives of migratory birds at the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Annual Meeting. The …
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 …
Now hiring two student Natural Areas Assistants
We are currently accepting applications for one spring (April to mid-May) student position and one summer (May-August) student position. These positions assist in land stewardship activities, especially the removal and control of invasive species within …
Student Engagement Grant Proposals due March 1, 2019
The UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve is offering several Student Engagement Grants of up to $1,000 each to facilitate the use of the Preserve as a resource for education among UW undergraduates. Any student, faculty, or …
Fall 2018 Newsletter
Read the latest about the Preserve in the Fall 2018 Lakeshore Nature Preserve E-Newsletter. This issue includes articles on one Student Engagement Grant recipient’s research on the effects of jumping worms, the return of the …
Preserve Stakeholder Meeting Rescheduled to February 5
Due to cold temperatures, the Preserve Stakeholder Meeting has been rescheduled to February 5, 2019 at 5:30pm in Room 132 of the WARF building (610 Walnut St.). Parking is free in lot 64 starting at …
There’s still time to support the Lakeshore Nature Preserve this giving season!
#GivingTuesday (November 27) has passed but there’s still time to support the Lakeshore Nature Preserve this giving season. Please consider a gift, of any amount, to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve to support: student teaching and research, natural areas …
Student Engagement Grant supports student writing and wellness in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Last spring Ph. D student Kassia Shaw challenged the students in her English 201 Intermediate Composition & Rhetoric class to explore the way that writing in and about nature impacts their overall well-being and identity. …