The Lakeshore Nature Preserve provides prime habitat for migrating and resident birds. Learn more and view a list of birds you can hear on campus.
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UW Science Expeditions at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Explore the Lakeshore Nature Preserve with hands-on interactive learning stations for children, students, and adults. Learn about the new Frautschi Center and enjoy a campfire with a hot beverage on Picnic Point. Sunday April 6, …
Read the latest news from the Preserve
It’s the first day of Spring, and next week is spring break at UW-Madison! We hope you’ll use some of your downtime to read the latest news from the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in the March …
2025 Workplan priorities discussion
You’re invited to attend the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Committee meeting on Friday February 14 from 8:30-10:00 a.m. to learn more about, ask questions of, and provide feedback on the 2025 Preserve workplan priorities. The meeting …
Read the January 2025 E-Newsletter
Happy New Year! The January 2025 Lakeshore Nature Preserve E-Newsletter features two Student Engagement Grant projects – Nurturing in Nature: Deepening Roots and Reaching Heights and Digging Deep: Exploring Soil Health in Eagle Heights Community Gardens, …
Now hiring student interns! Apply by February 7, 2025
Are you majoring in a conservation or ecology related field and looking for hands-on experience? The Lakeshore Nature Preserve is now hiring Seasonal Natural Area Assistants! This position will work as part of a 4-person …
Small Grant Opportunity – Proposals Due March 1
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 …
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 …