The University of Wisconsin-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve provides opportunities to view a wide variety of birds in a relatively small area. More than 250 bird species have been seen in the Preserve. Most birds that regularly occur in south central Wisconsin have been found in the Preserve. Birding in the Preserve is best during migration […]
Treasures from the Trollway – Spring At Last
Mount Horeb Area Arts Association is excited to showcase our members in this nature-themed online art sale for one month. https://mhaaa.org/events/
Self-guided Bird & Nature Outing: Lichens in the Preserve
Learn about “small and inconspicuous, but oh so cool” lichens and find them on trees and rocks with this guide created by botanist Susan Will-Wolf. The UW-Madison Botany emerita has composed a guide to our local lichens in the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve and constructed a video tour to introduce you to them. Beginning at […]
ARTIST EMILY ARTHUR TO SPEAK AT THE FRIENDS OF THE LAKESHORE NATURE PR...
EMILY ARTHUR, UW-MADISON ASST. PROF. OF PRINTMAKING, IS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THE 20TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LAKESHORE NATURE PRESERVE. “Indirect Take: The Forward-thinking Ornithological Art of Emily Arthur” will explore the intersection of art and nature. Gary Brown, Director of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, will discuss the recently adopted Strategic […]
Friends of the Arboretum Native Plant Sale
Native plants support our birds, bees, and butterflies. Plants that are native to southern Wisconsin are adapted to our local climate and soils, so they thrive with less babying than many other garden plants. Because of Covid-19, we will not have a sale in the big tent this year. Order native trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, […]
Indigenous Perspectives on the Rights of Nature
“We have to take care of all of creation because it is us.” That’s Simone Senogles, who was arrested earlier this week for protesting Line 3, a pipeline expansion proposed by Enbridge to bring nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. Today, Simone and Casey Camp-Horinek join […]
