Tag Lakeshore Nature Preserve

Ceremony to honor John Muir, legendary preservationist

June 17, 2013

To recognize the 175th anniversary of the birth of John Muir, and to honor one of history's most influential preservationists, a plaque will be dedicated on Thursday, June 20 within sight of Muir's dormitory room in North Hall. The plaque recalls the naturalist's first botany lesson, received under a black locust tree growing next to the historic building.

‘Audio field trip’ to celebrate campus wetland and remember campus zoologist

May 24, 2013

An "audio field trip" on Memorial Day will explore a restored marsh on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus - a part of the university's Lakeshore Nature Preserve. The marsh, near the western end of campus, is a remnant of a much larger wetland that was drained for other uses such as growing corn.

Update: Prescribed burns in nature preserve to begin Wednesday

May 7, 2013

Prescribed burns will begin taking place this Wednesday in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve near the western edge of the UW–Madison campus.

Prescribed burns planned in Lakeshore Nature Preserve

November 13, 2012

Don't be surprised if you notice a dark cloud of smoke rising near the western edge of campus soon. What you are seeing is most likely one of the prescribed burns that may take place in areas of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve during the next week or two, weather conditions permitting.

Lakeshore Nature Preserve benefits from Days of Caring volunteers

August 30, 2012

Last week, 27 volunteers participating in the 20th annual United Way of Dane County Days of Caring helped remove invasive buckthorn plants at Picnic Point, working side by side with employees from the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.

Picnic Point: Nicer than ever

March 14, 2012

It's always been a favorite spot on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, but Picnic Point had been showing its wear.

Recent sightings: Sewing seeds

July 19, 2011

Undergraduate Jenna Mertz, an intern with the Lakeshore Nature Preserve, uses a hand spreader to disperse a mixture of grass and wildflower seeds…

Change coming to path use at Picnic Point

May 20, 2011

Beginning on Saturday, May 28, the gravel path that runs from the entrance to Picnic Point to the eastern tip of the point will be closed to bicycle riding.

Listening session: Bicycles on Picnic Point

March 16, 2011

Bicycle use and abuse on Picnic Point will be the subject of a listening session at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Memorial Union from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21.

Ecological restoration on lakeshore working on historic ground

July 7, 2010

The ongoing ecological restoration along the shoreline of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has reached a hillside near Eagle Heights that was once the summer home to hundreds of graduate students. The goal in the Tent Colony Woods, which is cut by gullies and invaded by exotic trees and shrubs, is to create a sustainable and ecologically diverse tract of sloping lakeshore forest.

New Lakeshore Nature Preserve bench results from collaboration

April 30, 2010

Biocore Prairie burn planned today

March 31, 2010

A controlled burn of the Biocore Prairie just west of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on planned for today, Wednesday, March 31, at 1 p.m. if conditions are suitable.

Recent sightings: Whoooo goes there?

March 19, 2010

A baby great horned owl perches in a tree in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve near Goodnight Hall on March 18, 2010. Great horned…

Slide show: An Icy Melody

December 23, 2009

Gentle waves from Lake Mendota shift and fracture ice cover beginning to form along the campus shoreline on Dec. 18. The motion of the floating sheets of ice produced a wind-chime-like musical melody that could be heard by those walking along much of the Temin Lakeshore Path.

Recent sightings: Blustery Monday

September 28, 2009

Harnessing the power of a windy day — 15 mph with occasional gusts to 40 mph — Hoofer Sailing Club instructor Andy Evenson windsurfs…

Restoration project to re-establish oak savanna near Willow Creek

March 5, 2009

A three-year ecological restoration project in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve that will re-establish an oak savanna near Willow Creek is set to begin in the next few weeks.

Recent sightings: Swan Lake

December 15, 2008

Hundreds of tundra swans stop for a winter rest on an ice sheet that is beginning to freeze and cover Lake Mendota near the…

Ancient mounds make UW–Madison a unique landscape

November 10, 2008

The UW–Madison campus includes 38 effigy and burial mounds in six groupings.

BP presents solar-powered electric vehicle to Lakeshore Nature Preserve

July 7, 2008

BP America Inc., the largest oil and gas producer in the United States and one of the largest investors in alternative energy, is making a gift of a solar-powered all-terrain electric vehicle to the Lakeshore Nature Preserve at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Recent sightings: Algae on Lake Mendota

June 24, 2008

Following approximately 15 inches of rainfall during the first two weeks of June, algae collects on the surface water…