Regardless of our human encroachment here, nature finds a way. As flocks of fans watch Ernie Els play, downy phlox sprouts nearby. As players approach the 18th green, eighteen green frogs sing in the nearby wetland. At the seventh tee, a tree swallow slices the sky. On the fringe, deer. Near the rough, a rough-legged hawk. On a dogleg, a coyote.

For a second year, the American Family Insurance Championship will take place at the TPC Wisconsin golf course (formerly Cherokee Country Club). The tournament and related activities will take place June 1–7. While the Cherokee Marsh–North Unit will remain open to visitors, vehicle access on North Sherman Avenue will be allowed only from 7 pm until the park closes, one hour after sunset. An exception is vehicles with disabled tags or plates, which will be allowed access from

On May 7, a Madison Parks conservation crew discovered extensive damage at Meadow Ridge Conservation Park: construction of multiple bike jumps and trails, significant erosion, leaf litter disturbed and removed, and great swathes of unique native plants damaged or killed. Bicycles and motorbikes are prohibited prohibited in conservation parks, both on designated walking trails and off-trail, by Madison ordinances. Bikes and motorbikes should be ridden only on main vehicular en

More than 1000 people of all ages attended the 2026 Madison Bird & Nature Festival on April 26 at Warner Park