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DNR put your donations to work for prescribed burn at the Cherokee Marsh SNA
One of the most valuable tools in restoring Wisconsin’s native communities is prescribed fire, and this is especially true in a wetland.

Sheila Leary
Mar 23 min read
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Beep! Beep! Coyote on the trail!
On a frigid winter’s day, it did happen. I saw a coyote on the trail.
jonathanashipley
Feb 263 min read
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Current conservation projects underway by Madison Parks
We have lots to report about conservation projects on Madison’s portion of the Cherokee Marsh public lands.
Paul Quinlan
Jan 312 min read
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The Quiet Month: February at Cherokee Marsh
February is a quiet month here at the marsh. That is, until a wind comes.
jonathanashipley
Jan 292 min read
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Even in winter, life abounds
The marsh is a snowy wasteland. Or is it? I hear Canada geese with their rapturous calls on the Yahara. Even in winter, life abounds.
jonathanashipley
Jan 53 min read
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Friends Donations Supported 260 Hours of Additional Conservation Work by Madison Parks
The funds donated to the city were used to support 260 hours from seasonal staffers.

Sheila Leary
Jan 32 min read
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It's Time to Renew Your FOCM Membership
It's Time to Renew Your Membership. All memberships expire on December 31.

Sheila Leary
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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Carol of the Chickadee: December at Cherokee Marsh
The holidays are upon us and the marsh is quieted by the soft wind and softer snow flurries.
jonathanashipley
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Mounds and Mortality
For more than 12,000 years, people have lived and died here.
jonathanashipley
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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Owl the Fun at Hayrides & Hikes!
A beautiful October Saturday for our annual Hayrides & Hikes event.

Sheila Leary
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Volunteers Needed to Collect Seeds from Prairies and Woodlands
by Jan Axelson, president of the Friends board Each fall, groups of volunteers fan out across Dane County to collect seeds from prairies...
janaxelson
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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Your Donations Support Restoration Work
The Friends are donating $5,000 each to Madison & Dane County Parks annually to support restoration crew hours.
janaxelson
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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The Wind Wolves of October: Autumn at Cherokee Marsh
Autumn comes, as it does, with crispness in the air, color in the leaves, and introspection in the mind.
jonathanashipley
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Leaves of Grass: September in the Marsh
More than 400 species of plants exist on Wisconsin’s prairies. Whitman would have delighted in the rich variety, the rolling canvas of land
jonathanashipley
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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