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60 Third-Graders in the Park!
60 third-graders from Sandburg Elementary School visited the Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, North Unit for activities.
Sheila Leary
May 16, 20251 min read
Results of the Spring 2025 Snake Survey
Results of the Spring 2025 Snake Survey at the North Unit of Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park
Sheila Leary
May 14, 20256 min read
UPDATES: American Family Insurance golf championship & Cherokee Marsh North Unit
UPDATES: American Family Insurance golf championship & Cherokee Marsh North Unit
Sheila Leary
May 9, 20253 min read
Daybreak at the Marsh
Sometimes I can be done with work early enough to glimpse the last gleams of daybreak at the marsh. Glorious days, those.
jonathanashipley
Apr 23, 20252 min read
June Golf Tourney Will Affect Park Access
The PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance Championship will take place June 6–8, 2025, at the TPC Wisconsin golf course.
Sheila Leary
Mar 30, 20251 min read
April showers at the Marsh
The marsh in rainy weather has a different feel. The soft susurrus of the rain over trees and fields, ponds and riverbanks, pulls me in.
jonathanashipley
Mar 29, 20252 min read
American White Pelicans on Parade!
American White Pelicans in the "Cherokee Lake" area of the Yahara River
Sheila Leary
Mar 26, 20254 min read
Prescribed Fire Season
The trained and certified staff of both Madison Parks and Dane County Parks are busy when conditions are optimal for prescribed burns.
Sheila Leary
Mar 19, 20251 min read
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 2, 20253 min read
Beep! Beep! Coyote on the trail!
On a frigid winter’s day, it did happen. I saw a coyote on the trail.
jonathanashipley
Feb 26, 20253 min read
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 31, 20252 min read
The Quiet Month: February at Cherokee Marsh
February is a quiet month here at the marsh. That is, until a wind comes.
jonathanashipley
Jan 29, 20252 min read
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 5, 20253 min read
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 3, 20252 min read
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
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
Mounds and Mortality
For more than 12,000 years, people have lived and died here.
jonathanashipley
Nov 12, 20242 min read
Owl the Fun at Hayrides & Hikes!
A beautiful October Saturday for our annual Hayrides & Hikes event.
Sheila Leary
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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
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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