Paul Quinlan, conservation resources supervisor at Madison Parks, has (with his colleagues and input from the Friends) completed a comprehensive five-year Habitat Management Plan for the South Unit of Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park. The document updates an earlier management plan from 2018.

There’s a fire here, too. One of life. One that continues regardless of temperature or the level of particulate matter wafting through the air.

The trained and certified staff of both Madison Parks and Dane County Parks are busy when conditions are optimal for prescribed burns.

One of the most valuable tools in restoring Wisconsin’s native communities is prescribed fire, and this is especially true in a wetland.