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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
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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 301 min read
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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 292 min read
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So long, Social Snag!
I headed down the River Trail to visit a giant dead snag to the west of the trail. Much to my dismay, it had fallen.

Sheila Leary
Mar 261 min read
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American White Pelicans on Parade!
American White Pelicans in the "Cherokee Lake" area of the Yahara River

Sheila Leary
Mar 264 min read
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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 191 min read
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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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Friends Board Members, Officers Elected in January
Sheila Leary was elected president, Timothy Baker as vice president, Lesleigh Luttrell as treasurer, and Wendy Murkve as secretary.

Sheila Leary
Jan 281 min read
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Jan Axelson retires from Friends Board
We honored outgoing board president Jan Axelson for her 19 years of board service with the Friends of Cherokee Marsh.

Sheila Leary
Jan 281 min read
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Help sew bags for seed collecting
Help sew bags for seed collecting

Sheila Leary
Jan 271 min read
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2024 Year in Review Video
a video that shows the Friends' activities in 2024

Sheila Leary
Jan 251 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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Meet our board candidates
Statements from the slate of board candidates for four positions with terms that will end at our member meeting in January, 2025.
janaxelson
Nov 30, 20243 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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