A beautiful October Saturday for our annual Hayrides & Hikes event.

by Jan Axelson, president of the Friends board Each fall, groups of volunteers fan out across Dane County to collect seeds from prairies...

The Friends are donating $5,000 each to Madison & Dane County Parks annually to support restoration crew hours.

More than 50% of the annual amount of phosphorus in urban stormwater can come from leaves in the street.

Sparrow-proof bird houses for chickadees and house wrens available

Autumn comes, as it does, with crispness in the air, color in the leaves, and introspection in the mind.

More than 400 species of plants exist on Wisconsin’s prairies. Whitman would have delighted in the rich variety, the rolling canvas of land

Over two days in late August, several shifts of students from Madison Country Day School, adding up to more than 50 sophomores and...

Essay and photos by Jonathan Shipley “I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.” —Conor Oberst The...

The North Unit of Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park was the site of a small snake survey in July and August 2024. Steve Davis, as part of...

On August 10, 2024, the Friends of Cherokee Marsh were Madison hosts for the annual search for aquatic invasive species on Snapshot Day....

Madison Parks brought herds of goats to Cherokee Marsh again this summer. The prescribed grazing helps control invasive plants that shade...

On July 27, this year’s trainee class of Wisconsin Master Naturalists visited Cherokee Marsh for rotating sessions with experts on...

On July 26, during National Moth Week, 16 enthusiasts joined naturalist Jeff Steele for the annual Moth Walk at the Cherokee Marsh North...

On August 10, 2024, join in Wisconsin's statewide search for aquatic invasive species. Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day is a...